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    NQ futures day trading systems

    No offense...but,that's relative. To me,and a lot of people, 8% is a nice return,and that's very possible with an EOD system. By the way, thanks for the attachments. Very interesting.
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    NQ futures day trading systems

    By the way...if you want to email me your EOD system rules I'd be more than happy to help you beta-test it. :D
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    NQ futures day trading systems

    Okay...same thing :) Well, I'll tell you what. If I had an EOD system that gave a 4.0 over any sustained period with 40% or so winners I'd "Learn" to like long term trading...Lol That's Great! As far as intraday trading goes,I think you're being very realistic in expecting a 1.2 Some of the...
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    NQ futures day trading systems

    hi...I have a dumb question here. What do you mean by "Profit Factor" ? The same as "Net Prof : Loss Ratio" ?
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    WIN 2000 or WIN XP?

    I Found It!!...lol Sorry,you were right. Seems it will only cause problems if you switch out a lot of stuff at the same time.www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-200...(the 8th question)...Have a good day
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    WIN 2000 or WIN XP?

    Hi DblArrow...:) Sorry to be so vague. Here's where I got my "opinion" from. Lol The first link concerns the two OS similiarities...www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article10-001... I couldn't find the article I read about the hardware problem,but it's in there somewhere! It's a pretty neat...
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    WIN 2000 or WIN XP?

    Just something to consider...if you install XP and then change some hardware later on (video card, Harddrive, modem,etc) it causes problems and you have to re-register or something. When you install XP initially,it appears, it takes note of all your hardwares IDs. I was told W2K was practically...
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    Anybody making any real $$$???

    www.futuresource.com/cfnews.asp?s=iis2&c=30&aid=57138
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    Wanted: Custom-built computer

    If you want to try it youself,here's a link(www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=648594) to a fairly new do-it-yourself page. You can get good prices on components and shipping at www.newegg.com. Also,newegg lets customers leave reviews on the products they purchase. Hope this helps
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    System Upgrade Question

    True...you can forget about support... Point Taken
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    System Upgrade Question

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    Futures vs. Stocks

    Yes...the point being, we are getting screwed in commissions. Your okay stevet, give me an email sometime. :D
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    System Upgrade Question

    Hi BullFighter...Just because you buy a computer on Ebay doesn't mean it's a cheapee...you can get a piece of crap at CompUsa or BestBuy,too. You can also get high quality machines on ebay in the $1500 to $2500 range and still save money if you bought the same machine at comp-usa or bb. The...
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    System Upgrade Question

    Hi...There's a program called Norton anti-virus that is very good at detecting and stopping a virus before it ruins your machine. You can get a copy on Ebay for about $20 bucks. Give it a try!:)
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    Futures vs. Stocks

    4.80 means the cards are stacked against you, $7 means you might as well throw in the towel, before it strangles you __________________ stevet Very true...but, unless you're trading 100 contracts a day I don't know where you can get round turns cheaper? :confused:
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    Futures vs. Stocks

    Hi...stevet makes a very good point. Try to find the lowest commissions possible. They affect your bottom-line" considerably" I understand that IB (Interactive Brokers) offers an excellent $4.80 rt,and DTFutures has $7.00 rt. Hope this helps
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    System Upgrade Question

    Okay...make fun of me and my ebay suggestion!:D So how's this for a "touche" $236 and that includes shipping! I just saved you $21 bucks and you get a new computer! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2016133698 Have a nice day :)
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    Futures vs. Stocks

    Hi...trading commodities instead of stocks can save you up to 50 percent tax on most of the gain...Ted Tesser, CPA Ted explains this alot better than I do,so I'll just quote from his book" The Traders Tax Solution". "The short-term rate, which generally applies to positions held less than...
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    Historical tick data for testing systems

    Hi...I've used tickdata with my omega software. A little tricky to install,but once you get it installed it works fine. I'm not positive,but it seems like there was an option with the software to create continous contracts when you install. Hope this helps. www.tickdata.com
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    Money\Risk Management Books

    Hi...Portfolio Management Formulas by Ralf Vince is good and I think he has another out.
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