Comments on: Make More Than Your Broker! http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/09/27/make-more-than-your-broker/ Trading blog for day trading, swing trading, and trading psychology Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:06:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Per-Share Commission Pricing | TheStockBandit.net http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/09/27/make-more-than-your-broker/comment-page-1/#comment-29451 Per-Share Commission Pricing | TheStockBandit.net Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:21:27 +0000 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/09/27/make-more-than-your-broker/#comment-29451 [...] Pardon the pun, but as an active trader, I do pay my share of commissions each year . Some years I pay more than others, and it just boils down to how much of my trading volume that year comes from swing trading vs. day trading. When holding stocks for a few days at a time, or swing trading, obviously the share turnover is much lighter than when scalping for a few cents at a time with a day trading approach. Each style can be lucrative, but the higher your activity level is, the more it can benefit your broker if you aren’t careful. [...] [...] Pardon the pun, but as an active trader, I do pay my share of commissions each year . Some years I pay more than others, and it just boils down to how much of my trading volume that year comes from swing trading vs. day trading. When holding stocks for a few days at a time, or swing trading, obviously the share turnover is much lighter than when scalping for a few cents at a time with a day trading approach. Each style can be lucrative, but the higher your activity level is, the more it can benefit your broker if you aren’t careful. [...]

]]> By: TheStockBandit http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/09/27/make-more-than-your-broker/comment-page-1/#comment-28723 TheStockBandit Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:10:31 +0000 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/09/27/make-more-than-your-broker/#comment-28723 That's true David, putting more capital at work per position is another way to do it. I'd just say be sure not to put trading capital at too high of risk in order to simply save on commissions. As long as that's still in order though, good point. Thanks for posting! Jeff That’s true David, putting more capital at work per position is another way to do it. I’d just say be sure not to put trading capital at too high of risk in order to simply save on commissions. As long as that’s still in order though, good point. Thanks for posting!

Jeff

]]> By: David http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/09/27/make-more-than-your-broker/comment-page-1/#comment-28720 David Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:06:37 +0000 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/09/27/make-more-than-your-broker/#comment-28720 Taking larger position sizes also can reduce commissions as a percentage. Taking larger position sizes also can reduce commissions as a percentage.

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