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Re: Hey Erich......
By:Brian Trout
Date: Sunday, 19 December 2004, 10:35 am
In Response To: Re: Hey Spike...... (Erich (vendor, CTA))

Hi Erich,

You wrote:

"You're right about there being enough money for everyone. When you consider that 90%+ of traders lose money trading then there is a lot of money to be shared among the remaining 10%!"

True enough on the "enough money for everyone". I've always wondered about that statistic, though. Would the 90% of losers include hedgers in that group? Most of us buy some form of insurance in one form or another, which is a "bet" we normally hope to lose. And there are some who use the futures markets for just that purpose, insurance. Just was pondering how that same mentality might affect the 90/10 statistic.

Good trades,

Brian T.

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Hey Spike......
KC -- Monday, 13 December 2004, 5:10 pm
Re: Hey Spike...... *PIC*
Spike -- Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 1:35 am
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KC -- Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 9:16 am
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Erich (vendor, CTA) -- Thursday, 16 December 2004, 11:51 pm
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Spike -- Friday, 17 December 2004, 12:10 am
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Erich (vendor, CTA) -- Friday, 17 December 2004, 2:36 am
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Spike -- Friday, 17 December 2004, 9:41 am
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Erich (vendor, CTA) -- Saturday, 18 December 2004, 5:05 pm
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Brian Trout -- Sunday, 19 December 2004, 10:35 am
Re: Hey Spike......
Dino Dave -- Sunday, 19 December 2004, 10:48 am