Doppler Bob

I was asking this question in my head, and you answered it before it could be asked. Thanks a ton! I was looking at leverage rates on the Tradestation site... what amount of money will I need in my account for each contract?

Thanks to those who replied!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to get some input from the online world from traders who have much more experience than me. Actually, I have none except for a few months of paper trading, so you have infinitely more experience than me. Anyways, I really think I'm cut out for trading, quite possibly for a living. Some background about myself: I hold a BS in Meteorology, so I have a very firm base of math in my arsenal. As a meteorologist, I am consistently dealing with fluctuations, probabilities, standard deviations, trends, etc etc. Even some back-testing when comparing to old storms with similar setups! I am a relatively patient person, but I will admit I do get somewhat distracted easily. My schedule will allow me to trade nearly every day, thanks to the lovely 3am-12pm shift I work 3 days a week, with Monday and Tuesday being my days off. I really think that my background and formal education will help support a hopefully successful career in trading E-minis (I've only worked with ES so far.) What I come to you for is advice. Ive read quite a few books, a little on TA, done some paper trading using Ninja Trader while using my father's TI account. I must admit, I see things setting up quite easily. But I want to do this RIGHT. I need to know my next step. I know I don't have enough capital to go out on my own yet (sitting on about 5k right now) so I want to make sure that I prep well while I save. I'm thinking that Mark Douglas' books are probably a good next step... correct? I've read time and time again on this forum as well as others that psychology is probably the hardest thing to overcome. I can attest to that, as I made a decent income playing online poker while in college, with many, many losses before I was in the right mindset to win consistently. Again, another reason why I think I can hack it. Any other suggestions for books on this? So if I go the psych route while continuing to paper trade... where should I go next? I'm in this for the long haul, and I want to do it right. I want to hear from YOU exactly what you think. I'm just glad I have the patience to not jump in while seeking the advice of the people that have been there, done that! I look forward to all your responses, and I thank you kindly in advance!

Fantastic, thanks! Does that mean I get live data for free too?

I'm a super newbie so bear with me... this is all I would need to do is contact Mirus for a free demo and I would have the data feed (Zen Fire), the trade platform (Ninja Trader), and charts (Ninja Trader) all to use for free? If so, how long does the demo last? Thanks for any and all help!