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not that it really matters, but I would prefer maybe 5 cent increments. One of the reasons ES/NQ are so much easier to trade is that there is liquidity at the price levels. That's pretty much history in stocks these days.

I suspect that's more difficult than it sounds. Those types of extreme events are also very risky. The markets can stay irrational much longer than I can afford to wait or hang on. These things always look easier after the fact. Few have the courage to buy e.g. ES at 7 this morning when there...

I use eSignal

IF you don't already have a quote and chart provider you like, why not give TradeStation a try. TS6 is really a pretty nice piece of software. That being said, I use IB and really like their executions and commissions. I have no need for fancy charting, and have generally found that complex...

Don't know if this truly is a bug, but NQ #F didn't roll to the september contract until sometime in the middle of the trading day. ES #F rolled to the september contract at the beginning of the day, which is what I would expect. Having a 6 pt NQ jump in the middle of trading can be very...

only other guess I have is that XP does not come with Java, and JTrader is probably java based, given it's name. you'll have to install Java from java.sun.com yourself.

I agree with that. After testing a bit more, I'm happy with the 5 levels IB provides. It seems like enough info and actually updates fast enough for my style

Yes, it's blindingly fast. I have come to believe that most delays are due to my ISP connectivity and not IB. Today, for instance, my globex limits actually showed up blue for a fraction of a second before going green. Yesterday, they went green so fast that I never got to see the blue. But...

I think that's a brilliant approach. Once you have achieved your daily target, you allow only a drawdown of half of your gains. Then you stop.

thank you. That's a great idea. I just joined.

Thank you very much for all the good info. I do use IB's market depth, it just updates fairly slowly (or so it seems at least). Now that I know it's available, I'll know what questions to ask. thanks again!

Is there some way to get access to the Globex Limit book? I use eSignal and haven't found anything but T&S. Maybe it requires a globex terminal? Thanks in advance !

Agreed. I've had better luck with ISE on my QQQ options than anywhere else. I avoid AMEX ... they are simply not honest (imho)

I'm in SLO county near Santa Maria. I'd be interested in connecting with trader here and/or Santa Barbara country.

somewhat related: barbarians at the gates. The true story of the nabisco LBO in the lat 80s. Very funny.

Another good one is "when genious failed" about LTCM. I enjoyed it.

Like many here I'm thinking trading 24x7. I thought I share some of the fiction I've found with financial/trading content. Best author by far is Stephen Frey. Great novels with lots of finance, trading and action. I've read "The Insider", "Take over" and "trust fund". All excellent (and in...

QQQ, SPY and the same mini's

Don't really know about pro shops, but the top guys with 10M plus under management with 5+ years of trackrecord do about 100% on base capital. You can always multiply by whatever leverage factor you get at the pro shop.

another way to look at it, is to determine how many parameters you realistically can have. If you only have one time series (e.g. price), you really shouldn't optimize more than one variable. Two is probably ok, but you have to be careful. To restate: your system probably should not have more...