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byteme, What type of task could possibly benefit from starting, stopping, starting (and so on) work on it? Don't get me wrong - I used to think like you.

stocktraderrob, Multitasking is inherently inefficient. Here's an exercise to demonstrate. Take a piece of paper and a pen and time yourself: 1) Write down all the letters from A to J, then on the second row write all the numbers from 0 to 9. 2) Repeat the exercise but this time...

heech, What do you mean by "Commodity fund manager"? Is he really commodities only? Is the fund actively managed or passive? Ask the manager what benchmark he recommends/uses, or have a look at his marketing materials. Most of the prominent commodity indexes (CRB, GSCI etc) are: a)...

Mike, I'm on the west coast of oz. I trade Europe and then the morning session of the US - futures mainly. My trading day is 2pm to midnight. Plenty of trading opportunities and I like the hours. I get a chance to go for a surf or a run in the mornings, then run some errands. Cheers...

"This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. "

matador, Yes it does. The ratio of the accumulated first 5 levels on both sides of the ladder can provide useful information. You need to watch it for a while to figure it out - it may prove counter-intuitive to you. Some platforms will help you monitor this ratio. You use IB .... have a...

Nihao, Wo hun hao (excuse my clumsy Mandarin). Good question, and it beomes even more complicated when you are up and running and have to start dealing with new money, redemptions, HWM's and performance fees on a monthly basis. I'm more familiar with this issue under a traditional...

Ssb’s comments were spot on! Here’s a few other random thoughts to consider: 1. In addition to HNW individuals I would add Family Offices to your initial target audience. 2. How scalable in your strategy? The bigger allocators are looking for “capacity”. If you and/or your...

A good 10+ seconds behind IB today - according to my reckoning. Anybody else having the same issue? Thanks, bolter

max, 120 7/32

Anaconda, That is a 21% decline in AUM not NAV. Their strategy of their flagship fund (AHL) is managed futures - nothing to do with long/short equities. bolter

I've been based in Singapore for 8+ years, and 2 years in HK prior to that. There are more trading opportunities in HK but as Jayford suggested the quality of life in Singapore is vastly superior (especially for a family). Singapore has a benign regulatory environment for funds income tax is...

Most assuredly!

Rudolf, Yes they take directional bets (versus arb, relative value etc); and most use techicals and are systematic. Purely fundamental CTA's are a rare breed. best, bolter