Recent content by Old European

Why don't you directly work with (options on) crude oil futures?

I am a position trader and my average trade duration is about two months. I usually open and close QM positions during European morning hours. It's sufficiently liquid and slippage is absolutely no problem.

Yes, but it's not an index future

Yes

The DX futures contract is traded on the New York Board of Trade. See http://www.nybot.com/ for contract details.

It always amazes me how even a question like this one gives rise to such subjective and emotional replies. The ideal trader in my mind is a very rational, disciplined and stressless person that doesn't easily get carried away by emotions. Or such traders don't bother to participate in...

Why don't you completely automate your trading and go fishing while your trading system takes care of itself?

I am trading this rather illiquid DX contract thru Man Financial. It is an interesting contract for long-term trend followers despite the considerable fill slippage.

I am looking for a specialized (electronic and pit traded financial and commodity) futures prop trading firm that allows remote trading. Besides (mechanically) trading my own funds out of my home office, I'd like to have access to additional capital in return for a share of the profit. So far...

Man/Mind, I really appreciate your sincere and high quality contributions to this forum. There are far too few messages of this caliber on the forum. Cheers, Old European