Recent content by moussaka

For 700 days I would definitely go for the 3000%+, anything under 2950% over that time period just really doesn't cut it. :p

I still don't understand, why do you need multiple accounts? What's the difference with just putting all of your capital in one account and doing the exact same buys/sells as you would with multiple accounts? More accounts doesn't give you more margin. Why would you not still accumulate 1...

I don't understand why you can't just use this system in one account, just do all the executions you normally would and you can pretend your long/short or flat however much you like.

Is there a simple risk management api for IB's platform I could download somewhere? Something where you can define max loss per day (no further executions allowed) or per position (auto exit)?

But say I have 100K in us dollars, and want to buy some european stocks. Wouldn't I open an account with some euro broker, convert (sell) my dollars into euros (buy them) and then go buy some stocks? I don't necessarily have to borrow the euros do I?

Wait a second, I'm dumb. Foreigners need to borrow (or sell) euros in order to buy european bonds or stocks? I thought you'd have to buy euros in order to purchase euro-denominated things.

Are there any hard and fast rules for rolling into a new front month? Yesterday when ZN went to september, I noticed that the spread between june and september contracts started out early in the morning around 6 ticks, and by the end of the day rose to about 13 or so. If you were long or...

thanks, I'll check it out!

Just wanted a quick opinion on which is the best site to play at. Used to play on UB but have heard other sites are more profitable to play in. Am more interested in SNG's and tournament play. Thanks.

I'm no long term trader, but isn't that a pretty big H&S on the daily chart? Is that something the big guys watch, or do they just shrug that sort of thing off?