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IF market prices are not random THEN right skills ( or trading systems ) are important in trading, and the only thing is to build them and follow them. IF market prices are random THEN - i'm afraid - traders don't have much chances of success in the long term. ( I'm talking about traders who...

monee: Of course we can observe market environment, behavior of stocks, etc. but is it slate odds in our favor? That's the question. Look, many many traders are doing the same thing! Many people use the same TA, MM, they cut losses and let winners run... I'm afraid it's not so easy. Just keep...

Hi everybody, Question in the title is maybe silly for many of you. But think about it... 1. If you have no system, no trading plan, your result ( excluding commissions ) depends only on your luck. 2. If you have a system or a plan, your result depends on certain future market...

I don't believe how something like this can happen. Today ( 20 Nov 2001 ) my DAX futures chart (...

Compare e-pc prices to TriKinetic... You're right qwiktrade, TriKinetic people are all driving Ferrari's with a big smile - they sell something for $3,000 when others sell the same thing for $1,000! They're "doing the impossible" ooh yeaaah... :D

HP e-pc computers are really cool. They're very small and reliable ( according to HP website ). I would by an e-pc c10. http://www.hp.com/desktops/professional/e-pc/e-pc_c10/ 256 MB SDRAM and 1 GHz processor are satisfactory for a trader. I use Celeron 333 MHz with 128 RAM on Win2k. I have...

I can't find anywhere INTRADAY HISTORICAL 1 or 5-min charts for indicies or futures. For example an intraday chart of Nasdaq100 index from 5th April 2000. Maybe someone knows where to look for it. Please, add a direct link. ( I don't believe this can be a free service ). DT-waw

Does anybody have any experience with this firm: http://www.onlinetradingselect.com/ Now they offer "Auto Trading Program". Here's an email from them: "System Traders take a look>>> There is finally a fully automated trading solution available for Futures Traders. You can now build...

Reversing short position into long and vice-versa by one order ( not 2 separate orders ) will be a great feature. Also, some cheap and simple tool for fully automated trading should be added. DT-waw

Neo, is it possible to short 1 contract by transmitting an short order with size 2, when I currently have 1 contract long? In other words, to close a long position, and open a new short position ( at the same price ) by submitting only 1 order? Thanks

Great article about zero-sum game: http://turtletrader.com/zerosum.pdf

I have different experience. I've observed TWS and eSignal Emini quotes for about 2 weeks. Most of the time, TWS got faster quotes than eSignal ! I use 128 kbs cable modem, very reliable, and my internet provider is linked to U.S. backbones with a very good quality connection ( I live in...

I have several suggestions: 1. The thread title font should be smaller - 10 pt verdana, why it is so big? And I think it's easier to read thread title in one row, not in two rowes... The thread title can be followed by a dot or a number, for a clearer view. 2. The list of latest post...

I was wondering about an issue, to which type of games trading is the most similar. It can't be a cassino games, because at the cassino - in the long term - you have no chance to win, and they got 100% chance to make money. It must be a zero-sum game, in which some players lose, and some...

Same with "cut your losses, let your profits grow". If your losses can be max 1 point, and you take every profit at 3 points, you will likely to have 3 times more losing than winning trades. Very important issue is: does stock/futures/options/currency prices move in a 100% random way or not...

Tick value of euro stoxx 50 is 10 euro. Minimum tick is 1 point. 1 point is worth 10 euro :D [ Contract value / commission ] ratio is about 3 times worse than DAX. Commissions at IB: 3,90 euro per 1 DAX or Euro Stoxx50 contract. DAX contracts are worth 25 euro per one point.

OK. But it's not realistic. With the capital markets behaviour you should assume, that you lose 1 every time heads landed down, and win 1 ( not 2 ) every time heads landed up. And then: let's risk 25% of our capital on each flip. After 100 flips, 50 ups and 50 downs ( zero-sum game ) we'll...

That's interesting contract. Minimum deposit only 2,900 EUR. Minimum tick 1 point. Anybody know what's the average spread on these futures? Does anybody here trading DAX and euro stoxx futures frequently?

Where can I get historical SP500 and NQ Emini futures quotes ( and of the day data ) for free? Thanks DT-waw

It's impossible to win with random-entry system. But it's possible to win with 50% or less of successful trades with positive average profit/loss ratio, for example 3:1. If average profit from a trade is 3x higher than an average loss ( 3:1 ratio ), than at least 25% of your trades must be...