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If I remember correctly Aaron said his models can incur as much as a 40% maxdd but he has never hit it. 33% drawdowns are quite painful because it requires a 50% run up to get back to breakeven. Then if it further drops to a 50% drawdown a 100% run up is required. While I can't speak for...

Interesting discussion and opinions. Personally, when I decided to run a fund I wanted to be able to travel also. All technology is thus tailored from there so whether I'm in Florida or Hawai'i, all I do is plug in and all tools are at my finger tips. I'd have to say most fund managers...

'Always interested in good conversation, drop me a line if you are in town.

Here is my $100 options course (4 books) in three levels: 1. Read through the hype of Wall St. Money Machine and memorize the the foundations of options but only after promising yourself you won't sign up for a seminar. 2. Read both of Fontanill's options books and further become familiar...

Vanilla, coding S/R is somewhat difficult. Perhaps sticking with trend following would be better.

Greetings, what is it you trade?

Agreed. McMilan is the quite thorough.

There is a patch already? What does it remedy?

Trin, Tick and A/D works for me.

I'm hearing reports the performance report is no longer exportable in ts7, can someone verify? Also, is it still possible to export data in the data window?

You could also tailor the vix with a multiplier for your uses as it is calculated directly from IV's.

Agreed on holding off til the bugs are worked out. The only things to lure me over are more data options benefits.

What exactly is a digital option?

TS says they will have FX fairly soon. Admittedly they do have trouble living up to their time frames.

I know the gentleman who co-wrote Options on Futures and the other author runs www.optionsnerd.com if anyone is interested in futures option writing.

Great post jessie. There are few secrets in the options business. Successful systems can be developed for options trading but they typically use characteristics of the underlying, not the options themselves.

What makes you think the civilians are armed? It will be interesting to see if they have a will to fight.

Use stops in the emini. Any system using market orders can be converted to stops.

Managed futures is the wave of the future and IMHO should be part of every portfolio.

For starters, what is the fee structure? 2/20, 1/25...? Are there other cta's available for diversification? What is the track record, how long is it, what is the strategy, do you agree with the strategy, how much under managment, maxdd, why do you trust the firm? There are many, hope it...