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thanks for the quick reply. your software is v good, imo. thought may be it was there w/o me being aware of it. Anyway, it would be helpful if at least a simple spread can be tracked real-time.

Can quotetracker chart..let's say a spread between two prices or a ratio between two prices or some similar formulation, real-time? In other words, a custom indicator of sorts...? thx

IB also only deals in electronic futures (no pit-traded contracts, that's the only minus for me as I'd want to hedge if and when electronic markets go down) anyone here have a backup plan if electronic markets fail? While I'm at this, may be someone here can direct me... what chart...

how does one get a lot of cash in a hyperinflation situation ... it could be worthless paper but who gives it to me? or is it that interest on my money is so huge that i'd use it to pay for my high-priced slice of pizza tonight as tomorrow that slice will double in price and so would my...

??? i'm just curious as to why the sudden thought of apocalypse ??? did inflation spark it? on inflation...isn't it better to have debt (w/ fixed interest rates) during inflationary times...i.e., pay off with cheaper and cheaper money?

great job holding it for 3 days (specially not getting shaken out yest AM)

yep.. ER2 is the Crack derivative of ES

ok i see.. your chart is on the continuous future whereas i used the index. how does your chart handle rollover? in any event, yesterday's move doesn't look pretty on the daily chart. I think 1210 level on the future will be critical (it is also where the prev dip was). (however, if you...

i haven't figured that out yet.

actually this was my first time attaching a file... below the message area there is a browse button to attach a file from your computer (it seems only certain types of files/extentions are allowed - i'm not sure about this). do you have a chart to share?

this isn't perfect, but here is what i see...

I've been looking at this triangle (SPX index) for the past few days also but it doesn't seem to me that it was broken today -- i just see it at the lower support line (at least that's the way it looks to me on the daily chart I'm looking at..) (i assume you are talking of the triangle from...

thanks for sharing your experience...could I ask what type of strategy you use..whether system or fundamental or TA etc..? Also, is there a reason why you went the managed accts route as a CTA vs. pooling the funds to trade one fund acct as a CPO?

any of you CPOs out there using a prime broker? and does it make a difference for a CPO whether or not you have a prime broker? thx

I don't think so...I traded some single stock futures about a year ago (i think)..on JNPR (and also YHOO if I remember correctly). The spreads were too wide then to make it worth while so I stopped. I haven't looked at SSF since then so don't know if the liquidity is better now. Anyway, I'd...

can you (or anyone else here) recommend any sources/links to get started on excel dde implementation with TWS for simple automation?

Thanks for your detailed explanation. Good work. All the best.

Congratulations on your new implementation!! Could you talk a little about what is involved in getting this to work -- I'm not asking for your strategy but the implementation. I've been playing w/ the TwsDde.xls spreadsheet a little. Haven't totally figured out how to implement an automated...

I trade electronic markets exclusively right now (mostly equity index futures), but my main reason to be able to trade the pit-traded futures is to be able to hedge during times when the electronic mkts are down while the pit continues to trade. This has happened before and no reason to believe...

Does IB's TWS (Trader Workstation) qualify? I have been using IB for a while. Seems TWS has the flexibility in customizing orders etc. But I can't compare as I haven't tried many others. IB doesn't offer pit-traded futures -- which is a big negative for me. Is there a firm/platform offer...