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  1. syswizard

    DDE, Win7, OpenOffice, ThinkOrSwim

    This is such total B.S. Has anyone contacted Google about this problem with Chrome ? To me, given their stellar reputation for only hiring the best and the brightest, might this not be INTENTIONAL ? GOOG hates MSFT...that is known. GOOG hates ORCL...read the papers. GOOG hates anyone who gets...
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    dynamic exit in excel

    Simple stuff in Easy Language....which is specific to trading. VBA/Excel is not. You've got a lot of functionality to build before you can do this. You need functions for determining your position, your time-in-trade, and then a trailing stop function for those positions in the money. Good luck !
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    CMG - potential short - anyone watching

    The CNBC "Fast Money" boys are all over this short...with debit Put spreads....
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    Risk Profile/Graphs in IB

    One solution: fund a new TOS account; D/L the great software; pull your money out, leave $500 in the account.
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    Thinking of throwing in the towel

    Anyone referencing the past for future guidance for investing IN THIS WORLD ECONOMY has got to be kidding, right ? Rational: the crisis that is still unfolding is without precedent....Gold, crude oil, european riots, no American jobs.....this is crazy stuff. Have you all gotten drunk from...
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    Daily Hottie

    Note the huge debate on who's hotter: Sara vs. Megyn Kelly.
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    Daily Hottie

    Babu - that wasn't nice.
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    A trading epiphany

    Keith Fitschen's Presentation on DVD. I see he no longer has that for sale.... http://www.keithstrading.com/
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    A trading epiphany

    Interesting comment....I've always said that as well. The only difference is time-frame and the average trade duration. That being said, the important difference may be this: Counter-trend strategies have been proven to be more effective INTRADAY than trend following.
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    TBT long play

    I can't believe I started this thread back in July with TBT in the 30's ! Support at 19 looks strong. The Fed "put" seems to support a long position. TBT was at 21 just 10 days ago.
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    Excel Question

    Exactly. Reason ? Excel is not secure. All passwords can be uncovered. VBA code is not secure either.
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    What are the most professional automated trading platforms ?

    I know, I know...I had expected them to deliver a blockbuster new release in 7.0, but perhaps it's a "dud" ? It took them forever to get it out the door. I once saw a comparison of Easy Language vs. C# and the Ninja platform. It took almost 5 times the amount of code to do in Ninja that...
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    Daily Hottie

    Not for me.....I'll take the smaller titted one in the black suit with the smokin hot athletic body.
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    What really happened with BATS execution?

    ISO orders can be devastating without circuit-breaker logic. Well, that sums it up.
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    What really happened with BATS execution?

    Yes but liquidity is a huge factor and should have been taken into consideration by the software. I mean if the algos are offering at 10x the bid size at 1 tick under the last print, you've got to reroute or freeze those orders, right ? Otherwise, the bid drops, and then the algos cancel and...
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    What really happened with BATS execution?

    I don't think there are any standards related to this type of software. I mean anyone could write a order-matching engine. In the case of BATS, someone knew there was no circuit breaker logic. I wonder who put out the word ? Some underpaid programmer ?
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    What really happened with BATS execution?

    re: "that article"....What a huge load of B.S. 1) The Waddell and Reed Flash Crash occurred at the CME because the stupid people there didn't have a limit on the number of contracts PER ENTITY. It was specified per TRADER. Had the proper order limit been PROGRAMMED (it's the software !!!)...
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    What are algos actually doing?

    Sounds simple...but what happens when you Buy at the bid and the bid goes down ? When do you cover ? Really, really sophisticated algos know how LONG TO WAIT before pulling the plug. In other words, if they don't get filled within a certain amount of time, they "pull" the order.
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    What are algos actually doing?

    There are literally hundreds of strategies that are employed. Also, with the advent of ETFs and ETNs, the possibilities have really expanded lately.
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    What really happened with BATS execution?

    Likely caused by crappy Indian outsourced software....with a result just like what Marriot experienced: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/30113287/detail.html
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