Recent content by MrMuppet

I think it will be very difficult to find a broker that will cater to the tech sensitive high volume trader and at the same time offer more or less global market coverage with one fits all margin. You could try to arrange a custom deal and post US Treasuries as collateral that are locked at...

Thanks for the color, so at least you have at least some grip on what you´re getting into. Nevertheless, as it´s already being said, it´s hard to understand why you would trade via IB which isn´t the same shop as it was when Peterffy was still in charge. It´s a trash shop with trash...

I would beg to differ slightly here. The biggest issue I had was cutting down slippage and therefore latency. TSDBs are also available open source and free which isn´t that costly provided that you have a decent programmer and you don´t use arcane languages like Golang or Haskell However, and...

I really hate to rain on your parade but I went through this myself and I can tell you that your expectations are absolutely unrealistic. "How difficult can it be, right? The algorithm is pretty straight forward and I just need to connect it to IB API. Perhaps 20k - 30k will do and a guy from...

let's wait until he figures out that stock purchases can be cheaper by selling puts. He might reinvent the wheel XD

what do you mean by interpreting stock market data feeds? Do you need someone to program a feed handler for your HFT database or do you want someone to tell you when to buy and sell?

frontrunning onchain trades is a game for the big boys due to transaction fees and tech. It's not working for small fries anymore. Or do you think you can compete with Wintermute over a 10% mispricing? Good luck

OP might be a monkey, but the question actually isn´t so bad when you relate it to skew. When you buy a vega neutral 10delta butterfly (aka. you´re buying max volga) you will pay a lot of kurtosis (wings are expensive compared to ATM) as higher vol is anticipated and vice versa. If you find a...

Depending on where you are and where most of your trades go this is probably the best option. I'm paying 1k/month for a dedicated server and 10gps network and it's completely worth it. Colo access to exchanges can be really expensive but if you're not racing against the HFTs, cross connection...

hm...as far as I'm concerned I quit running stuff on my local machine. Way to much volatility in bandwidth. So I deployed all my infra to a dedicated server that I access via remote desktop. Latency between my brain and the exchange increased 2x but all the execution algos are consistent now...

Gold and silver owned through bonded warehouse in Switzerland...this structure is as old as time. There are countless services added to this trade such as using it as collateral for your credit card, savings plans, etc. To be honest @VicBee I do not understand your question in this context: Do...

I agree with you on most of what you are saying here, but my point is different and probably I failed to deliver it. When we´re talking about that poker player as well as your bike experience, table selection/setting is the key differentiator. Riding a bike in a suburban environment vs. riding...

Once and for all, psychology has no correlation with trading results. Zero. It´s another cash grab for the gurus and I wonder why there are still people believing in that BS. When you are in a position and you are anxious, you have to control breathing or do any other ridiculous coping...

Well, we´re all trying to not be an ass, aren´t we?

but what does it even mean?