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Hi pipscooper, From your experienec, when does Oanda start practising these things against you? Was it when you become consistently profitable? Or was it that you have a bigger account? Or were you trading much bigger than before? Thanks

Hi, I have often ask the very same questions myself and I think it is because: 1) The bigger the fund size, the more limited are their product choices due to liquidity problems. 2) Fund managers sometimes failed to cut losses short because they would look like fools if it was just a...

Hi Pabst, Is buying the friggin spread a +ve expectancy? Does buying breaks and selling rallies generate +ve expectancy? Only if you get the timing right. So, forget the friggin spreads, just trade the underlying! :)

This is too much!!! :eek:

A hypothethical question, If I want to open a $100k to $200k account to trade spot forex specifically, which ones do you recommend and why? I am thinking Oanda as I am very pleased of their execution platform. Please give your views.

Totally agree with this argument. Maverick and riskarb, with all due respect, your reputation is really at risk here for both your interpretation of expectancy. I think you two have it all wrong. I am surprised that with all your knowledge, you can be so wrong with your interpretation of...

Thanks TradeSA, How long does your short term trades last? Do you trade like 2 to 3 times per day? Do you have to be physically at the bank to trade? Can you set stop levels for your longer term trades and go for a round of golf?? And do banks train you or do they only take in traders who...

Hi TradeSA, A few questions: 1) Why then does the bank need "pure traders" if they are not consistently profitable? 2) Do traders get paid or in any way compensated if they incur losses for the year? What about if they are profitable, do they get a cut of the profit or do they also have...

Hi sunnyskies, What time frame charts do you use in trading hammers in forex? How many trades do you make per day? Thanks

For IB, it is stated that for CASH contracts, the default trigger method is bid/ask. I don't see any problems with that.

Hi Spike, Do you mean just Tradestattion charting or execution platform? And anybody has any comments about their autotrading feature in their latest upgrade TS8.1? Thanks

Hi Phil, Can you just clarify whether you prefer 5-point spreads or 15-point spreads? Are you saying you prefer 5-point spreads but only if they are further OTM? The 5-point spreads will limit your maximum loss right? But of course the trade off is you get lower premiums. You said in an...

Hi riskarb, Is there any difference if you sold atm puts compared with otm puts? Don't understand why you said "you are selling a stop-loss when selling premium ESPECIALLY otm premium." So, what is the preferred way to sell premium? Credit spreads? Thanks

Hi Maverick74, Thanks for all your great posts but I really do not agree or understand what you said about how you can make an adjustment that change your expectancy? Your expectancy is determined at the time the trade is put on. What you do subsequent to that is another trade, eventhough it...

Hi MacroEvent, How many % of your method is actually discretionary versus mechanical? If too much discretion is needed, like adjusting your range upwards, long short ratio, when to get "extra" points, then your success is very much due to your market reading ability rather than merits of your...

dougcs, I understand that you trade your modified version of Sidinuk's system, together with a couple of your other systems. How does this modified system compare to your other systems? Are you satisfied with its real-time results so far? How about your other systems? On average, how many...

Hi Equalizer, Can you direct me to download TS8 Build 1869? Can't find it on the website. What are the main reasons you do not use TS8.0 or 8.1 to autotrade? Are you active in your trades? Thanks

Hi Equalizer, Can you direct me to download TS8 Build 1869? Can't find it on the website. What are the main reasons you do not use TS8.0 or 8.1 to autotrade? Are you active in your trades? Thanks

Hi dougcs, Can we still download the 8.0 from tradestation website? Or are all new users forced to use 8.1? Thanks

2 observations I have made. Dougcs's system seem to perform better on IWM compared to ER2. Even on the IWM, performance seems to drop a lot in 2005 compared to 2004, though still acceptable. Could be some curve fit or it could be the generally less trendy market in 2005.