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    EWZ Dividend

    Hi, was jsut wondering if anyone knew where I could read about the distribution rules for EWZ? It seems they pay out twice in Q4, only a week or so appart. Trying to figure out what this is. Thanks.
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    Dividend Arbitrage

    thanks guys for the replies. Kinda figured that was the case. Just that Id seen a number of articles on it and wanted to to double check.
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    Cfd I think they do keep blocking his ip but he keeps comin back with a new one
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    Taking proprietary strategies from discretionary to systematic......

    you could always get 1guy to build the frame work minus a few important details. Tell him you want to plug in some other parts so he can keep it user friendly, Then get someone to do the other part. I did that with an ORB system. Got one guy to do the general ORB system and another to...
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    Looking for a bit of help here. Im just testing the first system of the thread and trying to get the lists of Additions and Deletions. I have found the announcement page where each one is listed, but judging by the google results there is actually a page that lists them on the S&P site...
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    Anyone use EAs for MT4?

    yeah, cant get more of a rip off than free.........
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    Thread of the year award

    Guys I was hoping that this would not turn into a flaming contest. Lets all remember what you were taught as kids. If you dont have anything nice to say...... Anyway, my most educational of the thread, though still a work in progress is How to research and verify trading ideas. An...
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    Thread of the year award

    Well everyone its come to the end of another year. Hope it was a profitable one for all. I'd like to see what threads you think stood out this year. Lets start with the following categories , feel free to add your own Most Educational Most Entertaining No real rules just a bit...
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    BWolinsky Trading

    Talon, Have been following this thread as I am in the process of creating a pairs based strategy myself. A lot of insight here for anyone following this thread. And for those who are, I strongly reccommend you read up Talon's other thread he has going if you havent already. Talon, if you...
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    Tsu bot- Tsunami

    hahahaha love it... 3 or 4 guys contribute to a thread about an automated system. yet I can count their total number of posts on my 2 hands..... You guys better hurry up and buy , cause Im gonna get in first and buy the rights to all the copies they have. Dont want anyone else...
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    pretty sure his trading operation consists of a little more than the 2 strategies he has published here for our education purposes......
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    Dividend Arbitrage

    yep, thanks guys. Figured thats what it would be. Are there any practical strategies in regards to Dividend arbitrage?
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    Dividend Arbitrage

    guys, was just reading through this strategy and wanted to know what the catch is (And there has to be one.....) XYZ stock is trading at $90 and is paying $2 in dividend tomorrow. A put with a striking price of $100 is selling for $11. The options trader can enter a riskless dividend...
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    DAX- e-mini S&P

    sometimes Dax leads the ES sometime Es leads the DAX. Depends on what time of Day it is too. Some times one breaks and the other doesnt. Now THAT always offers a few different interesting options!
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    [ Sorry Talon (or if anyone else could help out), Jut want to check Im on the right track here.... But from what I see here, is it just adding 25% of 10 day range to the the lowest low of the previous 10 days. So an entry rule would be something like if (today's close - lowest low of past...
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    Sorry guys, hope Im not too late to the party with this one, But Ive been playing catchup and just got to the current assignment. The use of percentile was made clear in the first system a bit earlier on, in regarsd to the closes, but Im not sure how ranking that relates to the 10 day 'range'...
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    How is Interactive Brokers Cheaper?

    Sorry mate, any idea how an ECN works??
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    Why most of the system metrics are useless numbers

    Danger66, I think the op understands the danger of averaging down. He/she is just trying to make the point that someone can fuck with the stats if they wanted but it'd be all be useless come game time. I personally fell in to the trap of focusing on getting pretty stats without making sure the...
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    backtest for 3 years, blow up in 3 days,

    Muskoka, dont suppose you would care to elaborate any more on the strategy behind the equity curve?
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    Avoiding Curve fitting

    just going to throw this out there guys, but from a trading point of view does it matter what you call it? If I can change a number then I can optimize it, right? Wether its X or N (or A ,B, or C for that matter). if I test a range of 1-5 on any of them, wether its which close to compare...
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