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  1. Gimpyron

    Tickdatamarket.com

    :cool:
  2. Gimpyron

    Tickdatamarket.com

    Hey Benem Yes i did purchase data from the site, it seems pretty good actually. They are cheap relative to other sites, when I asked for the reason they said they are smaller than most firms, it makes sense. I would recommend the site.
  3. Gimpyron

    About the pings

    Hey, thanks for the comment I am scalping for ticks actually, the whole idea of using batteries appeals to me as well. I am about to hire tech guy to program my idea, I hope 158 ms will fill the right price. (no I dont need to be faster than the big players!)
  4. Gimpyron

    Tickdatamarket.com

    Thank you equalizer, I will check it out
  5. Gimpyron

    About the pings

    Thank you guys, I keep learning.
  6. Gimpyron

    About the pings

    Hello I am using IB for my trades, I want to develop some kind of automated trading algo. for that matter, I want to check my connection to IB servers: Now, as I use CMD, ping: For USA: For EU: Is this 158ms ok? 100ms? I want to trade futures mainly, I dont "fight" another big players...
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    Tickdatamarket.com

    I didn't say that I said " last post (about tickdatamarket) someone said the firm is illegal" I want to check before I am saying anything
  8. Gimpyron

    Tickdatamarket.com

    Hello Do you guys have some kind of experience with this tick - data provider firm? Last post here on the forum (3 years ago) claimed that the firm is illegal. the site is still up, so i just wonder if anyone heard, bought, took a glance on their services www.tickdatamarket.com cheers
  9. Gimpyron

    Trading Volatility

    LOL your edit made me laugh i do agree with you, time = exposure. anyway every seller knows he will face losses. overall, net net, the average p&l tend to favor the seller.. (according to T.T and i do feel that way in my own trading). PS, even when you buy option you face the irrational markets...
  10. Gimpyron

    Trading Volatility

    Well.. when you sell you do have some edge i suppose.. the reason is that you sell the only thing that is certain, passage of time.. you dont have to wait for the market to go right (and pay for that air time)
  11. Gimpyron

    How does forex options expire

    "Settlement Procedures: Option on physical delivery futures contract" Ain't the option and the future supposed to expire in the same time? The link helps in general view but for my micro situation i need more details, i keep reading as well
  12. Gimpyron

    How does forex options expire

    that's exactly my problem, simulated trades are difficult to fill and the prices, most of the time, not reliable
  13. Gimpyron

    How does forex options expire

    Hello all, i hope i got to the right forum, I am interested to understand the behaviour of forex in terms of futures and options. Few things need to be learend and so i study them. I will explain somthing i dont understand throgh exampel: lets assume i sell eur.usd APR20, 1.12 call option for...
  14. Gimpyron

    A New Options Trader's Worry

    Hey that ljmp fund, specialize selling options? or i got you all wrong? you said you dont like selling options, but how you short volatility? by which kind of structure?
  15. Gimpyron

    A New Options Trader's Worry

    I like your thread, it makes alot of sense and to be honest this is a subject which i continuously deny over and over in my head - simply prefer to ignore this questions, and they come alot. sum zero game? - ofc.. but i believe there are many reasons for individual to take positions in the...
  16. Gimpyron

    24 / 7 trading

    Fair enough, do you have personal experience trading those futures? (i want to include cover selling with options)
  17. Gimpyron

    24 / 7 trading

    Hello guys, this might be obvious for some of you, do you guys know products who trade 24 /7? (or 24/6) i was thinking about forex. anything else? i prefer traded in US exchanges. second priority goes to products who trade in US, europe and asia so we can cover 24/7 pretty much. any ideas?
  18. Gimpyron

    Collective2

    hey guys someone here familiar with the services this site offers? - https://www.collective2.com/ the concept is really nice, if you have experience with this site i would like to hear about it! the main reason this service attracts me is diversity (apply different products and strategies i...
  19. Gimpyron

    Took out a loan to transition to full-time trading. 24 years old.

    Your young. the time for drastic changes is now. start small, dont leave your job unless you know you can find another one if things go wrong. srsly, start trading before and after work time, in case the work time sits on wall st time you always can trade another markets (chart is a chart for...
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