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Client ID is in there to send orders and the sample portfolio page works when I subscribe its just that its unstable and needs to be restarted at times. I think it may be due to the worksheet.change event that controls it but I'm not sure. Either way I need a work around and the DDE link was...

Simple question, Using the Excel DDE, what is the syntax to return the porftolio's values (Symbol, Shares, Avg Price, etc.)? I tried the following: =test123|acct!id0?localsymbol? But it returned 0 for all id values, I am sending orders automatically through the orders spreadsheet...

Two of my strategies have about 8 months of actual performance [positive of course ;)] along with backtested performance so I can measure the variance between. The other strategies have been backtested utilizing methods to match as close to real performance as possible. Removing all trades on...

Are there any prop trading firms that will seed automated and/or mechanical trading strategies? No or very very little capital contribution. Intra-day and overnight. This is assuming both tested systems and robust backtested models with all the fixings (commission, slippage, execution...

Paulson a product of 80% luck, 20% skill.

Risk, You mentioned in a previous post how any idiot can trade barriers; while I'm your idiot! I've been purchasing no-touch (miss) and touch(hit) options on currency pairs, hedging with the spot. You were absolutely right when you say the trick is in the hedge. I've noticed that the...

"Yes, as any directional or vol forecast is based upon daily-bar analysis" Great trade! Just curious, did you expect a bounce off the 200 MA?

This has got to be tough but you can definetely help a lot of people on here perhaps by telling us what some of your trading mistakes were, what securities you traded, strategy, etc. I think in life and trading, you learn so much more from your mistakes then from your successes. I'm going...

Back on Kudlow again tonight. This guy is buying the dollar cause Kudlow told him to. Being a hedge fund manager is EZY!

Question, If 90% of prop traders at a typical shop fail, what percentage of prop traders fail at places like GHCO, FSNY, that also hire people with little to no experience?? Those firms pay a good starting salary and are highly competitive, but are they naturally better at hiring future...

rosy, You wouldn't happen to know if they post positions somewhere or just cold call the list to see who's hiring? Thanks!

Wait I'm lost, your daytrading the legs of a calendar spread? Is this because of the limited capital or do you actually have a system for going long/short?? If so, why go into a calendar-just as a partial hedge?

Here's an update, still no job: I was offered a position at the prop firm, low salary, one year as an assistant, then take the series 7. The trading style is daytrading and fundamental swing trading, which I really like because I thought all these prop shops taught were tape reading/scalping...

There is a new book on the shelves called "House of Money" where they interview a few traders, including a prop trader at Goldman. It's pretty interesting and he goes into a little of the history of the prop group. From the early days where they were encouraged to take risk. Describes one...

Leads have slowed WAY down. Rejection notes have been piling up nicely, I could probably heat the house this winter with all of them. So yeah, I'm getting frustrated. I have an interview Thursday with a prop daytrading firm. When I first saw these positions advertised a few years back I was...

Just saw something on CNBC regarding engineers, according to the report new engineers are getting starting salaries of $70K! I'm a mech eng, '02 and started at $50K. In 2002 this was a huge deal as a lot of my friends couldn't get a 'real' job and many accepted mid 30's because there was...

so this guy just wrote for thestreet.com cause he knew some stuff about the telecom business and was able to parlay that into a $150 million hedge fund? Smarter then he looks. Anybody know his track record?

Anybody know where this guy comes from? The only background I can get on the internet is he's an econ major from University of New Mexico, he's a telecom 'insider', writer for thestreet.com, and runs a hedge fund? Nothing against the guy but I've seen him on Kudlow a couple times and today he...

Check out the websites of the big I-banks, UBS, JP, Goldman. They post a lot of internships for college undergrads. Also if your college offers access to Monstertrak, they post a lot of internships on that.

New York didn't follow through, they hired another sales trader who was bringing a small book with him, I was no contest. This is definetly a setback and quite frustrating. I'll go over my interview notes and resume, see if I can improve on something cause my record blows. Ha, job hunting...