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Ive always assumed that these are broker to broker negotiated block trades. These trades are not going though the open market, but they have to print them on the tape within a certain amount of time after the transaction. Also if it happens after a flurry of activity it could just be a clean...

So are you saying that TS will not allow you to program a strategy in which a stop can be generated from multiple conditions being met, entering the order from whichever is met first? Ex. (Sell at break of 15 min low or $0.50 cents below entry price. Whichever comes first. ) Hope im...

What kind of slippage, if any, can one expect on the YM or ES if only 1 contract is being traded? At what point (how many contracts) would slippage become a major factor? I have no experience with futures. I have only traded Nasdaq for the past 5 years. I have heard the ES is...

How reliable are the backtest results from this platform?? Has anyone done a comparison side by side with another backtesting program like tradestation?? It would be interesting to compare the results of the exact same strategy.

Since the NMS upgrade Ive had all sorts of execution issues. It seems thats the case whenever they do a major backend upgrade. Same thing happened when They merged SIZE, ISLD BRUT to NSDQ. After several days and several software upgrades everything ran great.

How Much does 1 YM contract cost? What is the margin rate?

Im sorry, but i just didn't feel like a real man with my posts being stuck at 30. Finally I can move on with my life! And my excrement is fine since I started taking psylium. Regular movements every day!!! :)

Yes with my post in this forum, I started incrementing again :p

Yea Anvil was all mess up today. Im still getting some delays with quotes, but not the crazy crosses I was getting earlier. Missed alot of good trades cause of that. Been on the side lines since 10AM.

How come my number of posts never goes up? I only just noticed this??

Can anyone here explain to me how index futures work?? Mainly, How much is one contract for the YM cost? What is the Leverage? How much P/L per point? Also What brokers do u use? I trade Nasdaq and dont know anyone who does futures, but i am very curious and want to learn. Thanks For...

Did a quick search and found this: http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Markets-Edward-Allen-Toppel/dp/0446518107 Dont know if its any good, but worth a look. The thing about Zen is that its universal. Thats why you can find books on the Zen of Anything. So it really doesn't have to be specific...

Prophet finance will suffice if your just using historical. Not sure on pricing, but they offer the basics for free.

These are two of my personal favorites: "Zen Mind, Beginners Mind" and "The Zen Teachings of Huang Po"

http://insight-trading.com/index.htm

Great thread. I was about to start one that was very similar to this. My question was, how many of you stop trading when u reach your goal for the day? Also do u have a downside limit for the day? A problem I had when i began trading 4 years ago was that i was having 4-5 hundred dollar...

So how did u actually overcome your undermining ways???

Thanks for the responses. Its good to hear some other perspectives on the subject. I guess i know that being alone would be the best option for me. Ive been trading for 4+ years in an office and have only trading remotely a few times. But I am constantly distracted by the people around me...

How many of you prefer to trade in isolation??? I have always traded in an office surrounded by other traders and feel that it has been more of hindrance than it has been helpful. It is hard enough dealing with ones own psychology, but when you have to deal with other peoples shit, it has...

Does anyone know if there are any programs out there that provide a simple language format or drag and drop system that converts to C++?? I am not a programer and dont know if this is even possible. Any one from Assent program there own system? How difficult is it, and what was your...