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On the Interactive Brokers download page there are two packages for download. One is the daily package of the most recent build, and the other is the 'stable' package that has been tested and used for some time. The 'daily' package has the API closed by default. So, download the 'stable'...

"The markets determine how much you can make; you determine how much you can lose..." Linda Bradford Raschke

Hi Jack, "Finally I'm under more comprehensive treatment and the intense pain is being ameliorated. Next, I will be able to lessen the narcotics." Wishing you the very best Jack and wisdom and skill to your medical team..... In all of your posts I have never found a real good description of...

If you are interested in Python, Coursera has a class starting in a few weeks. https://www.coursera.org/course/interactivepython "An Introduction to Interactive Programming Python" What is interesting about this class is they have developed an online development environment at codesulptor.org...

A few years ago there was a book published that used MRI scans to show brain activity. They used games to stimulate the brain and the game was the same for two groups of players. The difference was that 1 group was playing for 'points' and the other group was playing for 'cash'. The MRI...

Some of his 'magic' was the scale of the house he was building. I remember it very well, and was very impressed at the time. Anyone building a place this big must be trading very well...... The bridge to the front door must have been built on 75 foot pilings. The photos in this article do...

There was a very nice opening just now with K200 KOPSI index futures..... Look around.....

What have you found to be the best news source? Good trading!

Hi ET, Do you have a fixed list of stocks that you trade every day, or you scan for new stocks every day? If you scan what are you looking for? Good trading!

Take a look at "Calculated Bets: Computers, Gambling and Mathematical Modeling To Win" It came out before Moneyball and describes a working system. "Steven Skiena, a jai-alai enthusiast and computer scientist, documents how he used computer simulations and modeling techniques to predict...

Emotions are necessary and can be helpful.... A good book that helped me a lot is 'Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why' by Laurance Gonzales. Gonzales show many examples of people in life and death situations and what approach to emotions and intellect work and what did not work...

There is a vendor nightscalper.com that has a room open all night to trade ES on Globex. There is plenty of ES volume even overnight and you can learn a lot from that room day after day. I think most of the members in the room are just learning so you would probably be comfortable there. I...

Hi niteflite, About 4 years ago I decided to transition to trading. I knew my dayjob was going to end and I had plenty of time to prepare. As a programmer I developed my own charting software that works with InteractiveBrokers. Probably better to use off the shelf product, but I like my...

Yeah, I remember, Surf spent days denying that VN had blown up and then when the news was out claimed that he was the first one to announce the blowup on ET. What an act, still at it eh Surf. You keep this story in front of people and extend the thread and it does not help you buddy at all...

Virtu, one of the largest HFT firms, has just delayed its IPO based in part of the Lewis uproar over HFT. The chart below shows that Virtu had only 1 trading day loss from Jan 1 2009 to Dec 31 2013. 1 losing day in 1238 trading days. Do you believe these results are generated in a fair...