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Hello, My company is a software / hardware vendor that's developed a hardware based Risk, market data and order gateway engine. We are gearing up for the product launch. What are the rules on this site regarding product announcements? I am also interested in sponsorship ability. Thanks.

I vote Buyside, with respect for the sellside. Why? More action / effort behind the act of Buying - they dont HAVE to buy (or sell, act really), but do. Without them, there is no activity / vol(ume)(itility). Much respect for the sellside though in making the market possible in the first...

Thanks for all the feedback. I think i understand why all commodities fell - there was deflation taking place- correct? (looking at oil, gold, ag stocks, they fell very hard - counter to inflation). Yet, wouldnt the massive bailouts cause inflation to occur? I still dont understand why...

Hello. I am a long time lurker, and enjoy the forums very much - collectively, there is a wealth of information here, and i thank everyone here for making me a better person by understanding the world - which is heavily dependent on the markets. I am not a trader - rather, a software guy (in...

"For example, you wouldn't expect todays collapse to imply that there's bad news tomorrow, would you?" Ok. I'm short now. Thanks for the tip. :) When creating my systems, i ran into that dependency idea. I decided to not even persue it. In other words, I only look at whats happening...

Oh boy. I guess you got me. Your list: - the issue - the bar period - the earliest time to enter the trade - the latest time to exit the trade (or the maximum trade duration) - the entry threshold for the trade entry parameter - the stop - the target profit. I do use...

Hypo, your approach to all of this is something i do also. My system(s) are so simple, it is something i would be embarrased to market. They are based on ideas (or counter ideas) that i observe, and i have conviction in the reasoning and methods. As far as Optimizing or Curvefitting, the...

I speak to many developers, through my job / friendships. Believe it or not, half of these guys (20?) ditched C++ for apps. and use VB instead. They say its quicker (SO much quicker) and less headaches (no gobage cleanup). No apparent performance difference they say. I have been meaning to...

I had the same question (in another thread). Looking on amazon, i see books about financial modeling using excel. Just wondering if anyone has seen / read this book? Excel and VBA may come in handy, and they are a whole lot quicker then C++ (my current language for app design). (I am new...

I store bars in text file. Only because its quicker to read (i use minute bars, and get many). Database is an option - but would also require more effort, although not much. I can say this - text is messy. For example, i have text files which hold a lot of data - they are huge in size, and...

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Thanks. Any advice? This year my first trading futures. Anything I need to prepare for, or just worry about it at end of year?

Really, looking for more info about Taxes on futures / need some direction. I am active trader. Thanks.