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I don't have a day job, just some classes in the morning. I have plenty time to sleep in the afternoon until the US market opens. I don't like to trade Asia markets since they are usually followers of their US counterparties.

I am not aimed in HK. But UK.

This is a little off the topic. I actually have thought about moving to USA or Europe. USA is a little scary due to its healthcare system. I currently can support my living cost from trading. But i am not able to pay for the medical cost in US if I am sick. I am not sure where i can get a...

Automation won't be done in a while. Is there any sleep strategies? Thanks.

I am based in an Asia country and trading in US index futures. Very often I have to go to sleep around 11:00 PM but on the next day to find that I have missed a big move. Holding an overnight position is not ideal for my strategy that is based on 5-minute bars. I am thinking about trading in...

hi, when yesterday (Feb 20, 2018) NASDAQ 100 index was closed at 6,779.70, the QQQ was closed at 165.29. QQQ is supposed to be 1/40 of its index, but 165.29*40=6611.6, less than 168 points. Why such a large deviation? Thanks.

Are there Japan based-traders to trade USA stocks? I wonder how the life is like. Do you stay up all the nights? Thanks.

botpro, do you think that in C# a list variable can be a good substitute for a database?

bob111, have u compared the bars you created vs the historical bars from IB API function? How is the difference? I assume their bars are more accurate, so I am reluctant to grab tick prices to create my own. And if you collect prices during live session, when power outrage or network breakdown...

I would be use 30 10-minute bars to calculate indicator, so the data retrieved would not be heavy. Have you experienced frequent data issues from IB servers, like freezing or bad tick? And how to implement the timer thing? I hate to use timer due to past VB experience since it was not...

What is the best way to prepare bar data for real-time auto-trading under IB API? I need to trigger the code to do calculation and send order at specific time every day, say every 15 minutes, like 9:45 AM. I am thinking to (1) use reqHistoricalData() method to retrieve data immediately after...

The deposit interest rate of Euro is now negative. What is the impact on banks? I am surprised to see almost all financials go up today. In ther low interst environment, the net interest margin is capped, so are banks' profit. Of course it is in Europe, but these can also be transmitted to...

Its IV is over 20%. Compared to other blue chip stocks which are usually under 20%, it is high.

I am very bullish on AAPL and like to use options to catch its long term move (say, one year). However, the implied volatility is very high. If I do calls, it would be too expensive. If I do bullish call spreads, the upside move is limited. If I do diagnoal call spread, the near term premium...

Does anyone has experienced thinkorswim's slow connection? I try to connect from China, both the webtrader, or the desktop, or papermoney, but with no success. The charts cannot be loaded, for example. I called its customer service, and they give me some ip addresses, but they are not...

Hi, are you playing a bearish strategy? I do not quite understand the logic of your adjustment. Also, as I checked the quotes, at 10th, the $1850 put closing price is $17.25, and $1825 put is $4.55. So, 17.25-4.55=$12.7. How can you make a 1:2 buy put ratio for $2 credit? Thanks.

I do not think language is the key here. It is the spirit in the people's minds. For example, as one Mexican college professor told me, those people are lazy in thinking, although many are hard laborers. Unfortunately, there are different classes of people in terms of spirituality, though...

theory? I have not developed yet. I do not mean diverse ethnical backgrounds such as race, color, etc, but that diverse backgrounds will necessarily bring people of diverse mindsets. Look at CA, IL those diverse states. Bankruptcy! Only one version is working in the human history for...

I am sad about this country. With more illegal immigrants get legal status, the capitalist system cannot sustain. The simple reason is that those people have a different mentality. Otherwise, their original country will have already been good and they will not have to leave. The USA...

What is the easiest state in US in terms of state-level regulation to run business?