***OFFICIAL 2012 FTP REGS THREAD***

[Madmaniac21]

Originally Posted by NxtWrldChamp

Going ok. According to the best traders in the office the last 6 months have been the toughest trading of the last 5+ years(very low volatility and very headline driven).

Ive been improving and having better results every month except for 1(been doing it since last November) so that is good. Boss says that although its been really tough since i started, it's something of a good thing im training/learning right now bc if you can make money in this market you can make money in just about every market environment.

Hopefully things keep progressing. I'll maybe update the MSNL Trading thread a little more in depth in the coming months.

What shop did you start at? Just started a 2 year training program at Quad Capital in NYC (rival to FNY, although looks like they're having issues atm) with good pay + benefits, loving it so far even with the crazy hours.

[Arnz18]

Where them 2-4 monies at moneys moneys at oooooooooooooooooo baby

[BeaucoupFish]

740bb open shove into 50bb "for protection", this does sound like how ~2005 poker gets described.
Did he at least think all the stacks were short?

[thatssosick]

Originally Posted by MCHpow_pow

As far as I can gather Curve, they actually prefer that you don't have any trading experience or specific knowledge of how they go about doing it is what they do.

They just want really smart people, who they'll then train up based on their methods, way of trading, etc.
i.e. They want eager students ready and willing to absorb info rather than know-it-all's

And there's no harm in applying or failure imo... I'm sure others can give you a better run down of the interview process, but preparing by way of appropriate math exercises would definitely be worthwhile.

sure ask away

[CitizenInsane]

hi guys its tufts. how is everyone? would anyone mind giving cliffs on what's going on re: ftp? i've been away from poker for awhile now...

[clowntable]

Originally Posted by NxtWrldChamp

3k/mo seems like a really big base salary for a prop firm.

Not really. I'm not an expert but I know at least two that offer that much (and I don't really know more than two so lol sample size could be on me)

I'm fairly undecided on what to think about working in trading. The big plus is that it attracts pretty smart people in general which is exactly what I'm looking for in a job (I'd say it's more important than salary for me) but otoh trading seems like it's not much fun and oftentimes breeds a pretty crappy atmosphere and is competition based.

I think the main reason why I stopped playing poker more and more is that jobs that are focused on competition are pretty idiotic in general. Maybe that's the software guy in me but I like my value to come from doing stuff that other people simply aren't doing instead of beating them at what they do. In essence I'd rather win a gold medal in throwing a spoon than beating Bolt if that makes any sense.

[curve]

well for my thesis I went to this small company called Transport & Mobility and they get hired by the government and companies to make reports about questions etc.. All those guys that work there are masters in engineering (this was the lowest besides their secretary lolz) and most had doctorates or created their own trafic models etc.

All nerdballers, but I doubt they make a lot of money. I had a blast with one of them talking besides my thesis and he told me that every day during lunch they play quake on their own server etc. which is pretty cool, but then again I want to make money so I can do things I'd normally not be able to. For instance my trackdays are like 1000 euro for just one day of driving incl all costs.

so I think it's a trade off you have to make about joy and money / potential. There are always situations where you can have it all, but they are harder to find.

[iGolf]

Originally Posted by clowntable

In essence I'd rather win a gold medal in throwing a spoon than beating Bolt if that makes any sense.

What I don't even...? Doesn't every job/career concern competition in one way or another?

[clowntable]

Eventually, yes. All I'm saying is that I'm a greedy monopolist and would rather work in places where I can have a monopoly.

[Keyser.]

Originally Posted by CitizenInsane

hi guys its tufts. how is everyone? would anyone mind giving cliffs on what's going on re: ftp? i've been away from poker for awhile now...

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...9&postcount=12

Also orange might be able to get your old account back if you contact him

[clowntable]

CitizenInsane is actually a pretty cool name though

[curve]

I want to play DayZ mod on Arma II. FPS shooter in a 15x15km level with cities etc. Real time calendar and it's an infested world with zombies. You start with literally nothing and can do whatever the f you want. Fly choppers, have orgies, go nazi on zombies or people.

One thing though: dead is dead and you can start from 0 again =)

[Keyser.]

has anyone been following that NVG thread about adz? It's soo long. Is adz confirmed scammer?

[The Caca Man]

I've been following it....it's not confirmed but it has some pretty crazy conspiracy theories going on with Swedish biker gangs and ****. ADZ is definitely a crazy person with bipolar though it seems that's confirmed.

[aggo]

adz is legit insane.


seriously, the guy is troubled.