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I am starting this in hopes of setting up some sort of dialog/meeting schedule for traders in the Pacific NW area, in continuation of the NW Prop Trading thread. I am in Portland, and I know we have a few traders in the Seattle area. Hopefully we can set up some sort of monthly/bimonthly...

It's nice to see this has been resurrected.... I would be fairly interested in a prop deal in Seattle. However, I currently trade futures, and the idea of stocks doesn't get me too excited. If we got a stock prop deal going, I would seriously consider it; if it was some sort of futures prop...

Thanks to Sidinuk for providing a link to an infomative article. Unfortunately these informative discussions are rare on ET as of late, with most discussions turning into juvenile flame wars; it always seems at least one person has to turn up pissed off because someone posted a link to his own...

Lets see if we get any more NW traders to chime in. Prop trading looks pretty slim so far, but perhaps we can get a group of interested people together and discuss things. I will start up a new thread in "Hook Up" for us NW traders later today.

I would also be up for a NW traders' meeting. I think we're going to have a hard time finding a true prop shop out here, but perhaps we could work someting out between any willing traders in the area, provided we get enough interest.

I've spent time in SF (family visits, vacation, etc...) as well as other parts of CA, and I can definately say I HATE California. It's all personal preference, but I am willing to bet that most people born and raised in CA would hate WA and OR. I'd rather live in Siberia. Unfortunately, it is...

I'm in Portland now. Unfortunately, Portland has a very dull financial industry. The extent of the industry here is stock brokerages and mortgage/insurance sales. I'm born and raised in Oregon, so we have strong family ties here and moving out of the area is not too desireable (except the...

Are there any prop firms in the Pacific Northwest? I did a search (as well as looking into the larger national firms such as Bright and Echo) and I cannot find a single firm in Oregon or Washington. I trade futures, but I would be open to exploring equities if that's all that is in this region...

Great thread. Though I am not a DOM expert, I thought I'd throw out some of my observations. I have always found the DOM interesting because of the supply/demand base (Disclaimer: I have an economics background......) The biggest problem I find with working with the DOM using the underlying...

On a theoretical basis, this would cause further dollar declines. The most basic currency theory states the change in the exchange rate should be based directly on the ratio of price level changes in two countries. Higher inflation in the US versus EU would result in a stronger euro, not a...

Then you'll do fine. Go to Dearborn's web site and get the internet study package. Read the regulations stuff two or three times, take a couple internet exams, and set the appointment. The material is easy, but two hours on a computer-based test on CRT monitors (the testing center here...

My understanding is there must be one registered CTA in the organization. A CTA is a person who is registered with the NFA to give investment advice and conduct business for customer accounts under the umbrella of a business entity. A CTA itself is not a business, but a business which...

With the leverage available in retail futures, do you really need to go to a prop firm? I don't know much about futures prop trading, but if you can't make money with a 1-lot, what makes you'll be better off trading 50? With retail commissions as low as they are now, just do it from home...

If there is a major flaw in the code, please let me know and I'll fix it. As it is now, it is not profitable once adjusted for slippage. I can post the Tradestation results in Excel format tomorrow if there is any interest. It is on my work computer at the office, so I do not have access to...

Ok, I decided to throw to gether a very quick and simple test on this idea, and the results are what I expect. Here's the Tradestation code: -------------------------------------------------- Input: Threshold(.33); vars: lng(0), sht(0), opn(0); if time = 1100 then opn = open; lng =...

Anyone have backtesting for recent history? If I remember correctly, this system did well up until about 2002, when it fell on its face due to the decreased volatility. You're trying to catch the afternoon move, which is often very small. If you backtest this and adjust for a tick's worth of...

If you want to trade at Starbucks, then the speed is more than sufficient. I tried it (didn't trade though) and it was faster than my home DSL. However, don't plan on leaving your seat inside. The range is very limited. The cost is $30 per month. AT&T has "high bandwidth" unlimited...

I get really annoyed when people try to compare presidental quality by comparing them in this way. Clintion inherited a recovering economy, a technological revolution, and relative global stability. His crisis was the Bosnia conflicts. Reagan inherited wild inflation, OPEC, a collapsing...

What's up with the intermittent corruption of workspaces? I lost my forex workspace over the weekend (second time), and have lost two others in the last month as well. Very annoying, especially when you have to redraw a chart full of cyclical trendlines for every currency you trade. It has...

I mean historical futures data, such as T-notes back to 1980. I emailed their customer service and they said they weren't planning on adding it in the near future, but that was about nine months ago. I currently use Tradestation for charting and data.