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    Global Macro Trading Journal

    The Committee will closely monitor incoming information on economic and financial developments in coming months. If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the Committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities, undertake additional asset...
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    Global Macro Trading Journal

    MY FB target is mid $20's possibly high $20's ala JCP
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    Global Macro Trading Journal

    Trying a swing on FB here. $20.72 stop at $19.45
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    how I walk into a trap and lost $1k

    Did you get filled at 5 cents?If you did, call your broker and bust the trade, say that you got filled at way outside the correct price
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    Global Macro Trading Journal

    If FB breaks $20 the bottom is probably in. Might take a shot there
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    Where is the IB order server located?

    Its ok for IB to be slower than most HFTs but not the other brokers(With servers in NYC)
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    Where is the IB order server located?

    Someone correct me if I'm wrong but this is a huge deal for stops in important points. Say you are long a stock and its going down to $20 which was previous support. You have a stop at $19.96, when the price breaks $20 usually there is an avalanche of market orders from stops and HFTs gaming...
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    Where is the IB order server located?

    They don't have to provide you can know by the fact the speed is limited(speed of light) and they are not even in the same city, right now all the HFTs and brokers located in NYC are getting executed before IB orders
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    Where is the IB order server located?

    This is a nice tip for overall order execution. However IB is supposed to have a server in NYC if they want their clients to have better executions. Currently orders resting at IB(Like stops) are too slow due their location
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    Automated Trading Course - Part 1: Programming

    OP, which compiler are you using?
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    Where is the IB order server located?

    Latency for orders that rest on the broker. This is a big deal for people that put stops in common spots(recent support and resistance). The difference in a few milliseconds in execution can translate in many cents in slippage
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    Has anyone tried running more than 4 monitors from a Laptop ?

    It will be far cheaper to use a VGA/HDMI to USB adapter
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    Global Macro Trading Journal

    I expect the market will test Draghi commitment severely at the first sign of trouble. I doubt he will go SNB on bond yields, I just don't think thats something the ECB would do without stocks getting decimated and the world being on the verge of another lehman in a matter of days Things are...
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    Where is the IB order server located?

    Is it in Greenwich or NY?
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    Has anyone tried running more than 4 monitors from a Laptop ?

    I use 2 external monitors on my HP laptop(total 3 displays). 1 on the VGA port and 1 on the USB port(with a VGA to USB adapter). I could probably put another monitor or 2 comfortably buying more adapters Its not a bad solution. Each adapter is $50 and resolution goes up to 1900x1080(And yes...
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    Global Macro Trading Journal

    Its more likely the ECB will underdeliver than the opposite given their history. Point is, Hussman is totally correct that markets are interpreting things as they wish rather than on reality
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    Global Macro Trading Journal

    No ex ante quantitative limits are set on the size of Outright Monetary Transactions.” Read carefully – the ECB did not promise “unlimited” financing. Rather, it refused to specify an amount in advance (ex-ante), because it doesn’t want the markets to look at some inadequately small...
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    Question about trade busts and cancellations

    Lets say a stock moves down by 40% in some kind of glitch does the cancellations affect all trades after 30%(SEC criteria for the KCG situation) to 40% or all trades from 0% down to 40%
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    Surf's Special Situation Journal

    JCP last earnings release leading to a huge volume spike and the creeper up movement was one of the most obvious bottoms I've seen this year
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    Global Macro Trading Journal

    JCP shorts getting smashed. Jan 2014 37.5 calls up more than 100%
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