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Fun thread. Ill take a stab at that. Consistency given edge, variance, and sample size.... you are consistent in a trading method if through a sufficiently large enough time series you are 99 percent or so confident that the trading method gives you that same edge, and variance. Man, I hope...

Hello Fletch, Im a grad student. Mathematical Econ. 1st comment: When most people think of gambling I think they mean a person who places a bet with little regard to probabilities and statistics. Thats why the comment was made. Its a "dirty word" on elitetrader. In a sense you dont have a...

OK, I see what you are talking about. On my trading account on Forex.com if I place an order during a time FOREX.com is closed I wont get a fill. The message I get is something like: Please call )&$@)@)*%$@). This number if called will direct you to a message saying please call again during...

Kastro, If youre trading intraday, I would wait until France and German news comes out tonight at 145-255 central standard time. Thats just me. But you probably know something I dont.

I have a real forex.com and Oanda account. The forex.com account trades the same whether real or demo. Also the arbitrage opportunity you see on forex.com is also on Oanda. I think what you a commenting on is the weekend gap and the ability to open a trade over the weekend. Not an arbitrage...

Update: Im still short these EUR crosses: Eur/aud 1.6256 Eur/gbp 1.9818 Closed these positions Eur/cad EUR/jpy For about 50 pip losses each!

Pretty interesting. Had a downward spike that took out my s/l at 1.1800. Going to reenter the long position with a mental s/l instead. Take a look at this on my Oanda account---The red dot is my s/l, time is central standard time:

The trading (entry/exit) rules are based on T/A. I also look at news and fundamentals if it is intraday trading but so far most of my success has been with following T/A. As for the EUR/USD, I hope it drops only little since I have a long positon. Gonna hold it for a week unless my stop is...

Well, I'm trying out my new short to midterm strategy. Lets hope its consistent... Im still short these EUR crosses: Eur/aud 1.6256 Eur/gbp 1.9818 Eur/cad 1.6879 EUR/jpy 139.27 The Eur crosses are doing well but I am currently stinking at my other crosses: Long...

Ok Im going to step in here with the economic view that competition is good. As long as China plays with the rules then I dont mind buying labor intensive products from China if they are cheaper. I rather focus our limited resources in creating high tech products and innovations. This is our...

Well, the threat will come from where we least expect it. When all eyes are on China, we will get kicked in the balls by some third world country.

What would the strategy be for arbs on the other pairs. Would it create a temporary arbitrage situation which would close up immediately?

In the long term I see where you are coming b/c they can create money. However, creating money would have its disadvantages. The biggest would be the central bank's concern of inflation and its effects on interest rates and ultimately the economy. Also, central banks usually create money...

Ok, ultimately I want to find out if it would be beneficial to be able to move the forex market and why? If you could move the forex market, how much money would it take and how many pips would it take? Since Fx is so large would it even be possible. I heard somewhere that even central banks...

Thanks for the post. Obviously its not for monetary gain. Just wondering what would happen. Honestly, in the forex markets central banks flood the market with their currency. This is an open discussion, not a conspiracy to manipulate the markets. Besides who would commit a conspiracy for...

I been amusing myself with this idea... What would happen if there were a coordinated effort to overflow a certain cross? Someone gives a signal and for the next day or two we all buy that cross. Wouldnt that disrupt markets? For example, 1000 traders buy Eur/usd at 100K each. That would be...

Economics education here. Helps with critical thinking, theory, fundamentals, sports... but its not training grounds for trading. Hands on experience and wisdom will get you farther. Get it?

For the Euros Im short since this week: Eur/aud 1.6256 Eur/gbp 1.9818 Eur/cad 1.6879 But I also have some long term positions on other crosses.

I immediatly opened up a practice account and just place a few trades. Then I started out learning about the ins and outs of the markets. From what goes on when you place an order to how it gets filled. Also, try reading about how institutional players trade. Read about brokers working on the...

Thanks I just emailed the contact. Hope to hear from her. Does the firm offer any trading positions?