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Old 19-11-2005, 09:14   #19
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Re: Forex Vs Stocks

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Originally Posted by mack3
my view is there is no real market with any prolonged advantage...

doesnt matter if its commodities stocks forex futures bonds... all markets are still governed and driven by human behavior.

any specific advantage that may appear for the individual is most likely an alignment of personality/style of trading and marketing timing, as opposed to any real advantage provided by the market. if such an advantage did exit between different markets, it would be a basic case of arbitrage and would quickly disappear as people would obviously take advatange. so i say stock traders will say stocks is better to trade, and forex traders will say forex is better to trade... and each for thei own good reasons.

anybody agree?

I think you're dead on. I much prefer the futures market as it's been very good to me over the years, but what you're saying really makes sense. I know a few people that think I'm nuts for not trading the FX with them but I can't make heads or tails of the damn thing.

J.
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