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What I Say To People Asking Me To Borrow Money For Trading

Posted by Timothy Sykes on Sun 15th of Mar, 2009 10:00:55 AM

I get stuff like this all the time:

Need to borrow 10K for a S&P mini futures trading account with Mirus Futures with a 60/40 commish split. Sighned with a contract by a jewish lawyer. Let me know….

My answer to all you degenerates is HELL NO! Especially to anyone who wants to trade in huuuuge markets where they are competing against the best and the brightest, especially remembering that 90% of traders lose!

I don’t recommend trading on borrowed money nor will I ever loan $ for trading. You guys shouldn’t want to be “trading for a living”, you should learn to simple profit from outstanding trade setups which occur every now and then.

Meaning I believe everyone should have a small brokerage account that stays fully liquid the vast majority of time jut waiting to strike at when opportunities present themselves.

OBviously, the vast majority of people will never do this because it goes against their greed-want-money-now-let’s-use-leverage-trader-beliefs and their long-term investing beliefs, but this strategy is what’s worked best for me so I won’t advocate anything else.

And to those of you asking for money, go mow some lawns, that’s good solid work, much better/more useful than trading.

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  • Adolf Shicklegruber
    Cheap fuggin Ky$%
  • newtraderphd
    Right after I told a friend how I made $5,400.00 this past week using ideas from Timothy Sykes, he was telling me how badly he urgently needed $5,000.00 for something he could have prepared for these past few years. So going forward, I'd better stop telling people how much I made from the Market! I don't want to loan money, I need to watch about my own family instead of others looking for a handout. Thanks Timothy for your candor in An American Hedge Fund and PennyStocking DVDs. - Don
  • Moishe
    Hey, tim, we know, we should lend, not borrow!
  • There would be too much pressure if you trade on borrowed money. What kind of performance would you have under constant pressure?
  • godsproperty409
    Tim is right. Just having someone let me borrow money sucks, because i hate oweing people money. Imagine losing someones money that isnt yours. I use my hard earned money after all bills are paid to invest.Yes, its true it takes big money to make big money, and you think you came across a good deal on a stock that you need the money now.Thats why i make it a commitment to save like a mad man because a deal of a life time might come and ill be ready. Tim i respect you and your style of investing, but its not for me. I invest more like your friend phil. Everyone has there own style, system, and strategy.I think phil thinks like me. Seen all your livestock shows and i learned so much. Anyways i hope u continue to prosper in all u do Tim.
  • no, emus were so last year
  • Ickabah
    People are crazy... Hey Tim can I borrow 10k to start an emu farm? :)
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