Recent content by twtrader

The Bund is ok, Eurex can be a pain of an exchange. Had problems with them last week going down and not knowing Eurex positions.

This thread is crazy. Just read the decision http://courtweb.pamd.uscourts.gov/courtwebsearch/ctxc/00D3wT6v.pdf What they are saying that they CAN sue so that federal agents cannot break into a house without a warrant, arrest people, coerce them to sign documents and hold them in jail for at...

I would learn how to program with a project. Real use of a language in context speeds learning. As for teaching, I would say C# with out the OO stuff, then learn OO. Then Python and beyond.

I would take a look at this book, I really enjoyed reading it. The author worked at large firms for 10 years and then went to trade on his own. Very similar to your story...

It is all a matter of goal setting and perception management. If everything is outlined beforehand in a completion document, then it is easier to work for a fixed price. Even given a completion document it is not a guarantee that it will go smoothly, some clients will be a pain in the ass...

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Shouldn't your trainer be helping you with this ? Or when you say 'prop firm', you mean levered broker ?

[1] Probably [2] No, you could also use TT

Very true. I have my universe of stocks on my watch list so I do not load thousands of stocks. I screen for technicals during the day, so it works for me.

I know it can get Yahoo! end of data for free for stocks. Other than that, I think you can get it from your broker connection, like IB.

I made one for Ninja Trader. http://blog.traderwerks.com/2008/08/23/narrow-range-market-analyzer-scan/ You can use Ninja Trader for free.

I cannot realistically see C# taking over from C++, and this is from a person who codes C# day in and day out. As long as Microsoft ties C# to windows, it will not become the standard in finance. Now, if Microsoft was to GPL C#, that would be a whole different story. And no, mono doesn't...

IB has changed margin during the day before. Recently , they changed margin during the day, and gave notice before they changed it. Sort of a dick move, but at least they gave notice.