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Is it better to trade butterfly only few days before the expire?

Quantitative Equity Traders * Previous track record averagg 12-18% (or greater) annualized return with Sharpe Ratio > 2.0 and standard deviation < 6.0 Is this the norm for such job? http://www.recruitass.com/jobs/displayjob.asp?jobID=15

Yes. This is what I want to ask. If I only expect 2 or 3 ticks profits, is 10 minutes too long?

2 hours? Too long for me! Anyone using time stops in minutes range?

Anyone using time stop? Is it a common practice for intraday trading? What is the normal time stop for trading futures like Bund, DAX and FTSE? Any books or website about it?

great! any more?

Good or not?

1. Presently, what is your single biggest fear in life? It need not be limited to the trading arena. Making mistakes in trading i.e. lossing money. 2. How, and to what extent, do you think this fear has either helped or hindered you? Either. It perevents me from pulling the trigger...

Is the CFA much more well-known than the Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) ? Are they relevant to trading?

GBL and ESTX50 But NQ is OK! Are the Eurex data sources having problem?

Is the backfill not available today?

Great point!!!!!!!!!!!:cool:

Are round numbers also a magnet for the prices of interest rate futures? Just like the 121.00 for the Bund today. It sticked to it for quite a long time.

you long lots of them?

It seems options traders have to wait until the expire friday before closing their trades. My long butterfly of the QQQQ open last month was not profitable until yesterday. And then suddenly, it gave me the maximum profits had I waited until the market close! Funny game!

ISTJ:confused:

Which one is the best book about Buffett's investment methodology?

the quote from Yahoo shows Strike Symbol Last Chg Bid Ask Vol Open Int 41.00 QQQAO.X 2.17 0.17 2.10 2.20 1,772 111,667 So it is possible to enter a limit order in between the bid and ask. Is it a common practice?

Anyone playing the Bund and Bobl at the same time? Or even the Schaz? They are so closely related I feel they are twins and just have different sizes in movement.

If the pivot points are close together, does it mean the price would have more blocks to break (a range market)?