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Hey all, I read through this and I almost thought "I really gotta get AmiBroker" until the comments about futures and forex since I do mostly both, don't do stocks. I use IB and they advertise compatability and I want to backtest. What is lacking in terms of futures with AmiBroker? Is it...

Hey Y'all... I recently started trading forex again, and I used to just trade the eurusd but now I am trading more pairs because I am getting better spreads. Can someone please explain to me how to come up with the correct order sizes? I want to go from one pair to the next and have the same...

can someone please tell me how to make my stop work outside of regular trading hours? There is a clock next to it and when I right click on the order it will not let me make it work outside of RTH. thanks steps

Can someone explain to me how the guys in the automated trading championship make 10X their money in three months.

Yeah, I'd have to agree with the get a job and do this on the side approach (unless you can get hired somewhere). But since you have time without a job, you can get into papertrading/backtesting in the meanwhile.

reminds me of the da vinci code, the phalus vs the chaliss...

IB has it the other way around. To buy the iron condor would be the opposite of what your graph says. WTF

hmm, looks like TOS has it the same way as you for the iron condor graph but the regular condor is upside down if you go long. so that would make a long iron condor equivalent to a short condor. wikipedia has it the opposite so is prob wrong. Ok Stoic, I'll go with that.

close I mean.

no, its the opposite. your info paper is wrong. The long condor makes money in the middle and the short makes money if you have to cover.

sorry, let me explain that better. You would want to put the trade on in LOW volatility, you would benefit if volatility went UP.

You would benefit from higher, not lower volatility.

btw I think a butterfly is a better trade if you plan on taking it off before expiration.

Of course a long condor is the opposite of a short condor. I get that. my point is it doesn't matter if you use calls or puts or both to construct the condor. In my experience, there is usally a difference in price for calls or puts. Never quite got a detailed answer on the details of that...

but wait, I realize there is a small difference (why Im not sure) but for the most part arent the put and call and iron condors equivalient? as far as risk reward

Your vega. Your diagonalized spread can actually be broken down into a backspread and two calendar spreads. Both these have positive vega so its a double whammy. You have a positive vega, you're making your money on expanding IV. like the previous response. the IV is what got you.

Wha? can you elaborate. Is vb.net similar to vba. I use vba with excel. Also, where would you get the data to backtest? I use Interactive brokers.

Why not trade an ETF or futures?

OK, can someone fill me in here. When you use RTM, would you use a loose stop and a tight take profit to give the trade some time to work versus a trend technique?

Oh yeah, what about a test where we make people dizzy and make them say the alphabet backwards. Or make them drink exhorbitant amounts then subject them to loud music. Oh wait, that's hazing. Plus, I never said I wanted to join a frat. Just thinking ahead to some interview strategies...