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    Algorithm trading: Ghosts in the machine

    Show me a 12 foot wall and I'll show you a 13 foot ladder. Hope that answers your question -
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    Tick charts, last print 1% or more above or below the market where do they come from?

    From my experience these are average price prints, or prior negotiated block trades.
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    What is the best way to place stop orders?

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    What is the best way to place stop orders?

    How about being a programmer *yourself*, and coding the stop mechanism, like I do?
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    What is the best way to place stop orders?

    This "never", "always", "forever" etc. stuff should be limited. If you're trading one instrument on a discretionary basis, then sure - keep your stops in your head and execute as necessary (though I could make an argument as to why you should leave your stops in the system). If you're an...
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    What is the best way to place stop orders?

    The "specialists" (not even sure who those are these days) can't see your stops. Rather, it's that everybody knows your stop is 3 ticks above the highest high of the day. Hope that helps.
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    New massive TRADER SETUP [pics] flikr

    Bolimomo- Thank you for your response. I have been trading for a while myself. What I know is this: I have always been able to adjust my setups to the # of monitors available. There have been times where I was limited to two monitors. At other times, I've had as many as 4 30"...
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    New massive TRADER SETUP [pics] flikr

    What kind of sensible intellectual exchange can we have about the # of monitors that can be effectively used? Perhaps you can contribute to the sensibility -
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    New massive TRADER SETUP [pics] flikr

    I would bet that you could make that setup more efficient.
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    The proper way to draw a channel...

    The best way to draw a channel is to draw it in such a way that it fits your view on the market. That way, you can share your chart with people as evidence that what you're thinking is going to happen.
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    New massive TRADER SETUP [pics] flikr

    This is a HUGE TOOL. What is the profitability/monitor factor? What is the marginal return of each processor you've added?
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    Algorithm trading: Ghosts in the machine

    Actually, I would say that you have that completely backwards.
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    Algorithm trading: Ghosts in the machine

    If you're familiar with this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack Then the concept we are discussing should not surprise you.
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    POLL: If you were improving your method, would you seek more setups or fewer of them?

    I choose the latter.
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    POLL: If you were improving your method, would you seek more setups or fewer of them?

    "Generally", as in you would not randomly enter the market. A good racer "generally" has a good start as well but that doesn't say much about what he does for the next 20 laps.
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    Abby J Cohen thinks overall market is undervalued

    A while ago I learned this nifty skill called "reading between the lines."
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    Abby J Cohen thinks overall market is undervalued

    Ah, the "wealth as a measure of success in life" argument.
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    Abby J Cohen thinks overall market is undervalued

    Ah, the "wealth as a measure of success in life" argument.
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    Abby J Cohen thinks overall market is undervalued

    What's important for GS is that Ms. Cohen *ALWAYS* has an opinion (i.e. she should never "not have a view on the market"). This fulfills her role at GS - which is specifically to give people another reason to trade. Note, she doesn't even have to believe the market is under or over valued...
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    Algorithm trading: Ghosts in the machine

    Sh*t happens.
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