Recent content by micahalcorn

Can anyone suggest books or websites that will teach me about direct access trading? I have been a retail swing trader for about 2.5 years and have just really gained momentum (profits and volume) in the past 4 months as a PDT. I have spent some time with a pink sheet market maker, but he...

Command Center is where i spend most of my time. If I'm not going to enter an order, I watch the streamer chart with level II and last sale in the foreground. The only probems I have had are the streamer charts never loading. My command center locks up every now and then if I get to "click...

I have had some problems loading since they revamped the charts about a month ago, but I have attributed it to my lack of RAM. I have been very happy with AMTD for about 2.5 years and I'm just now exploring other brokers because of execution needs. My only issue with them is that when I...

No one from Oklahoma? We don't live in teepees here. Although I think there is one investment bank and only one market maker (otc) in the entire state. By the way, I need to look into the basics of direct-access brokerage. I have been very happy with TD Ameritrade this whole time, but I'm...

I am struggling with the idea of adding daily yields, as you do in your last column, but I'm going to have to hink about that one. Anyway, my other issue is that I don't have daily historical data of my account value (only monthly statements). In that case, it still doesn't help.

Current account value doesn't take into account withdrawals or deposits during the time period. There fore it doesn't measure the return of each dollar with regard to how long it is actually in the investment. If I start out with $100, trade and earn another $5, my return is 5%. But if before...

I'm pretty sure I cave a solid understanding of IRRs and other conventional yield measures, but I can't seem to find a way to measure my trading yield. Does anyone measure their returns as an annual rate?

Amen.