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Less than half percent ... Less than 0.5 percent would be $100 per $20,000. You'd have a cushion if (or when) you have a losing streak. Always, always protect your capital. Risking half a percent will allow you to stay around to see if your trading system really works. :cool:

Sounds like you're risking too much per trade.

... such is the dilemna, most traders face.

Still testing that strategy I suppose ?

10 losses in a row are not likely, for a good trading system, but, still statistically probable. The point is if you take an unlikely string of losing trades ... what kind of damage will it do to your psyche, desire to trade, and your account balance.

Heck no ... Take your system and look at the average loss. Imagine you'll have 10 losses in a row. When the amount you have left after 10 losses in a row represents only 10 percent of your initial starting amount then you'll have enough. For example if you risk $100 per trade. After 10...

How is that trading strategy working for you ?

I've traded both and my risk to reward is better with YM. When I compute stats of actual trading results, I've found that I have better trading signals for that market.

Do any of these firms let you come in and check out the facilities?

... Sounds like a sales pitch ...

Stop trading immediately ! Re examine your recent trading habits, reasons for entering and exiting the market, trading vehicles, and psychological state. You shouldn't resume trading until you've identified the cause(s) of your recent drawdown.

So ... how has that ym/es trade been working out for you?

C'mon ... how easy is get short crude oil, and then have a stop at 42.0 Some people seem to want to wait until the market sells off before the want to get short, but the best profits are at the beginning of the turn-around.

consistently good sharpe ratio, positive equity curve, and amount risk less than 1% per trade makes for a successful trading system.

[/b]That is $64,000 answer !!! Cut your losers, and let your winners run !!!

while not a riskless trade ... there is a high level of consistentcy as long as you're willing to sit on the DJ vs. SP spread for days or weeks as needed.

spyders and es futures are highly correlated ... use them to offset each other.

Can I trade futures and or forex?

How much is a reasonable fee?

There is a problem in trying to arb these two, because the SSF in not trading very actively.