wow! great to see all this interest.

while i have not started with the $500 experiment yet, i did post somewhere that three weeks ago i decided i would try and turn 1k into enough to cover my losses from fgfc (which may not be losses after all is said and done...)

so a quick update in the form that orange suggested (which i think is great) but with a little more history in my case:

start balance: 1k

first trade: $1k GTHA @ .03 and sold @ .0375
new balance: $1224 (22.4%+)

second trade: $1224 CYNS @ .041 and sold @ .052
new balance: $1524 (24.5%+)

i don't want to disclose the 3rd trade i'm in right now, as i'm not out yet, but it's looking good so far:

third trade: $1554 (had an extra $30 lying around so I threw it in LOL)
balance right now: $2k

anyways, i'll probably enter my first $500 play late next week.