Recent content by jimclark

Heech - are you automated or is everything descritionary? Do you "buy" research or you run your research, fundamental or TA? Thanks.

Chicago, How do you report your performance to your clients? Given you are a CTA and not a CPO (not a pool operator) do you simply average returns across multiple/all accounts? In other words, sayou manage 10 accounts, so you simply take the average return of 10 accounts? Thanks.

NFA sells a booklet, you have to pay $25 which as I understand sorts by state/region. Otherwise on their site you can only search by company name.

Lesco, how do you deal with system's drawdowns? I've diveloped a system which has a profit factor of 4.5 (that's what TradeSation term) and profitability ratio of 80%. Yes, 80%. SIMulated results look good but I am not able to stomach the drawdown flactuations. Obvously if there is a looser...

whatever happend to this guy or his menthod? I received a similiar fixed-ratio email from another trader with spreadsheet. Which shows basically trading 1 contract until you reach a fixed ration of $800 for 8 weeks, then switch to 2, 3, 4, 5, and finally 8 contracts. I wonder it does not talk...

I've been wanting to start a journal for personal "record keeping" for a while now...starting my first thread today. I can't commit to posting everyday but definitely will be posting weekly summaries. Discuss strategies deployed, market commentary, etc. Intraday I trade ES, sometimes take...

amazing - an eye surgent dropped/sold his med practice to trade full time!

Maybe I did not state is clearer...I did not mean phone broker...you are right nobody calls their borker to place orders especially pople on this board. I mean brokers who "manage" your account, "your" broker. For example if you have an account with TransaAct/Infinity you have a broker...

yes, commissions are lazer thin.

I wonder what is a typical compensation structure for futures brokers. This is with a typical very small self-directed type of brokerage that has its own trading platform. Commissions range from $3-5 RT...so it's cheap. I am just trying to understand what is the industry standard. I know...

what is FORTS

If someone were to start a CTA firm, what is the first step? If I don't have a registred track record to work around it? What kind of registeration required? Thank you!