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Thanks Dan. I felt the need to create the thread/posts because I have been silent on the issue up until now, while others are yelling at the top of their mountains.
I just wanted to get my side of the story out, also known as the truth in my eyes .
Thanks Kevin. I appreciate all the support from you, and from everyone. That is what keeps me going.
But, I am going to slow down a bit. I just can't maintain this current level. I am going to take some time off in July and I also have a 3 week vacation at end of September and beginning of October that I look forward to:
As some of you may have noticed, I have not had a vacation in over 4 years. I am in the process of planning a month long summer vacation now.
I'm boarding the dogs at a nice ranch, will have family check in on them every other day, and I'm …
Some people think nexusfi.com (formerly BMT) has a team of moderators. Actually, it's me doing 99% of things. @sam028 is great at helping with fighting spam posts, due to the time zone difference, he is usually on when I am usually asleep. So works great. And that's basically it! @Gary is around with admin rights, but doesn't really do anything with them except report some trouble posts on occasion.
During my vacation I will rely on them to keep everything going as I will be on a cruise ship with limited to no internet access.
Regarding making money in this business, yes I agree with you. And that is very unfortunate. Truly it is. Because what happens is there is an overwhelming number of bad vendors, or what some people call snake oil vendors. It's a disproportionate amount. But, there are still good vendors out there that are working hard to be realistic, honest, and fair. There aren't many of them, for sure. But that is why I have created the new Certified Trustworthy Vendor program, which I laid out a bit here:
For nearly 4 years you have known me to "put the smack down" when it comes to vendors & futures.io (formerly BMT).
Over the years I have been truly amazed at the number of "trading educators", "trading rooms", "indicator …
I am quite delayed on the project due to having to fire programmers and start over at nearly the end of the original job. But, I will launch it as soon as I can.
Regarding other trading sites, one big problem it would seem is they aren't run by traders. But beyond that, I really can't comment because honestly I do not understand what those guys are thinking or doing. And thus, nexusfi.com (formerly BMT) was born
Thanks, and I understand. When I first created the site, I had absolutely no idea that "this" would happen. We've become one of the largest trading sites in the world, the #1 site for futures trading specifically, and more than that - it's the sense of community that just doesn't exist elsewhere. I view my role in this as just someone who is laying down a foundation while the rest of members are responsible for getting us where we are today.
Thanks everyone!
Also on a side note, I did a bit of research a while back on the "founding members" of nexusfi.com (formerly BMT). Check it out:
Thanks Hector. What I showed was just a small percentage, I didn't search/look very hard. And I don't ban many people (real people that are actually posting, vs spam bots or marketing campaigns). And only a few of them cause any trouble, but I just wanted to share some of it.
Sadly, its no surprise that the 1st page of the google search looks like that.Is it human nature to take something good , and spin it so it is bad?Maybe, but its a very small select group of people who are motivated to spend their time spreading negativity and false opinions...and typically, its the first thing people see when they search Big Mikes.
It seems to me, that Big Mike believes that everyone has a right to speak.And he lets them have their say.However, at some point, Mike will express his opinion also, which is good.
The people who contribute here know the real story
Bob Maughan
Thanks. There is input on favorite vendors, well at least best platform, broker, data feed, etc etc etc. It's the annual nexusfi.com (formerly BMT) Best of Trading:
Everything is taken from nominations made by nexusfi.com (formerly BMT) members, and then vote results from nexusfi.com (formerly BMT) members. There is even a company listed in those results who is banned on nexusfi.com (formerly BMT) and who I refuse to have anything to do with based on their reputation and actions on nexusfi.com (formerly BMT). Even though I wanted to remove them from consideration, I did not because I want the voting process to be open and honest, and it is.
Regarding the Oil vendor guy, I do not want this thread to get distracted. There is an existing thread to review that vendor.