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Hello, Does anyone have any positive experience with automated scalping. If so, is bid and ask data an important aspect of the method? Norm

Isn't there a prohibition on the direct investment of IRA funds in RE? I though we were limited to REITs and the like. Anyway, the link to the book on Amazon doesn't seem to work. I tried it on two different computers. Please post a working link or the name of the book. Thanks, Norm

There doesn't seem to be much in the news. Norm

I've read that scalping is easier than other types of trading and that it can even be used to renew a traders confidence after a string of loses from other types of trading. Any opinions regarding whether scalping is easy or hard would be appreciated. Norm

I am relatively new to this board. Do any of the journals post outstanding results? How has Don Bright's journal done this year? Thanks, Norm

I don't recall having seen an option that was actually labeled "Tick Charts". The only options I have seen are for bar charts of various time intervals and for a single line chart. Norm

I had some clients in Brazil about four years ago. Wire transfers can be done, but there is a very heavy cost. The Brazilian governent taxes money leaving the country at a very high rate (I believe that is was something like 25-30%). Norm

My day trading has improved substantially since I quit looking at level II. That is, I am actually profitable now. When looking at level II, about all that I could do was break even. Yes, I read and paid attention to the books on scalping, level ll, and market maker manipulations. Most...

I am running the current release of TWS (build 851.9). As with the previous release, the charts update much slower than the quotes on the Order Management screen. Often, it seems to take about a minute for the charts to reflect the latest prices shown in the Order Management screen. I am...

Please let me know if you are aware of any hedge funds in Orange Country, CA. Thanks, Norm

Does any one have any recommendations for a free news feed on the Internet? If not, what is considered the best one for pay? Thanks, Norm

Choad, The news/sentiment grabber is certainly an interesting idea. I suspect what I will wind up doing is setting up the system to accept an externally supplied bias factor. Then, as I become aware of news, I will enter the bias factor that I think is appropriate. This scheme reduces the...

I would like to automate my intraday trading. However, I do pay attention to news and take it into account when trading. Is there a way to account for news when automating trading/ Thanks, Norm

I have gotten proficient at scalping stocks. By scalping, I mean intraday trades that last for a few minutes. Now, I would like to attempt to automate my trading. I have read on ET that some software (such as TS) does not perform well for scalping. Can anyone recommend software for...

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I am looking for options analysis software. Any comments on any software would be appreciated. Norm

I got an MBA from Cal State Fullerton. It was not a requirement for my job. However, I think that it gave me a better understanding of business, and that can only help with trading. For me, it was worth it. However, this depends a lot on exactly what you want to do with your life. It can...

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Hello, I am finally consistently profitable after many years of short term trading. I would like to try to automate my style of trading, although I am not even certain this is possible because it is difficult to determine everything that goes into my decisions. Anyway, I would like to give...

For scalping, what are some good indicators that a stock is about to go up or down?