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    Ninjatrader and prop firms

    would that answer be, "NO PROP FIRM?" how can that be?? i thought NT was pretty reputable software....pretty much all futures broker offer it..
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    Ninjatrader and prop firms

    Any firms out there that offer connectivity through ninjatrader? for stock trading rather than futures.
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    Sp500, Dow, Nasd

    i dont think that would answer my question. maybe it will. i will think about it
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    Sp500, Dow, Nasd

    Anyone here done research in finding which one of the index's tend to over react? for example, when market is down 1%; which one of them tends to be down more than 1%, consistently? i have a system that trades ranges and basically i'm looking for a index to trade that tends to ''overreact"...
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    Understanding futures commissions

    why is commissions on futures soo high? i mean it's the same machines that are doing all the work. how can prop trading offer commissions as low as .002 per trade
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    Understanding futures commissions

    Deep discounting is cheap but like you said, feed and platform fees are eleminated with mirus / Optimus. Rithmic Feed can cost a hundred buck and platform ... Same. So I really don't get what mars deep discounting any different
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    Understanding futures commissions

    Right and the "other" feeds that other brokers charge are usually 1+ dollar. And one trade on both side ends up costing 4 to 5 dollars. I find that rediculas on the most liquid market such as emini. So what is truly a cheap broker where the net fee is cheap? Bc 5$ per trade is rediculas if...
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    Understanding futures commissions

    * $0.40 per side does not include exchange fees, NFA fees and software fees where applicable. the only winners here are brokers and exchanges.. they make money no matter what.. and lots of it. geezz..
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    Understanding futures commissions

    IB rate is $0.85 on 1 contract Mirus is ES $.49; PLUS exchange fee for 1$? = so total is 1.49?? On IB site it says " Our pricing for futures in US markets includes our low broker commission plus exchange, regulatory and clearing fees. You are not charged a carrying fee for positions held...
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    results: backtesting vs market replay vs live

    Not if ur workin with tick data..
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    results: backtesting vs market replay vs live

    NInjatrader indeed...... Is live testing the only solution? Spent months programming these strats. Any solution here or does this just mean that.. Big hedge funds win bc their software is bryter
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    results: backtesting vs market replay vs live

    Well given that mostly all products are highly correlated with one another .. This applies to all products. But to answer ur question.. Emini to be exact
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    results: backtesting vs market replay vs live

    ALL ARE DIFFERENT! backtesting 1 min data vs tick data= results are different by a LARGE amount backtesting second data vs tick data= results are diff by a LARGE amount testing on market replay vs backtesting ^^ above = results are diff by a LARGE amount then live trading is totally...
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    is there a emini for VIX??

    So I guess there isn't really any liquid hedging options when it comes to futures?
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    is there a emini for VIX??

    is there a emini type of futures product for vix?
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    Slippage/Market orders on ES

    Hi, was going to make a thread but I think your topic is similar to my question. What about when the market makes "sharp moves" what kind of slippage can a ES trader expect? Pretty much every educational video/book I've read about trading the ES emphasize on the fact that this instrument...
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    Need Some Help! Need Stocks That Move Slow!

    Those two are no good lol, lots of choppy trading. I need smooth trading, slow trading, lots of volume. Look at AA, AXP XLF Screener gets to the point, saves time, Can update it monthly easily Screen idea: small deviation between the average 1 min bar of each high/low candle for months?
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    Need Some Help! Need Stocks That Move Slow!

    Thx, will go through all of them over the weekend. Those do look like what I am looking for. Small sized candles
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    Need Some Help! Need Stocks That Move Slow!

    Not really, look at XLF
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    Need Some Help! Need Stocks That Move Slow!

    Hi, I need some ideas on developing a screener that will help me compile stocks that move slow. They can be volatile but not have lots of velocity. They can have huge daily ranges, but should not move extremely quick. They also need to be highly liquid Example of NOT what i'm looking for...
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