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OldTrader, FWIW, I have used Matrox, Colographics and Nvidia and Appian. I have found out that sometimes you can mix and match and sometimes you cant. I prefer to keep it simple. Since I am not tech savvy and have been spoiled by having a dedicated tech support team help me at a trading...

Thanks Bro! I want to stay with Nvidia and keep it simple. Sounds good. I know you fool with these things on your desk all the time. Do run your Lcd's in digital or analog or both on this card? Most of the time ---I cant tell the differance between analog and digital with market data as long...

F71, What type of dual Nvidia cards are you using? I have a Compaq D325 with an Nvidia dual head card right on the mother board. It is running the latest Nvidia drivers etc and since I am using this computer more and more for trading Asia ---I am thinking about throwing another dual head...

you been cleaning up on this pattern?

Good point ---it is true the Japanese still say the rape of Nanking was a hoax! I don't believe it is productive to guilt trip children over the past. But they should at least own up to the fact that they were NOT angels. I believe the problem now is that if you admit culpability for the...

There really is no comparison to this scenario to get a grip on what may happen. The US has reserve status so any comparison to any other country is really impossible. All commodities are priced in dollars etc. Who knows how this will go. China is not perfect and could potentially have...

I never said the Chinese did NOT have historically grievances with Japan. Nor did say that some of the protestors were NOT angry at Japan for historical events like the "rape of Nanking". But one thing is for sure. You are NOT allowed to protest in China unless the Govt allows it! I read...

I agree with you. We should be careful with demographics. We have to remember that the Chinese are dominant in many parts of Asia (Singapore etc). We might see a Thai girl and not realize that she is really Chinese. You are right to point out that this imbalance could drive the Chinese...

Xenia, Have you had a bad experience with IB forex? I am waiting for the margin changes before trading forex through them. Have the above rules caused you problems?

There are flaws in China to be sure. The largest flaw is the ratio of women to men. There is a HUGE number of men compared to women as a result of the one child policy. This will cause friction. In fact, this is the largest imbalance in known history (sorry I do not have the actual numbers...

Volume in the Euro futures can be deceptive. There are market makers working for the Merc keeping it tight with size day and night. I think it is a product that will grow. Plenty of oppty to make some money IMO.

I agree with you and I am not Chinese. :D They will adjust the peg and get things ready. They do everything on a longterm plan. The Chinese Govt is scared to death of a NON-Control situation like letting currencies float. Especially, with the US as reserve status and with what happened in...

Well I have seen the Fixed income markets move the same way! But I agree the forex markets are in a Secular Trend and have become king. Long live the king---go to were the action is. How do you like HotSpot?

good points. However, the forex futures is not like any of the other futures markets in one respect. They are much bigger and a few single large scalpers cannot effect it. The link with Reuters and CME --put a direct link to the cash market. The euro futures does not get out of line. The CME...

I find that the EURO is currently trading like fixed income used to trade! It is not that the EURO is moving that well---but that the other markets are dead for the moment! Of course, the Euro is moving like a beast. But if something isn't moving ---we cant make no dough! Good point on...

Globex used to SUCK. These days it works ok. Commissions are more expensive at CME in general. Even with a lease. However, I have found that the Euro futures moves so well---it does not matter. You can 6 bucks and still make money. It makes 5 tick moves all day and all night ----and...

I no longer work at a trading firm. However, I did trade for a couple desks. They let me do whatever I wanted. I would not trade for a desk run by people who dont know that to make money ---sometimes you got to hold and/or move other products into the lineup.

When faced with this kind of stuff in the past. I just move out timeframes and started holding. For instance, now I pretty much have to swing the Bund off of 30 min, 120 min charts to find consistent trades. Basically, you have to learn to position trade. Right now it seems everything is...

THANK YOU JIMC!

I am using zeroline ---it is more like TT. I took me a while to get used this IB setup. But I like the fact that IB offers so much asian stuff. Trading the Hang Seng reminds of the Dax way back in 2000-2001. When TT first rolled out X-trader --we were using it (desk I was trading for). I...