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I still stick by qwiktrade's 5 proven ways to raise cash: Top 5 ways to raise that much cash.. 1.- Rob a bank.. yes, its an oldie but a goodie.. all you need is a ski mask, a gun and some chumps to help you haul away the money.. the downside is the possibility of becoming "Lifetime...

Hmmm, that's odd. This may sound like a dumb question, but did you verify the signal? I just created a quick test signal and as soon as I verified it, I had access to it in the strategy builder's list of signals. Also, did you ever have another version of TS installed? When I built my new...

Did you create a "New" strategy in the Strategy Builder (there should be a "New..." button once you're in there)? If not, your signal that you created in the PowerEditor will not show up. Make sure you did each step in my previous message. If so, it should be there. Let me know if you...

Actually, you will also have to create a strategy from within TS. Once you put the code in the PowerEditor, go back to your chart and select "Go" from the menu bar and then select "Strategy Builder". Select "New" and then give it a name. Then choose "Add" to select your signal. You should...

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I'm a fan of another SEC school, and I couldn't be happier that he is in the pros, lol. (I know everyone else but Gator fans feel this way too...) But I am becoming a fan of his watching him now. I love his "Awww, shucks" type of replies when other coaches accuse him of running up the...

The point is still the same though. If it were really a good system, why would they be out looking for brokerage clients? Those brokers would scrape together every cent they have and tell no one else about it. Diversified system trading is a valid idea, but only if each system in the mix is...

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rcreal, What settings are you using for your test? I ran the system on each individual contract back to the March 2000 contract. I used 5 minute data and deducted a tick slippage and $3 in commissions from each side. It only made money on two contract periods (and a measly $3 average trade...

I only use the free email accounts. My old home email became so full of junk that I just quit using it. I use a hotmail address for everything, and I get tons of junk there, but its easy to manage. I keep a Yahoo address that I only use with selected friends/family and so far it is junk free...

LOL, no, but he doesn't pronounce all of his r's yet, so when I write it the way he says it it may seem that way. Actually I live in Alabama...the opposite end of the accent spectrum. :)

My son is only 3 1/2 so who knows what his interest in trading will be. I will certainly encourage him to follow his dreams to wherever they lead. But 3 year olds say some of the funniest things and it makes you wonder if they are really a lot smarter than we think (since I don't remember...

aphie, I'm glad to see you so determined for success. That determination will carry you through the ups and downs of this business. But you should give more credit to some of the veterans on this board, who are only trying to help. Sure there will be fakes, but guys like tntneo and dottom...

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Aphie, I hope you have great success when you begin to trade real money. Reading your posts sounds like I'm playing back my own thoughts when I first started trading the e-mini. You are doing all you really can do right now on paper, but just be sure to plan on having results much worse than...

Originally posted by bvam1 >>Are you asking what is the difference between index options and index futures? Or are you referring to the difference between the cash index products and the futures products that are based on them? << Could you answer both of the questions above! >>You've...

Hopefully someone else will know the answer to that. I don't know how margins are handled for spreads. I know when I used to trade wheat there were lower margins for spreads but I never used them and I don't know if the same applies now to the ES/NQ. Until recently, you couldn't trade the...

Originally posted by bvam1 What's the difference between index options and futures??? Or it is the same but called differently. Are you asking what is the difference between index options and index futures? Or are you referring to the difference between the cash index products and the...

1) So, futures must be margin? Or can it also be traded with cash to avoid maintenance calls? No, you DO NOT have to use all the margin available. Since 1 NQ is worth ~$20k (1000 * $20/pt) and 1 ES is worth ~$47k (940 * $50/pt) then you can keep that much cash in your account per contract...

qazmax, There are two margin levels, initial and maintenance. If you are talking about the ES, the initial margin for an overnight position is $3563 (this is all with IB and I believe they use the minimum margins required by the exchanges). With the NQ, it is now $2250. That amount is...