kinda a great insight in this post!! Since im only 30 i dont have the historical context to have truly understood what a packed market can do to a security. I think we witnessed a pretty big deal with XIV and vix products. You probably wont see another one for a while... maybe Bitcoin was...
thanks guys!!! Your help is very much appreciated! i have no illusions. I have been trading for several years now and paid my tuition.. Obviously i hope my algo does well in after hours but I'm not jumping in with both feet off the bat..
My quesiton was more about "Is the only problems trading...
is this going to be like everything else in trading... you wont "really" know how it works until you do it?
what if my trades are small... $1-3 K in shares?
there are a few threads in here about after hours trading with algos...
the best one was from 2011.... that seems ancient for where algo trading is now?
I had a simple question with a very complex answer probably.
What pitfalls will i find while algo trading after hours? if it matters im at...
my internet goes down more than i would like.. it went out 2 times for a few moments in the last month.. probably 10 - 15 min each time...
but as i understand now.. that de-synchs my algo at MC and i would have to go back on and tell each algo what was already open. I guess i will have to...
If i understand corectly.. its like vmware for windows on a mac except you just run a virtual windows on cloud servers over the internet?
then once i have it all set up i can just log out and that cloud windows will just act like another computer for me?
Hello,
As i push into the nuts and bolts and the boring parts of automated trading I keep finding new headaches...
I have a strategy using low TF bars 5min or less and want to run it 24/6 on equities...
I have Comcast internet and it drops.. occasionally.. is this something i just have to...