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Another explanation is IQ is linked to the culture of hard work. That's why China and Japan with Confucian views on importance of education rate high.

Being consistently lucky is an edge in itself.

4. How to build a nuclear reactor at home. Sounds crazy but it's being done by dozens of enthusiasts... and a video from BBC (extreme DYI)

At this point I have to agree with AsiaProp. What you say is pure sales speak. "Zero-lag"? There is a necessary lag from comuunicating via a network to the exchange. Even if you discard that there is a (small) lag due to multithreading in Windows or Lunux. Some platforms claim to be able to...

jeb9999, right to the point! $2,000 is a requirement for trading equities on margin. Perhaps, futuman means that IB unnecessarily extend the $2,000 minimum account balance onto futures and currency.

I guess the easiest option here is to rent a computer in a datacenter across the road from the exchange (or, even better, in the exchange building) and access it via Remote Desktop or the like.

I don't think there is a minimum amount. If the account falls below USD 2,000 all trades on margin will be prohibited (it's a regulation - nothing to do with IB). IB may charge "inactivity" fee + data fee. So, the total will work out larger than $10 per month. Check IB Web-site or ask IB...

I am not an expert in neural networks. So, take whatever I have to say with a grain of salt: 1) Training a neural network is very much like calibrating a polynomial approximation. For some things it works. For others it doesn't. 2) Before you start, it helps to understand limitations of a...

30% is not high. The question is what kind of drawdowns he expects. I know people who produced around 50% retrurn per year for a number of years with much larger capital. The questions is just whether the market environment is favourable for the fund manager's style.

Sterling has certainly had a spectacular rebound. However, Euro has probably had all the negative news priced in by now. On one hand, optimists like Jim Rogers are saying that Greece default will be a posistive signal for the Euro. On the other hand, the summer holidays have just started and few...

Hi Mizhael, I agree with Bespoke here. It is unlikely you will devise a self-contained highly-profitable strategy from replicating text-book examples. I am not saying simple ideas don't work but you should ask yourself... if a consistently profitable idea has been implemented in EasyLanguage and...

That's a good point. However, more expensive a card may still be a better option than USB-to-DVI adapters. When Nvidia Quadro NVS 450 came out quite a few users had problems with the card not recognising all of the monitors, which required multiple reboots to fix the issue. It's possible that...

Has anyone used Nvidia Quadro NVS 420 or 450 or ATI FirePro Multi-View 2450 or 2460? Each card is supposed to support up to 4 monitors. ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition supports up to 6 monitors...

Interactive Brokers offer the first 3 (no backtesting). There are a few brokers out there that offer a free NinjaTrader, which should tick all 4 boxes.

Audited track record means exactly what it reads. You'll need a reputable accounting firm to audit the trading results. If it fits your purpose, ask the firm of your choice of they'd audit a brokerage account. People set up an "incubator" because they want to have a continuous track record...

It all boils down to the disaster scenario planning... i.e. with the support level the firm receives whether you may have to spend 30 minutes in the phone queue to close a position if the connectivity goes down.

I am with Went Fishing on this issue. Hard stop placed with a broker/exchange is a must for trader. Even if you have perfect discipline and lightning reflexes, there are still reasons beyond your control. You may loose internet connection, get distracted by a fire alarm... You have to limit...

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Hi GuruTrader, The common mistake you are making is you concentrate on the feature list and think the more features the better. With a goal to implement a profitable trading system (and not "to explore all features"), you'll ever use only a small subset of features in any comprehensive...

As a trader you can never have too much screen "real estate". In terms of price/quality, right now the sweet spot is monitors with 1920x1080 resolution.