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    George Fontanills

    Fontanills is a joke. The only people who linger on his website are the total newbies that didn't quite learn what a ratio backspread was from his seminar, or are trying to find out how to maintain a delta-neutral position with only $10k. Yeah it can be done...... until you run start running...
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    Advertiser PM Spam?

    I didn't intend to make a "big deal" out of unsolicited PM I received upon registering, but thought it was an issue worth bringing up in this "Feedback" section. I wasn't trying to draw attention to the specific PM I received, but rather to the topic of unsolicited advertising via PM's. This...
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    Advertiser PM Spam?

    Good point. But... general web netiquette is to advertise via banner ads and other visual media. Email advertising is usually frowned upon, except for cases of opt-in lists. What happens if there are 10 vendors that all send PM's to users who sign up? And then regular PM's every month? I'm...
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    KwikPOP

    I bought the indicators and diligently followed all the docs and had terrible results with it. Actually, the first week paper trading the system the results were wonderful. I jumped in with both feet and trading real money lost 6 weeks in a row day trading. I should've done more backtesting...
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    Can you follow your system?

    You can if you understand the underlyings of the system. If it's built from some inherent observation of market behavior. If it's just a pseudo-random collection of indicators with no real empirical reason why the system should work I think it is harder to follow. I also like systems where...
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    Slow NYSE execution with CyberTrader

    I switched from CyberTrader to Datek then to IB. I noticed the same thing with CyberTrader, but my decision to switch was based on commissions. IB's execution speed seems faster than both CT and Datek IME.
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    Advertiser PM Spam?

    Long time lurker here. I just registered for ET and received a "friendly email" from Advanced Futures President & Founder Mark Hyman. He was "welcoming me to the board" but it was obvious the email was just spam trying to get my attention and maybe, potentially, possible use Advanced Futures...
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    Excel DDE and IB (2nd)

    Thanks for the TWSAPI Yahoo Group reference.
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