Recent content by caplan8293

Dang, I thought you were serious.

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For my system that is currently in development, I am using limit orders to get into a position and market orders to get out of a position (because according to my rules, I need to get out no matter what).

I also think the Princeton Review books were good.

According to Google's cache, this guy has it for $50. But I can't get on the actual site... http://www.michaelsbooks.com/q_Stock-Market.html

This is probably one of the funniest things I have seen on another ET thread: Watch out for the Duke boys (Winthorpe and Mortimer) cornering the frozen OJ market!! Word on the street is they got the crop report early.

Can you please talk a little more about the efficiency ratio? How is this calculated and can it be used intra-day? Thanks.

My program is not completed yet, but I figured I would answer anyways. 0) More control than commercial apps since I control the code. Little tweaks will be easy with my program but may be more difficult with someone elses. Also, no commercial program does *exactly* what I want. 1 & 2) It...

Are there any advantages to using a cash account? Why would someone with more than $25k open a cash-only account?

If you go full-time, make sure you don't over-trade. You seem to be doing pretty well with a small amount of trading. If you do go full-time, it does not mean you should trade more. If you do, you may actually do worse... Good luck.

Nice job. However, be careful. Think of a game like blackjack. It is definitely possible to win 6 or 7 games in a row. By the 8th game, you may start feeling cocky, like you can't lose and may start increasing your bets or making decisions you would not normally make. That is where you need...

I would have to disagree with that. You are the LEAST important indicator your system uses. Without YOU, your system would probably work better. That is why a lot of people like mechanical trading. It replaces YOU with a computer.

Don, can you please elaborate on this? Are you saying that an individual can day trade with less than $25k without worrying about the PDT rule if they are licensed? Which license would they need, Series 7? Thanks for your help.

Strictly speaking (from IB's website), a professional is: (a) registered or qualified with: the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, any state securities agency, any securities exchange or association, or any commodities or futures contract market or...

I believe that Equity orders do not charge an extra fee for not using SMART, but that may be different for options. I know that with the API, you are required to use SMART....