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Some investors are flying high

Three of North America's top online trading educators say that being a pilot is good background for successful online trading.

Larry Pesavento, who has been trading for 50 years, and Rick Swope and A.J. Monte, known as "The Market Guys" on the PBS show television Wealth and Wisdom, say pilots have an edge over others when it comes to online trading.

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Posts by Rick Swope

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1 La Maison, Dublin Ireland

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Rick Swope

I have to open this review with a bit of a mea culpa; reviewing a French restaurant in Dublin does not take away from the extraordinary choices of great Irish fare that we enjoyed!  However, on our last night in country last week, our good friend Tony Macken steered us toward La Maison on a [...]

3 Question from The Market Guys’ Five Points for Trading Success

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Rick Swope

Q:   Hey in your book “5 points to trading success” mistake 8:unrealistic expectations paragraph 3, 1st sentence “The 1st & most realistic expectation from trading the markets is simply to outperform the broad market”. Does this apply to investments too, if so what time frame would you compare your portfolio to the broad markets, [...]

0 Fall 2009

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Rick Swope

We have a great line-up of events and offerings this fall!  Thanks to our partnership with E*Trade in the US and Scotia iTrade in Canada, we’re developing new courses, videos, webinars and live events.  Here are a few examples that you should check out:
1.  Follow us now on Twitter - CLICK HERE
2.  Chicago Board Options [...]

1 Le Meridien King Edward Toronto - Victoria’s and Consort

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Rick Swope

Le Meridien King Edward in downtown Toronto ON is the first hotel to find a place in The Market Guys’ food review.  AJ and I have frequented this property for several years and it has earned its place as one of the world’s top hotels in our book.  But our dinner at Victoria’s secured it’s [...]

4 Q&A from the April 9 webinar

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Rick Swope

Q:  Must there be a specific increment between my buy and where i place my sell stop? (Brian)
A:  You can place your sell stop below the entry price in any increment - down to the penny. 

3 An Open Letter to Traders and Investors

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Rick Swope

March 3, 2009
An open letter to traders and investors:

On February 13, 2009, Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio introduced HR 1068 into the 1st session of the 111th Congress. He is calling his bill the “Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street’s Bailout Act of 2009 .” Following are two key provisions included in this bill:
(5) The [...]

0 Will the Market Rally on Spending?

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Rick Swope

My conversations over the weekend included a lot of “What do you think the market will do with the new spending by Congress?” Trader A thinks that Washington is looting the treasury in a fashion to make post-Katrina New Orleans blush. As such, he believes the market will drop - so he’s short. Trader B [...]

0 Q & A from “Combining Technical and Fundamental Analysis” Webinar

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Rick Swope

Great news!  You can watch the January 29th webinar anytime - CLICK HERE!
Q: In your opinion, which technical tool/parameter is the best forecaster of short term price movement? - Tom

2 AJ Monte and Rick Swope Q&A in The Investor

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Rick Swope

The Market Guys are featured again this month in The Investor, Ireland’s leading financial magazine.  Their Q&A column (click here) is becoming a regular feature in this popular investing and trading publication.  This month’s Online Trading column discusses bottom-fishing and daytrading as a career.

2 Auberge du Pommier, Toronto

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Rick Swope

With our latest review, Toronto is now officially foodie mecca.  Regular readers know that what we lack in formal culinary training, we make up for with gastronomic enthusiasm.  While we can’t describe the ingredients with the same flourish as our host chefs, we know when a dish leaves us speechless - and leaving The Market [...]