A couple of questions:
1. What instruments or instrument classes is this valid for?
2. Can it be applied to / is it effective on higher intervals such as hourly and daily?
A glossary of acronyms would be useful.
I'm both interested and sceptical.
Interested because it seems like a general model that could help to optimize my multi-day trades on an intraday basis.
Sceptical because my strategy, like many is about simplicity and waiting for the good opportunities, and this looks a bit like over...
Is the second half still on, I was looking forward to it, or is this more of a bollocking session?
Jack, I'm pretty sure you once asked what a river was. :)
As for hardware, best to check the compatibility lists provided by the distributions.
Any HP or Dell box will be fine in most cases.
Compatibility problems I have experienced in the past have been to do with lack of driver support for video or wifi hardware. Setting up multiple monitors...
Choose a distro - probably one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution#Popular_distributions
If running headless (on a server) then your criteria will be different than for a desktop.
Three major considerations are hardware compatibility, package management and GUI /...
I use Linux, but it's of no benefit unless running or developing custom software (that has no Windows dependencies).
Windows is the sensible choice in most cases.
Hard stop with every order, restrict order size in account settings, restrict maximum number of trades per day, keep only necessary/minimal capital in account (and use margin), segregate. Have a kill switch.
Keep your job. Automate (keep track of P&L with mobile TWS or a custom app). Scale up if it continues to work. Scale down or stop if it doesn't. Post your results in a journal thread - it could be interesting. Reflect on fair criticism (assume it's fair until you're sure it's not).
The best...
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