Beginners - Introduce yourselves!
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Welcome Joe, and welcome to all the other new ASF members!
If you have any questions about how things work, please don't hesitate to ask. I hope you enjoy the many active discussions here at ASF. Don't be afraid to just jump in and start posting if you'd like to participate.
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Hi Joe, I've noticed that approx 400 people/bots have become new members since you've moved to this new platform. That's good to see, but I've also noticed that very few of them post.
I'd like to encourage new posters to contribute, but I know they're reluctant. However, there is a way to contribute without posting. Use the "like" button. If there is a post that you really like or it contains some interesting or helpful information, please thank the poster by hitting the like button.
The "like" button creates an alert that let's the poster know that someone likes a post that you did. It's a compliment and we all like to receive them.
When I receive a few likes and I've been fortunate to receive many, I'm more likely to provide further information on the "liked" topic.
To those new members, who don't want to post. Please thank the contributors that you like to read.
I'd like to encourage new posters to contribute, but I know they're reluctant. However, there is a way to contribute without posting. Use the "like" button. If there is a post that you really like or it contains some interesting or helpful information, please thank the poster by hitting the like button.
The "like" button creates an alert that let's the poster know that someone likes a post that you did. It's a compliment and we all like to receive them.
When I receive a few likes and I've been fortunate to receive many, I'm more likely to provide further information on the "liked" topic.
To those new members, who don't want to post. Please thank the contributors that you like to read.
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Yes, many prefer to watch from the sidelines. I understand the reluctance. Joining a new online community is like walking into a party that's already been going for some time and everyone is chatting amongst themselves. Sometimes it takes a while to find the right opportunity to jump in and start participating.
I agree. Liking posts is a good way of passively contributing by showing appreciation for content that you agree with or have gotten something out of. I hope that everyone uses this feature to encourage others to keep contributing useful content. It takes a while to compose a good post. It's nice to know that others appreciate the effort.
Thanks for the welcome and thanks for the heads up as well! I'll definitely spam that like button as much as possible to let others know that I absolutely appreciate their input.
Welcome Joe, and welcome to all the other new ASF members!
If you have any questions about how things work, please don't hesitate to ask. I hope you enjoy the many active discussions here at ASF. Don't be afraid to just jump in and start posting if you'd like to participate.
Thanks for the welcome!
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Good luck and welcome , you will be put through the ringer here as everyone new is put through the ringer . Hope you survive , its difficult , can be very cliquey here . I've been here over 12 months and barely feel accepted yet .. If you kiss ass you will get the nod quicker .. fwiw
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I've been here over 12 months and barely feel accepted yet .. If you kiss ass you will get the nod quicker .. fwiw
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Howdy everybody!
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Hi
A beginner, been watching the forum for an year. A few Aussie stocks under the belt so far (located in NZ). Trying to learn as much as possible from all you people.
Greetings!
A beginner, been watching the forum for an year. A few Aussie stocks under the belt so far (located in NZ). Trying to learn as much as possible from all you people.
Greetings!
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Hi All,
Its good to join up here. Have just started out on stocks as a hobby and have a few in the portfolio ATM.
Stuart
Its good to join up here. Have just started out on stocks as a hobby and have a few in the portfolio ATM.
Stuart
Hi All!
Very excited to find this site. Lots of smart people here.
I am looking to implement investments for my young family. Both my husband and I are retired and we have savings that we want to see us through. I have two kids still draining funds from high school.
We don't really have much expertise in what to do from here. Any help would be appreciated.
What should be done as first steps? What questions should I even be asking?
Help! and Hi.
G7
Very excited to find this site. Lots of smart people here.
I am looking to implement investments for my young family. Both my husband and I are retired and we have savings that we want to see us through. I have two kids still draining funds from high school.
We don't really have much expertise in what to do from here. Any help would be appreciated.
What should be done as first steps? What questions should I even be asking?
Help! and Hi.
G7
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Hello everyone, I am Fia from Sweden. I am new to this site, but looking for beneficial thread that will help me a lot! Thank you!
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Hello to all.
Interesting areas here a lot to learn.
Where is price action going to take me?
Interesting areas here a lot to learn.
Where is price action going to take me?
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That look a long time to get through. So many introductions but really very few that followed through (at least on the forum anyway). 1-4 posts in their bio and that was it. Hope some at least continued their journey elsewhere.
Being my introduction post, I'll give some information about me and then what I'm looking for mostly on my journey at the moment.
My name is Luke, I'm 30 in 1 week (fark, its finally here, over the hill) and I live on the Gold Coast.
Since leaving school I've had 2 jobs, both were 6 month stints and since then I have had small/ medium businesses, the most recent was in the creative industry (www.4040creative.com.au). I sold my equity in that around 3 years ago and took up my then part-time hobby full-time, poker. I played both online and live with around 70% of my income being derived in larger live games. I was a little late on the big poker curve, I did get some of it during my 6 years of part-time professional play, but mostly I missed the boat for big cash like some friends of mine.
Being aware of the poker trend dying (last month online was made illegal here) and also being tired of spending time in the casino with lots of dregs of society, I was looking for other opportunities. A poker player I knew who used to be a bookmaker was arbing bonuses offered by bookmakers using the betting exchange Betfair which peaked my interest. He was also doing some bookmaking I believe through it, but he had knowledge in the industry which was required. One thing led to another, led to meeting other people in the sports and racing world and I decided to become a full time sports trader.
Rather than bore with the details of that venture, I'll give the link to my blog which details the first full year I spent doing that. I'm 7 months into the second year now but the blog content has changed as the goals for it were accountability, it achieved that and thus it was time to move on from the original content written in there. I am still currently trading sports full time through bookmakers and Betfair and this has and remains to be a lucrative venture for me.
This brings us to the current moment in time, I'm not looking to leave sports, however, I would be utterly naive to think that my edges will remain forever. I've always been interested in the share market and for a number of reasons it hasn't been the right time to further explore it. Now with a much more substantial capital base to work with, along with skills from poker and sports trading that I consider very relevant, I'm ready to give it some proper time.
I have been reading a lot, books, forums, asx.com.au and talking to all people that I can that can help provide some guidance. I took the first steps I guess by starting an E-Trade account and have also got a Plus500 account I believe its called. My actual on the job experience in the share market is limited to shorting TLS with some free money from Plus500 without any great success nor damage.
***I'm looking for a mentor***
I think out of everything, that is what I would like the most. I can speak from experience that this relationship is helpful as I was a poker coach and also offer coaching in a less formal way currently for sports trading. I currently run a couple of Facebook pages that provide assistance to people gratis and provided positions to people in the group which has returned ~85% in 6 months. I do this not for any ego driven reason but to help people to see that they can travel a seemingly impossible path and that many have done it before them. We all hear of success stories, but when you actually know someone who is making it happen, makes all the difference, did for me in poker and sports trading anyway, gives you belief.
What does this mentor relationship look like? I have no idea, it can be as little or as much as you feel comfortable, all people with experience in the market I would like to talk to if you would feel comfortable helping. I understand more than most what information would be private to you and thus I won't ask you for your edges, its more about helpful resources, good setups for success.
Hope to hear from some of you experienced traders here and on PM.
Cheers Luke
Being my introduction post, I'll give some information about me and then what I'm looking for mostly on my journey at the moment.
My name is Luke, I'm 30 in 1 week (fark, its finally here, over the hill) and I live on the Gold Coast.
Since leaving school I've had 2 jobs, both were 6 month stints and since then I have had small/ medium businesses, the most recent was in the creative industry (www.4040creative.com.au). I sold my equity in that around 3 years ago and took up my then part-time hobby full-time, poker. I played both online and live with around 70% of my income being derived in larger live games. I was a little late on the big poker curve, I did get some of it during my 6 years of part-time professional play, but mostly I missed the boat for big cash like some friends of mine.
Being aware of the poker trend dying (last month online was made illegal here) and also being tired of spending time in the casino with lots of dregs of society, I was looking for other opportunities. A poker player I knew who used to be a bookmaker was arbing bonuses offered by bookmakers using the betting exchange Betfair which peaked my interest. He was also doing some bookmaking I believe through it, but he had knowledge in the industry which was required. One thing led to another, led to meeting other people in the sports and racing world and I decided to become a full time sports trader.
Rather than bore with the details of that venture, I'll give the link to my blog which details the first full year I spent doing that. I'm 7 months into the second year now but the blog content has changed as the goals for it were accountability, it achieved that and thus it was time to move on from the original content written in there. I am still currently trading sports full time through bookmakers and Betfair and this has and remains to be a lucrative venture for me.
This brings us to the current moment in time, I'm not looking to leave sports, however, I would be utterly naive to think that my edges will remain forever. I've always been interested in the share market and for a number of reasons it hasn't been the right time to further explore it. Now with a much more substantial capital base to work with, along with skills from poker and sports trading that I consider very relevant, I'm ready to give it some proper time.
I have been reading a lot, books, forums, asx.com.au and talking to all people that I can that can help provide some guidance. I took the first steps I guess by starting an E-Trade account and have also got a Plus500 account I believe its called. My actual on the job experience in the share market is limited to shorting TLS with some free money from Plus500 without any great success nor damage.
***I'm looking for a mentor***
I think out of everything, that is what I would like the most. I can speak from experience that this relationship is helpful as I was a poker coach and also offer coaching in a less formal way currently for sports trading. I currently run a couple of Facebook pages that provide assistance to people gratis and provided positions to people in the group which has returned ~85% in 6 months. I do this not for any ego driven reason but to help people to see that they can travel a seemingly impossible path and that many have done it before them. We all hear of success stories, but when you actually know someone who is making it happen, makes all the difference, did for me in poker and sports trading anyway, gives you belief.
What does this mentor relationship look like? I have no idea, it can be as little or as much as you feel comfortable, all people with experience in the market I would like to talk to if you would feel comfortable helping. I understand more than most what information would be private to you and thus I won't ask you for your edges, its more about helpful resources, good setups for success.
Hope to hear from some of you experienced traders here and on PM.
Cheers Luke
