Beginners - Introduce yourselves!

[MattR84]

Hey everyone,

Names Matt (who would have guessed?). Started learning about the stock market a few months ago. Bought MOF then a month and a half later the stock market slides. Welcome to investing hey?

I'm studying business at uni and just changed to a finance minor (love the stock market!). I want to begin working as a fund manager, investment manager as soon as I finish (any offers ).

Although I'm just beginning I feel I have a fairly firm grasp on investing, but I want to learn as much as possible.

Matt

PS - I think Australia's research tools and brokers as a whole are crappy. Right now I have access to the finanalysis database through uni but who knows how long that will last? It's like $3000 a year to subscribe! The US have yahoo financial, which is almost as good. My brokers search tool is crappy, it only allows one factor searches, which are almost pointless.

 

[Adventure Always]

Hi All,

My name is Peter and I have been trading since September 1999, and have learn't many lessons in that time.

I started with shares and added CFD's late in 2004 and have been avidly trading both since then

I have graduated from trader to educator in share trading in 2001 and am currently a Senior Lecturer with a major financial education group.

I would encourage all to participate in a good quality education as it will be cheaper than the alternative, as Leon Wilson (a good friend of mine who has written 3 books on trading) is very fond of saying "You are going to pay for your education whether you want to or not - you do not have an option here"

There are many things you can learn which will help you protect your capital, only enter high probability situations and not get stopped out too early, only to see the price keep soaring.

Have a great day all

Pete

 

[Joules MM1]

I am looking at this site for the first time after Joules MM1 recomended it to me elsewhere. I am an old newbie trader and am trying to get the technical stuff to support fundamentals, concentrating on resources mainly with a few blue chips for yield.
Weeks like this past one reminds me of the need to be careful with trying to catch falling swords when prices drop, I think I have finally learnt to keep my itchy finger off the button and waiting (well so far anyway!!).

Welcome aboard, el capitan......... a fine site and many enthusiastic posts that contain some good work .........might cya sunday in the live room........

Joules

 

[Sean K]

I have graduated from trader to educator in share trading in 2001 and am currently a Senior Lecturer with a major financial education group. Pete

Pete, is this the case of those that can't do, teach? LOL Welcome!

 

[hugh44]

Hello all, we have been trading from home for about 2 years now. Joined the forum a couple of weeks ago. We have made some good gains and some not so good losses, we learn every time we look at the market and have had to re-learn the same lessons once or twice, unfortunatly. This froum seems like a great place to gain more info/ knowledge, thank you all.
I really want to sack myself from my present job so keep up the good work.

 

[sdr]

Hey Guys and Gurls,
Very recently started looking at the stock market i haven't invested just yet, still have a bit of fear to over come. I seem to have taken the fundamental analysis approach to the stock market, beginning to learn charts . i hope to learn lots and maybe i can help some others too

currently i am liking the base metal market at the moment. however i am looking to broaden my pool of investment options.

 

[Millsy]

Hello all
Just joined the site, names Nigel, hope you got room for another pom, living in NZ, at the moment.......

 

[nomore4s]

Hello all
Just joined the site, names Nigel, hope you got room for another pom, living in NZ, at the moment.......

Welcome to ASF,

ASF is developing quite a pommie population.

Are there any english left in England?

 

[Millsy]

Welcome to ASF,

ASF is developing quite a pommie population.

Are there any english left in England?

Thank you. Not many, we seem to be swapping with you Ozzies and Kiwis

 

[armo]

HI all, another noob here, both to this forum and investing. I've been holding about 10k worth of stock for the last 18 months, whilst developing my overall knowledge, vocabulary etc. Currently papertrading for 3 months to verify some of my "learnings" and I guess my strategy - if you can call it that.

Anyway, a great site you have here with a lot to offer people no matter what their level!!

 

[Lycon]

hey everyone,

Just signed up today, this forum seems like a good place to get a few opinions on the research and picks I make.

I have only been trading since Jan 07 learnt a lot of lessons at the start (i.e. lost a lot of money) but had fun doing it! Hope to learn more here in a less expensive way.

GO AXO!!!!

 

[jonojpsg]

Hi All,

My name is Peter and I have been trading since September 1999, and have learn't many lessons in that time.

I started with shares and added CFD's late in 2004 and have been avidly trading both since then

I have graduated from trader to educator in share trading in 2001 and am currently a Senior Lecturer with a major financial education group.

I would encourage all to participate in a good quality education as it will be cheaper than the alternative, as Leon Wilson (a good friend of mine who has written 3 books on trading) is very fond of saying "You are going to pay for your education whether you want to or not - you do not have an option here"

There are many things you can learn which will help you protect your capital, only enter high probability situations and not get stopped out too early, only to see the price keep soaring.

Have a great day all

Pete

Many lessons obviously not including apostrophe use - learnt doesn't have one! Sorry - teacher habit

 

[samtomo]

Hi everyone, I'm Samuel (Sam). I have been watching the stock market for a about a year now, and have been trading for just a few months. I have been lucky a few times, which is not good, coz you start to think that you're invincible!!

I'm concentrating on the U stocks at the moment, and it's been a great learning experience, as well as stressful as hell over the last couple of weeks or so.

I value people's comments and opinions, and thank all of those people, who put in lots of analysis and explanations, as it gives me a chance to understand and learn more.

Cheers

 

[fourth]

My name is Chris, you'll all have a laugh at the fact that I'm actually a Macquarie Staff member who until about 3 months ago didn't even know what my company did to make money, nor BT before it's fall in 99. Yeah, those wacky IT guys...

What got me interested in the markets I guess was a combination of events. I'm forced to endure watching all the Mercs driving in to GPO (the head office of sorts) and a few months back I ended up in a training course with a bunch of business type people and was really underwhelmed by their intelligence and aggressiveness. I'm not being mean, I just expected so much more. I expected them to be smarter than me, beat me down in a disagreement or debate, etc but I sort of dominated debate somehow, despite being introverted...

I'm an extremely aggressive intellectually driven person so I thought, whatever it was that these guys knew, I could learn too, even if to a lesser degree would make me more successful that a buy and pray 'investor'.

From what I understand so far, I think I prefer mechanical technical trading. I like to deal in facts and am generally mistrustful so I don't really believe a lot of the data that the fundamentals are based on.

I've looked around on a few boards and think I prefer this one based on the insightful comments people make here. Looks like a good place to learn!

Thanks in advance for any questions answered!

 

[toothfairy]

Many lessons obviously not including apostrophe use - learnt doesn't have one! Sorry - teacher habit

Teachers also have to learn how to use apostrophe, "teacher habit" should be worded "teachers' habit" for plural or "a certain teacher's habit" for singular usage. Just my thoughts, but I failed me English in HSC anyway.:

 

[Asia Etrader]

Well I'm a beginner at this site but not for etrading. I have had both technical and fundamental trading so can talk about those issues (I am not an expert but versed). I have been working in the electronic trading industry from both front office and operations fro about 10 years now. (Yikes). I am from Canada but moved to Hong Kong 3.5 years ago. I even started an electronic trading website. Not a tip sheet or picks site but more on the day to day of etrading like systems, networks, settlements, risk that sort of thing. It still needs alot more work but I have to work too. Here is the site if your interested www.asia-etrading.com

So if you have some questions outside of what stocks to buy in etrading feel free to ask.

 

[Poker]

Hi ASF

I'm a student with strong interest in poker and the market. I recently discovered this site and look forward to discussing and learning more about investing.

 

[masha.cesareo]

Hi, my name is Maria.
Very new to the market. Started in May 07. However I was watching the market from Jan 07. Have made one good buy (ITX), where I 've made 100% and have made a bad purchase (CUX), where at the moment I am at a loss of 70%. Will see how I go. Found this forum only yesterday. Love it. Thank you in advance to everyone.

 

[halfwheel]

Hi Everyone. Im new to investing in Shares and Im really finding it fun learning all there is to learn. Ive got a couple of properties but I wanted to give this a try - sort of like a hobby. Ive bought a few Bank shares and did a stupid thing and Sold MBL at $69 thinking it would drop lower. Derrr!! But hey thats how you learn! Ive met a couple of nice people here already and have learnt quite a bit in the short time that Ive been a member.

Enjoy reading your posts


Halfwheel (Alan)

 

[nikkothescorpio]

Greetings Gents and Scholars,

I've just recently started trying to up my knowledge on trading. Like many I have tinkered in the past with mixed success (translation: very little!!)...having lost far too much in the tech bubble bust and just general bad advice from friends.

Am so sobered by the BASIC rules of trading you learn and how often I broke nearly every single one of them!

My wife and I got some poor advice from a financial advisor who over charged us, pushed us only towards products that payed him fat trailing comms and was in general a jerk.....suffice to say we dropped him and so now I'm looking to do a tad better myself.

Taking a break from fulltime employment so have plenty of time on my hands to try and pick up as much info as I can.

At present have eBooks coming out of my ear and am supersaturated on info about Elliott waves and japanese candle stick chart reading!!!!!

My poor old brain feels like a fat man trying to go on a health kick!

Am a HUGE fan of quality online forums and this one looks the part - so really looking forward to picking up the crumbs of genius as they falls from the table around here.

Cheers, Nikko