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    Journal: Small account challenge - $2k to $50k Daytrading options

    Hmm, ok. What is typical duration of a trade then?
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    Journal: Small account challenge - $2k to $50k Daytrading options

    Couple questions based on your post: 1) How much is the commission round trip? 2) How many ES pts are you looking for in order to make options a better instrument than future themselves? Looking forward to your response...
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    Cliff Asness: Illiquidity May Not Be a Private Equity ‘Bug’

    He's got the cart before the horse, investors want an 8:1 return potential first and foremost, the lack of liquidity lowering the amount of bad decisions is a positive externality...
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    Thoughts on Larry Connors books?

    Doesn't look like anything special, cool it worked for you though...
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    Looking For A Trading Computer?

    Why not check out remote desktop? Speedytradingservers.com worked well for me...
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    Took out a loan to transition to full-time trading. Now 27 years old.

    When I read the title of thread, figured the guy would have offed himself by now, congrats on swimming instead of sinking...
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    Made A Trading Bot And Gave It $1k To Trade!

    Seems safer to SIM trade for 6 months, optimize system during that time...
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    Are You a Parasite?

    Trading adds nothing to society, however it hurts no one Most people's fall in love w/ the upside of their profession, while totally ignoring or rationalizing the downside...
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    Just as I said. China is going to win the trade war

    Agree however should have been done since day 1 of getting in office to give him breathing room from the next election. China falling apart fast, however 2020 election is as well...
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    ES Journal - 2019/2020

    What's the target? Got up to 3203 ish since that call...
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    Tax lobbyist who represented Renaissance Technologies sentenced for tax evasion

    Seems from the outside, that the fees they charge would allow them to pay the salaries and purchase equipment required to produce the returns they have on the AMOUNT of capital they are trading with...
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    Algo trading - partner needed.

    How about Emini Vinny? seems that guy could use a partner...
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    Considering Trading Treasury Bonds Futures

    Since this original post, have you backtested anything and come up with timeframe you like?
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    What time is the best to trade the BUND?

    Nice thread, was wondering same thing for couple weeks, thanks
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    Tax lobbyist who represented Renaissance Technologies sentenced for tax evasion

    Have been reading the new book on Rentech, was wondering about the tax case regarding basket options tax treatment...
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    AMP Global (Europe) Launched – Ask us anything

    How much does AMP charge for data feed on these symbols that you just posted the day trade margins on>?
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    NQ Paper Trade Journal

    Do you mean: A) Dropping like a knife is clue or B) Steepness decelerating / leveling out is clue for reversals?
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    Starting a new thread for my weekly PnL

    Would you ever be open to reviving this student program? Reason why I ask is b/c 2 weeks away from backtesting module being completed/delivered Have steady sales job (work from home) to pay the bills Not in a hurry, simply looking to collaborate w/ a proven winner...
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    What does it take to be a trader.

    How would you handle being at your day job while the system is running? As you stated previously, demo isn't enough, need to run it in real time. However can lose a ton a money on even one contract so not sure whether to ask current job to let me come in late (risk losing position) or what to...
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    ES/NQ Trading - looking for solutions

    What do you recommend to detect "volume spikes" that translates well for automation?
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