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commisso, I think I know what you mean. When I trade 'specialist surrogate' I do a bit the same. I mean trying to be the market (although I trade what many would say is 'against' the market). I think what you are doing is very hard to do and it's very cool. I also built a system for a...

Gat, yes and you can also change your page layout to display the field 'Dest.' when you activate this field (menu Page \ layout ) in the order fields list. then each time you create an order line, it's possible to click on the destination (ie SMART ) and switch to somewhere else. PS : by...

Commisso, respectfully too, I always appreciate your posts. I do think you do have a bias in your case too, since you choose to trade directionally a market. OK, the market itself is down, not you (you just follow it). but you could also choose to trade the gold market which is in a up trend...

most trading strategies discussed here are directional. therefore they have a bias for sure. even when directional traders won't admit it. the proof ? if most of your trades are short you do have bias. because they are bull markets all the time, but you chose to trade directionally markets...

I like IB very much. And I am very pleased since I came back there, despite the connectivity issue which are lasting for too long now. it should be fixed already. Still, it's a great platform and when the universal account kicks in, it will be something really unique for individuals and small...

LOL I do think they can create their own chaos indeed. But they don't do it so often, unless you are referring to gaps. However, the big force is the cascade effect of outside volume coming in. And still, it's possible to be on the side the specialist would be. That's what I do at least...

stupid mistake. why would I get in this argument ? After all, this thread is about long term crap. Hindsight is 20/20. talk is cheap. money talks (louder). tntneo

this thread has so many pages it's hard not to repeat things. I don't care to know if markets are random or not. I do believe they are chaotic, which is not the same. Regardless, it is possible to make money in them, and I think that's the point, isn't it ? It is very possible to deal with...

Certainly not the way to go. Only a good hedge fund indeed or you manage your fund yourself Otherwise, don't put this money at risk.

"The entire quote deserves repeating because I believe it is the most prophetic statement I have read in a long while!" And repeat it again. I fully agree. Although a trader should not attempt to predict the future, it is important to realize what is the context around us. Since it helps...

I did not know about these nasty tricks. I don't trade options, I only hedge. At least things are clearer now, I can go around it. tntneo

LOL easyrider. regarding the question, there is no canned answer. I can only say, it's a good idea when you reached your desired account size to remove the profits. I know several profitable traders doing that monthly, I do too. This keeps the account always at the same level. And when you...

'got you metoxx. I still think it sucks and that I should not trust the 'smart' execution when it happens (since I have NO idea where my order goes and sometimes it is hard to cancel too). It's also 'good' (in a perverse way) to know I am not the only one with the problem. I have a plan in...

thanks for your feedback guys.. my size was not too big on these. what I don't understand is the market is not really locked, is it ? only the SMART route displays a 'locked' market. markets (ISE, CBOE, AMEX etc.. were not actually locked). It actually happened several times before I...

Why is it so hard to get fills with options when using SMART ? typically, if the market is locked with bid=ask on smart, I get no fill and IB just keeps my order green but does nothing ! So annoying. I wasted 15 cents yesterday that way. What I did was to add new option lines to ISE and AMEX...

true, but people usually see what they want to see, not what is out there.

yep.. I did not mean disrespect by my comment. but this is such a common mistakes. I remember after 9/11 the same kind of threads.. 'let's buy the market. let's be patriotic'. I was with so few others warning members to think with their money, not to defend democracy with it. the markets...

picking bottoms is a fool's game. wait for confirmation of a reversal. the trend is down until proven otherwise. tntneo

"Marked to Market Rules A section 1256 contract that you hold at the end of the tax year will generally be treated as sold at its fair market value on the last business day of the tax year, and you must recognize any gain or loss that results. That gain or loss is taken into account in...

check this out, if you did not yet http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=39189&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending AIQ for realtime is not the best out there. for swings and scanning it is rather good in my opinion. it can easily do broad market...