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    Estx50

    and by the way.. I don't trade the ESTX50 Future over IB!
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    Estx50

    DTB is the contract that is listed at Eurex (European Exchange) Monep is the Option exchange in france. When you want to trade the ESTX50 then you should do it over the Eurex because Monep is not liquid for index futures. point value min move = 1 point 1point = 10€ Margin...
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    Failed Hedge Funds Stories

    After I have read about what happened to Mr. Van Tharp with the hedge fund he invested in I would like to take this a little further. And this information could be helpful for traders trading hedge fund money. I'm curious to read more about hedge funds from the past 50 years that failed. The...
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    Pre-trading Rituals?

    first thing when I wake up I look that all my machines are running well. then I open all the software and set everything up that it is ready. Then I go for a easy 30 minutes run with some martial arts combined. Then when i get back I take a shower.. eat breakfast.. broush my theeth... and then I...
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    training the mind before trading?

    ADX_Trader: I came from swingtrading stocks from all over the world to intraday trading index futures. At first I thought that I can use my concepts of trading also in the short time frame.. that was a big mistake. My swingtrading strategy was built up on price action and volume and basic...
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    training the mind before trading?

    here is an example of my tradingsheet... its german but I show you that you have an idea how you can record your trades...
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    training the mind before trading?

    try this: - choose a certain time per day you want to trade.. depends what time frame you trade. lets say you trade a 5 minutes chart. Choose for example the time from 10 to 11 am. Only one hour! - If you have a clear trading method write the rules down on a paper in fontsize 20 and post...
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    training the mind before trading?

    I started Wutan Kung Fu a while ago.. and before that I paracticed Aikido. Every morning I practice BaJi. This is a chinese kung fu system that takes 15 minutes to perform (the one I do regularly) and it takes a lot of concentration and strength. After I have done that I'm able to concentrate...
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    Anyone trading the DJ Eurostoxx 50?

    I have used Tenfore in the past... the Quotespeed software is not very usable... datafeed is good... in switzerland they have one guy that makes the support.. guess there are several more guys in germany :-) Compared with eSignal... eSignal offers more for less. Tenfore is part of the...
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    Anyone trading the DJ Eurostoxx 50?

    I would have to subscribe to all the exchanges.. that would be: - Holland - France - Finnland - Germany - Spain - Italy - Belgim All those exchanges with the eSignal equity subscribtion would be $159 per month (all the exchanges $60) that wouldnot be too expensive.. and i would be...
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    Anyone trading the DJ Eurostoxx 50?

    you could develop those indicators yourself.. then you would have a major edge.. ;-) I was already thinking about putting that together in a VB Excel spread sheet... but didn't find the time yet...
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    Anyone trading the DJ Eurostoxx 50?

    if you need infos on the EuroStoxx you can PM me.. I'm actively trading that future. alain
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    XP of Win 2000 which is best?

    I use Windows XP professional for my tradestation. 24h usage 6 days a week. It's very stable.. never had any problems with the operating system itself. It's important that all the hardware is xp compatible..
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    best chart interval for daytraders

    I totally agree! it's very individual...
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    best chart interval for daytraders

    depends what you are trading, depends on your trading style, depends on your risk tolerance, depends on the liquidity... very individual. I always backtest certain patterns that are part of my trading method and then I compare the results of the different time frames. Then I know with a higher...
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    100% Return In 9 Trading Days!!!!

    I didn't know that there is any charity activities in the financial markets... Sell everything, enjoy the money and buy some books on trading and the financial markets. Then you know at least what you are talking about...
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    KingCambo.com -- chatroom

    I don't know.. I'm not good in English. English is my third language but I read trough this website and it seems to me that there are just a few simple writing mistakes :) or am I wrong https://www.kingcambo.com/fl/ the chart looks like real good trading...:cool:
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    Keeping it Simple

    stu, I'm glad you did the math...
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    Keeping it Simple

    I think this is a wonderful example to show someone in real life how the "formulas" of trading have to be learned by experience. And models of trading have to be created in the brain to understand it partly. By the way the article was written in 1994 i believe. Back then he mentioned that he...
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    Keeping it Simple

    PuffyGums has posted this in another thread and there is an interesting phrase in this article which I think is a good add to this thread: <i>The hard part is keeping it simple. Says Farmer, "The more complex the problem is, the simpler the models that you end up having to use. It's easy to...
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