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    World Without US Dominance

    I have an MBA, work full time and take home 6 figures PLUS run my own private investment company. I can look after myself thanks.:D The US spent $530B on the military in 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States If they spend 1 days worth on alternative...
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    World Without US Dominance

    Imagine if the US actually stayed at home and looked after it's own people: maybe it could pay for public health care like every other western government maybe it could pay for welfare and stop turning a blind eye to the homeless maybe it could get all the guns off the streets maybe...
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    my mechanical system

    The systems we stolen, begged, plagarised, borrowed, read about ... you get the picture. Look the more you research and chat and learn the more you can do. Go to a seminar, go home and code your new info, then develop the system. If it works great, if not who cares, toss it. TFL - trend...
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    my mechanical system

    I trade about 7 mechanical systems. I have a "main account" with which trades 4 systems with uncorrelated performance metrics using significant leverage. I find that multiple systems designed for different market conditions work the best when working together. I have other accounts which i...
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    my mechanical system

    I agree with most of the previous posters, however I only trade mechanical systems so i have faith in their assumptions. To answer your question - float = initial capital. A fixed float removes all profits when allocation trade size. For this system you would only have 200k trade sizes...
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    my mechanical system

    System looks fine, but you are compounding your profits, hence you have max drawdown over double you float.:mad: I would re sim the system with a fixed float and/or fixed trade size/risk and see if you still like the results (the Sharpe ratio won't change which is currently very good)...
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    Official Outlook and Predictions for 2008

    I think it will be another wonderful year to post profits - abet through the short rather than the long. Much the same as 01-02 I would predict. pneuna
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    Why do traders fail: some random thoughts

    Trader fail because they care to much about their EGO. "Hey I'm a day trade ..., I have a big ..." Trading is boring and trading is simple. Trading should take less than 60 min per day. It should be a hobby that compliments your lifestyle; it shouldn't be your lifestyle. The market...
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