Recent content by Quah

Awesome. Someone quoted me from something like 7 years ago! Holy shit, ES - you are still around eh?

72 trades of 1 contract indicate a $5 per trade profit, on average, after commish. Less than 1 tick or either ES or ER2. How can you be sure you have any edge whatsoever if the profit per trade is less than the instrument you are trading even ticks at?

1,819 1,819 3,638 Except on Sundays - then: 1,201 1,201 2,402

:D Don't think for a minute that they care anything about your secret strategies. They will certainly make far more money from fees and commissions than they would trading any of their customers strategies.

Shhh.

Exactly. However, the only orders I cancel are the ones that go against me - so in the long run, I save money.

Why didn't you just send the $1 check like they requested? Close your accounts and go elsewhere. I'm sure that will show them! :D

With futures, it doesn't matter how many times a day you trade. Futures are treated as Section 1256 contracts. 60% of your profits are taxed as long term capital gains, 40% of your profits are taxed as short term capital gains. See IRS form 6781. This is one of the advantages to...

Yes, throwing money away non-frivolously should be the ticket...

None as far as I know. Prints will be grouped together by the exchange itself.

Lol, no - not exactly.

Thanks TM!

I wonder if there is any chance of getting some old account information?

Oh lord - Before I even posted I knew that Mr. Market would show up... :D

Around 2000 and 2001 I traded options through a firm called "Mr. Stock". Does anyone have any idea if they still exist in some form or another? Were they bought out by someone? Thanks for any information.