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Any benefit to learning one over the other? Using IB as broker and Esignal as data provider. Building trading systems and interfacing with multiple programs.

What happens to your short position when a company finalizes its bankruptcy and stops trading?

Anyone ever hear of this book and know if its any good and worth buying?? Authors: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Donna L. McCormick Book Description The Encyclopedia of Trading Strategies is for traders who want to take the next step to consistently profitable trading. The authors--themselves...

It's the short part of the system that is killing me: Long 58.9% to 41.1% (w to l) with avg. p to l of 4.16 to 2.21 Short 46.2% to 53.8% (w to l) with avg. p to l of 2.24 to 2.67 finally max DD winners: 16.5 / losers 34.0. Going to tweak some more...

I've been tinkering around with a bunch of stuff not really putting anything together until now. So simply, yes this is the first "real" system I have put together...

In my laziness, the dollar signs should have been removed. These are all ES points and not dollars.

In my laziness, the dollar signs should have been removed. These are all ES points and not dollars.

Here are some stats on my trading system. This trades the ES on a 3 minute chart 1 contract and date from 10/7/02. Any insight is greatly appreciated.... Of course I know, at least, the short part of the system needs some tweaking!! Let me know if any further info is required...

First try one fill... T +.20.. My calculations show that the specialist should have opened the stock at $12.45, but it opened at $12.60. Shorted and held on for the +.20.

The following: Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) should be the sub to which a macro is written to hold any changes. I am attempting to write the script myself. I have the time in cell A1 and the live quote in cell A3. Everytime the time changes the script should take the...

How are you using the pivots with regard to the 5-min chart? i.e. are these traditional pivots (yesterday's H/L/C) based on the 5-min chart?

Looking for the best combination of trading software, data provided, and online broker for day trading e-minis only. I currently use IB and Wealth-Lab. IB is good, not too thrilled with Wealth-Lab for the software. Software is great for backtesting and system development, but the actual...

09/20 8:37A (RT) Network problem halts CME electronic early Friday Story 2055 (I/US, I/FRX, I/DRV, I/DBT, I/GVD, I/GRA, I/LIV, I/STX, I/OILS...) CHICAGO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Electronic trade on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the world's No. 2 futures exchange, was halted for nearly...

Thanks for everyone providing help on my Pivot Points question. Next question. Is there anyone that uses point and figure charts to determine S&R, Trends, and overall Supply and Demand, along with traditional candlestick charts? Tks.

After searching and searching with no answer, I turn to ET... What prices, in terms of time, do you use to calculate the pivot points for futures that trade 24-hr.? Is it the price of the NYSE close? Tx

In the Gaza Strip, about 2,000 Palestinians demonstrated in support of Iraq, while leaders of the local branch of Saddam's Baath party passed out $10,000 checks to the families of 36 Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers in the past three months. Israel keeps killing palestinians, Saddam...

I like using credit spreads 2 weeks prior to expiration. 3 to 5 underlying, 5 to 10 contracts a piece. Only the most liquid, with low delta high theta, just let time eat away at the trade. Wrap the strikes around the close prior to placing the trade or take the spread just OTM, and just...

The following is a portion of a report aired Thursday on CNBC by reporter David Faber: You can count one less billion-dollar hedge fund on Wall Street. JLF Asset Management, a billion-dollar fund run by 34-year-old Jeff Feinberg, is closing down. Feinberg, an active trader, who has...

Trading the ES from home or Equities at a prop firm? Starting Available Cap $10K....

John, Thanks for the good advice. I was watching the 1 minutes today and saw some good entries and exits via Fibo's and S/R. But like you said I was somewhat winging it. I have Wealth-Lab to develop and backtest and mechanical system, just have to get around to coding it.. Thanks again...