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Just noticed the big thread on OpenQuant. I'll check there. thanks.

I currently trade several systems using EOD (end of day) data. I 've also been looking to start executing my intraday FX system but do not want to be awake all night. Can you guys teach me the basics of automated trading? I've heard about OpenQuant, etc .... what are the mechanics of...

It's a long tough road. I developed a multifactor FX model over the years and was trading it on and off for some time, but without a verifiable track record. So I tried showing the backtest around thinking people would be impressed, afterall it has a Sharpe Ratio of 1.70 and a Sterling...

I trade my model for 3 clients at present through the FXManager platform. It took a bit of time to learn all the features, especially the trade reproportioning feature. i.e. what do you do if a new client enters mid trade, or if a client withdraws money? The reproportion algorithm is as...

looks like stocks are fine. but etf's and MF's are no go.

the past couple of days i've tried to download historical stock data from YahooFinance into Excel - it keeps telling me the date range is not available. Has anybody else experienced this? Does anybody know of another service (free or paid) where I can get *Dividend Adjusted* historical...

Hello: I trade Rydex mutual funds - quite frequent exchanges, which is what they are designed for. In the course of trading I have pyramiding, partial liquidations, dividend reinvestments, etc. Can anybody recommend a P&L calculation software for tax year calculations that works with...

The minimum investment for the program is $25,000. Why $25,000? That's the minimum required to open an account at Rydex. Currently my models are expressed through their Equity, Fixed Income and Currency tracking funds. However, the models can be applied verbatim to the equivalent futures...

Hi: I have developed models and have been trading 30K of my own money for about 3 months now. Eventually I'd like to raise money (assuming I have a good track record - which I think I will). I cannot go the "friends and family" route as they could not contribute anything of significance...

What if I held the money market fund for the first 5 days of a particular month? At the start of the next month would they pay interest for those 5 days? I assume so but just want to make sure there is no "cutoff date" or something.

Hi I just opened an account at Rydex and trade in and out of the market. When I'm out of the market I park the funds in their money market fund RYMXX. Does anybody know when (and if) they pay interest on the money market fund? Will I get interest if I switch in and out of the money market...

I own a 12C - buttons are stiff and hard to press. Can lead to finger fatigue. I'm a fan of the HP 42S which I've owned since 1989. Might be discontinued but it's awesome!!

I was looking at their "Strenghtening Dollar" and "Weakening Dollar" funds. Like most standard mutual funds, will you get only the day's closing price or are there multiple trading points throughout the day?

I want to start a website where I sell ETF timing signals to the general public for some monthly or yearly fee. What type of regulatory registrations would I need for this (if any)??? I have seen other signal selling websites that apparently do not have any SEC registrations.

I just called a Prometric testing center and they said that a calculator would be "provided for me". so I assume that I can't bring my own. This is a problem because I don't know how to use a standard calculator. i've used only RPN for as long as I can remember.

Can I bring a calculator? Is the test computer based or paper? And, for study purposes is it sufficient if I get a book? Or is it recommended to have some sort of electronic study/practice such as cd-rom or online course?

i tried their demo a few months ago. strange but it looked like I wasn't being paid any interest on my account even when I was long a carry-positive pair. I could be wrong but please check out the demo if you get a chance.

I went to the NFA site looking for how to register for the series 3 exam. It said to go to the NASD website where I found something called form U-10. Is this the thing that needs to be filled out? on U-10, Question 2 asks for company info. I intend to pass the series 3 and just park it for a...

I just began trading an FX model that I have been developing for some time. I am trading my personal capital. If, after 12 or 24 months I've accumulated a decent track record I'd like to have it audited and perhaps post it somewhere. How does one get a personal retail account historically...