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    Any pure mechnical traders or system traders?

    'Nough said.
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    Any pure mechnical traders or system traders?

    There is a difference; 30-min bars have no internal structure, apart from Open-Hi-Lo-Close. Real data in a 30-min period does have structure; i.e. it is made up of ticks that go up, and down, and flat continuously throughout that 30-min period. Therefore your backtest engine will have made...
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    Any pure mechnical traders or system traders?

    Looks like you are in good (albeit fickle) hands here from the various contributors. But here is a further checklist of stuff that has not already been mentioned (apologies in advance if you are already well on top of these matters): a) Did you forward test (i.e. run the system against...
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    1st trigger OCO on any Direct Access Platform?

    Assuming you mean US equities, I believe (although I’m not 100% sure, so you’d better wait to see if anyone else confirms or refutes what I write!) the issue relates to market fragmentation. Unless you specify a particular venue, a US equity trade may be executed at NYSE, at AMEX, at...
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    LIQUIDITY Just dried up!!! Woah something big must be going on!!

    I noticed the same thing. I'm ready though, just in case it comes back again ... - The Earl of Cardigan
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    Daytrading Equity vs FOREX?

    Thanks.
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    Daytrading Equity vs FOREX?

    bstay, I auto-daytrade US equities (pre-market and core sessions, i.e. 4am – 4pm EST). I would like to add another instrument class to my trading, and plan to investigate FOREX at some point in the near future (i.e. hopefully next few months!). You have obviously done this research...
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    SPY vrs ES (sub penny) Question

    I wrote I would post when I received clarifying info from NYSE/AMEX. I have received a) advice that I should read “Rule 72” (already referenced above in this thread), and b) a reference to the following document http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/fact_sheet_parity_priority.pdf (which shows...
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    US Soverign Debt just downgraded

    Hmmm... I thought so ... Here are some others who share your views, goodgoing ... http://www.examiner.com/science-policy-in-austin/geocentrism-is-back
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    US Soverign Debt just downgraded

    +1 Only being able to see the world with US (and other OECD economies) at centre is like still believing universe revolves around Earth, and that Earth is flat ...
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    What markets, if any, are untouched by HFT's?

    My understanding is that HFTs are swarming all over ETFs; something as liquid as SPY is manna from heaven for HFTs. What makes you think otherwise?
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    Weekly IQ test

    Colonel Mustard; in the Library; with the 26" monitor?
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    What markets, if any, are untouched by HFT's?

    IMO you are confusing automated trading (i.e. using computers to trade "autonomously" based on algorithms, also called algorithmic trading) with HFT (high frequency trading, i.e. using computers to operate ultra fast). While they may sometimes overlap, they are different. The OP was asking...
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    Is Trading Addictive?

    I think I could give up any time I wanted to ... probably.
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    drop out alarm for net disconnection

    Wonderful info! Many thanks! And my children love the sound!
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    Education ETF

    What are you looking for it to track?
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    What is the best way to own gold?

    GLD, the ETF? I understand that this is one way that Soros buys and holds gold ...
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    Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau..

    Perhaps you could wire the "points" to my trading account?
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    Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau..

    Irving Fisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Fisher Thanks, google
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    Level II wizards

    Which instrument? If US equities, see the following for a really confusing discussion of some of the relevant points: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=208413
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