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why screw around with the risk?? Just get a saving acct at HSBC at %3.5 or higher.FDIC and you can add/take out any amt at any time with NO penilty. Interst is calculated on daily bal. They keep it simple. Make sure you keep it under 100K, though. rj

***************July 24 Trades*************** Begin: 1 short open car @ 11601. End: Flat. +263 tics. This was just a buy to close out the short from previous cycle. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2006835>

*************July 23 Trades********** Begin: 1 open short @ 11568. End: 1 open short @ 11601. FIFO order: -15 -50 +56 +10 -15 -7 +5 +7 -17 = -26. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2005387>

**************July 22 Trades************* Begin: Flat. End: 1 short 11568. FIFO order: +5 -1 -30 -112 -15 +21 = -132. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2004247>

***********July 21 Trades************* Begin: 1 open short @ 1477. End: Flat. FIFO order: -6 +24 +4 +6 -5 +4 +3 +3 +6 +3 = +42 tics. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2002986>

*************YM Net************ Calculation starts on 10/1/07. Thats the beginning of my fiscal yr. Daily amts are taken from IB statements. Previous posts contain all daily amounts. Commish but not taxes included. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2002976>

************July 18 Trades************* Begin: 1 open short 11421. end: 1 open short 11477. FIFO Order. +103 -20 = +83. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2001065>

*************July 17 Trades**************** @#$*&^^%$ grrrr ... just really bad trading. WINNERS: Interactive Brokers ... +14 tics Market Mofos ... +167 tics LOSERS: RJ ... -181 tics. Begin: Flat. End: 1 open short @ 11421. FIFO order: +7 +5 -25 -78 -23 -2 -51 -32 +20...

Hey buddy ... really rude. I see you did the exact same thing in another thread. Im not a billboard for your crap.

SHILL !!!!!!!!!!!!

************July 16 Trades********* CORRECTION: The post above was for July 15. Begin: 1 long open @ 10937. End: flat. FIFO order: +4 +30 +4 = +38 tics. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1998005>

Some of the fear went away - at least temporarily due to Fed/Tres./SEC action. DOW30 re-action was pretty much expected. YM vol was "normal" as well. Nothing unusual in the close either. rj

***************July 16 Trades************* Begin: Flat. End: 1 open long @ 10937. FIFO order: -38 +7 +12 +4 +4 = -11. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1996344>

20.25 = low, so far. at 21 right now.

************July 14 Trades********* Begin/End: Flat. +13. Actually no trades RTH. Late night i set a short for RTH Monday. I missed high by just 4 or 5 tics( while i wuz passed out). That would have been real nice. Away from the screens much of the day. Watch for awhile, then take care...

IB has worked real well for me. i did lots of short transactions in stocks during 05 and 06. Never had a problem. rj

Here are some simple statistics for my YM trading. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1993353>

I havent done QM in a yr. I'll give it a try next Mon. and post here if the problem hasnt been taken care of by then.

************July 11 Trades************ Begin: 2 cars short from overnight -- 11208 and 11222. end: Flat. FIFO order: +17 +207 -19 +15 = + 220 tics. I wuzz really lucky. Piker trading can be amazing.:cool: <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1991483>

***********JUly 11 Notes*********** I had work this trade since yesterday evening. Slept on it and didnt open TWS untill about 10:30a CST. Finally closed out this one at approx +190 tics. Just piker stuff. Makes up for the -80 tics yesterday. did a couple of more trades later. I''l post the...