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    Anyone trade aussie bonds?

    Hi, Late to the party here but I hope someone picks this up. I'm looking to trade Aus bonds from Australia but am struggling to find a broker that allows margin to clients in Aus, and APIs. Anyone have any recommendations?
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    Single stock futures

    Hi, Not sure if this has been addressed already in a previous thread but I coulnd't find anything. What is the deal with single stock futures? I know they exist and from a speculative, margin perspective, they seem to make sense but they seem to be really thinly traded. Does any body...
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    Hot Forex

    Beware the retail FX market. It's full of sharks, Whoever you choose to go with make sure they are a well regulated broker, award winning brokers help, have tight spreads as these will chew into your PnL like crazy, have segregated accounts, have no problems withdrawing your cash.
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    Do full-time forex traders exist or is it just make believe?

    Don't underestimate the cost of spread. If a market moves 60 pips in a day and you pay 3 pips spread to enter and exit, that's 6 pips or 10% of the day's range. I've worked in markets at an institutional level for years so I fully appreciate the cost of spread. Banks on the other hand are...
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    Amibroker - determining day's orders

    I have built and backtested a fairly successful strategy in AMibroker and am looking to test it live. The problem I have is determining what my orders will be for the new day. If I use the Explore tool it doesn't filter signals for the buy/sell conditions of the model and I get a hundred...
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    What qualifactions do you need to trade in the UK?

    Hi Guys, I'm looking at getting a trading job in the UK, though I am unsure of any qualifications I may need in order to do so. I have read about this FSA but I do not know if I would come under it or not. If I were to get a job I would be looking at futures trading for a hedge fund or...
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    laymans backtesting software

    Are there any backtesting softwares that enable you to build strategies without needing to know all the C# and other languages? I have all these trading ideas but I am realy bad at the programming side of things! Any suggestions?:(
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    which software and broker should i use?

    Hi guys, Im looking to trade global futures. Does anyone have any recommendations for brokers preferably with an Aus office/contact? I have also been looking at Ninjatrader and Xtrader as they both have the direct order execution as well as good charting abilities (i think). Is one better...
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    Melbourne, Australia

    Hi guys, Im looking to trade global futures. Does anyone have any recommendations for brokers preferably with an Aus office/contact? I have also been looking at Ninjatrader and Xtrader as they both have the direct order execution as well as good charting abilities (i think). Is one better...
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