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“Gann’s trading strategies are still widely used today, long after his death in 1955. Gann's disciples claim he was one of the most successful stock and commodity traders who ever lived, while critics argue there's no concrete proof he ever made a great fortune from speculation.” Source-...

He was successful at producing shit

And this guy focuses on the structural aspects: https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/billionaire-ken-griffin-buys-americas-most-expensive-home-for-238-million.329153

On target to do what? His ideas are so detached form the actual structure of the market, that your better off using Elliot Wave and Gann theory.

I hope you realize, that Mark Douglas(RIP) never made a red cent actively trading. I generally look up to experts who lead by example :)

No such thing. The turning points are perpetual.

Cool. I'm sure API discussions will run rampant there :)

Why switch? Did AMP rub you the wrong way, or something?

Keep dreaming

Sig is right. They are margin nazis, but for me the advantages (costs/execution/API) outweigh the disadvantages. I lean heavily on the conservative size with IB margin, never exceeding 70% allowance. They haven’t auto-fleeced me yet (fingers crossed).

I’d recommend just saving up and investing with a retail broker to get portfolio margin once you pass 100k balance.

First you open an individual account with a broker and then after showing a track record of a year or two you can open an LLC account and negotiate to get the personal guarantee removed. You can get that done with about $1M cash in the LLC account.

I'll trade shoes with him any time.

Low lag=High noise No free money

They just reduce it, in the least abrasive way possible (according to them) until the account is margin compliant.

That’s about right. Their auto-liquidation programs kick in at 1545 EST. I start my own auto-liquidation at 1544.

Yes sir

There is an entire field of forecasting based on combining predictions and even models together. In many (if not most) situations, you're going to get a more accurate prediction from leveraging the strengths of different models, especially if they capitalize on very different aspects of the...

Stacking strategies is what the ML world calls it. Can be done in institutional account, which allows segregating accounts/strategies