Recent content by arzoo

Hi, I'm a non-US resident, and non-US citizen. I hope you can help me fill in the W-8BEN. I've filled out others before, but this is the first time I've come across an entry which says "Exempt from back-up withholding". I don't known if I should check this or not in the broker's electronic...

Am I correct that when you trade the session that starts at 2:45pm taiwan you are placing positions that are considered as executed for the next day trading day? for example, I bot 10 contracts at 275.0 at the am session today (aug 12), then was able to exit 8 of them at 275.9 before the...

Is there a charting software for linux. I know IB has a tws version for linux, though I'm used to using quotetracker for charting but they didnt make linux versions. Is there a charting software that can be linked to tws similar to quotetracker?

I've been observing the estx and bund lately to try and figure out what general strategy would fit these 2 markets. I'm steering away from the dax even if this looks like the most volatile one. Personally, i guess it's movements are too fast for my comfort. I've been able to notice a few...

Just a follow up to the original question. Am I correct that to see DJ EuroStoxx50 Futures, you need Eurex (DTB) Non-professional - Level 1 . 8 EUR? Also what is the difference between this and the Eurex - DJ STOXX© Indices. 5 EUR in IB's market data page? Then I'm a bit unsure...

I was wondering when/how do you guys decide to call it a day. For example, in my case, I trade using breakouts and pullbacks, so when the market is choppy I get nailed. After a while, to stop the bleeding during days when the market just swings back and forth I turn off the pc after hitting a...

Thanks for the advice!

If you are using IB, can you just trade the australian spi like any other futures index, without filling out any new documents, etc.? also, have been watching it lately, would like to ask those trading the spi's how difficult it is, generally, to trade? (compared to maybe the us index...

I've been doing okay. It's just i'm always looking for ways to improve my trading. The last 3 years, i've been able to increase profitability by increasing contract size more than increasing profit per contract traded, and i've noticed that the latter is really better than increasing win-loss...