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stopnlimit

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  • First Name
    TradersLaboratory.com
  • Last Name
    User
  • City
    Chicago, IL
  • Country
    United States
  • Gender
    Male
  • Occupation
    Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Biography
    Hi Everybody!

    I'm John, I've been trading futures for neigh 4 years now. I have a full-time "day job" dealing with M&A that takes up most of my time, so I have an assisted account with my broker that allows me to have some back-and-forth over my trades. I'm most active with reading about futures trading, analyzing data/ trends, and posting in communities like this over the weekend if/when I don't have extra work, though when I have downtime during the week I do like to place keep in touch with my broker and the markets.

    I live in Chicago but often travel to Los Angeles for work, but I'm definitely more of a windy city guy. I'm happily married with no children, so my main focus is work. I do also like skiing, hiking, rock climbing, and most things in the mountains as well as reading (I'm big on the news - particularly the FT and WSJ).

    I was drawn to futures trading because of the risk aspect and reliance on volatility. My biggest issue is when I take a position ho
  • Interests
    Skiing, rock climbing, reading

Trading Information

  • Vendor
    No
  • Favorite Markets
    E-minis, metals, softs, currencies (only recently)
  • Trading Years
    4
  • Trading Platform
    NinjaTrader
  • Broker
    Cannon Trading Company
  1. stopnlimit started following Introduce Yourself Here - Don't Be Shy!!, What Do You Trade, and Why?, Comments and Forex-analytics from FBS Brokerage Company and and 1 other
  2. TimRacette

    Hey John, glad to see some more Chicago-land folks on the forum, there;s no place like Chicago summers! If I may ask, where do you go climbing at?

  3. stopnlimit
    Hi Everybody! My name's John, I'll save the bio for my profile (it's already up there if you want to read my life story), but I thought it polite to say "hi". I've been futures trading for around 4 years now but am not a consistent day trader, as I have a separate "day job" that keeps me busy. I have an assisted account with my broker that keeps me active in the market and allows me to make my own trades when I can. You'll probably see me the most over the weekends if I don't have additional work, though I'll also try to pop in during the week . BTW, thank you to everybody who contributes consistently here... I've been active in other communities like ET for years now, but after spending the last few months as a guest viewer here at TradersLab I decided I wanted to expand my sphere to this community of very knowledgeable individuals .
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  5. stopnlimit
    I don't mean to break up the flow, and if I'm really not supposed then I hope a moderator will remove my post, but I wanted to say thanks for posting this consistently. Valuable insight is made 10x more valuable when you can count on it being there.
  6. stopnlimit
    It depends on the week, sometimes certain markets just "feel" better, and other times they really ARE better. Like the volatility in crude right now - "new lows new lows!" Currencies are an interesting instrument if you're looking for a challenge. What makes them so unique to me is that they really reflect the global world we live in. No matter what time of day it is there's a currency that's trading.
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