Archive for January, 2011
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How a dash of Minimalism can offer you more flexibility – In Trading & Life.
Posted by chicagosean on January 30th, 2011 at 2:09 pm, Comments: 0- Finally! My very first passport arrived in the mail yesterday. Everybody’s got their own “Bucket List” of milestones they hope to achieve throughout their [...]
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So…We’re all Swingers Now (?)
Posted by chicagosean on January 27th, 2011 at 5:43 pm, Comments: 0Since the 2008 meltdown and the 2010 Flash Crash, we’ve heard a lot about “Investors” leaving the market, never to return. The story goes that [...]
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All Traders – eventually – crave simplicity
Posted by chicagosean on January 25th, 2011 at 2:35 pm, Comments: 0- The fact that this blog continues to experience rising readership is just one of many data points which suggests more Traders want more simplicity [...]
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All Killer, No Filler
Posted by chicagosean on January 24th, 2011 at 10:01 pm, Comments: 0Ok, actually this is kinda filler. As the transition to the new platform drags on (it takes a while to migrate everything over), I came [...]
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This is the end of this blog as you know it
Posted by chicagosean on January 20th, 2011 at 7:22 pm, Comments: 0I’m writing this post on my Droid phone while sitting at Newark airport, waiting to board my flight home to Chicago. If I were at [...]
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I Was Breaking
Posted by chicagosean on January 16th, 2011 at 11:25 pm, Comments: 0- Sitting in my car. Keys in my lap. No energy to start the ignition. Exhausted. Frustrated. Pissed. And then I cry. Like a little [...]
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THE RESUME IS DEAD
Posted by chicagosean on January 14th, 2011 at 9:17 am, Comments: 0- This is a little off topic, but relevant to many traders… I’ve been having a discussion with a friend this morning about his efforts [...]
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Go Ahead, Ask Me!
Posted by chicagosean on January 11th, 2011 at 5:18 pm, Comments: 0Do you have any questions you’ve been wanting to ask me about Minimalist-inspired trading or investing? About Chicago? About social media? About blogging? About shoveling [...]
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Applying Minimalism Can Open Your Horizons (trading, and otherwise)
Posted by chicagosean on January 10th, 2011 at 7:39 pm, Comments: 0In an effort to apply minimalism to my blogging efforts, I’ll attempt to keep this post brief ;) The journey I’ve been on to learn [...]
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Interview: Co-Author of "The Go-Giver," Bob Burg
Posted by chicagosean on January 8th, 2011 at 7:13 pm, Comments: 0Just after Christmas, I wrote a post titled “2011:A Community of Go-Givers,” where I highlighted an eye-opening book co-authored by Bob Burg and John David [...]
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My name is Sean McLaughlin and I trade my own account from my home office on the Northside of Chicago, IL. I’ve worked at prop firms, started and ran a small hedge fund, was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade, and have learned – the hard way – to seek simpler ways of trading, investing, and living. More »
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