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Sometimes they do change the margin rules without notice (as do other brokers) and there is nothing you can do about it because the account agreement gives them that right. It is more visible in the case of IB because of their automated liquidations. They are constantly changing their...

Most of of them only offer only canned routines within a closed proprietary environment that is limited in scope. Most do not have things like multiple cointegration models, multiple option pricing models, adequate performance analytics (VAR etc.), or anything like the data handling (time...

The problem is that if you lie on any type of application (including opening a brokerage account) that involves credit, and subsequently incur large losses that exceed your account balance, they could go after you for criminal fraud.

You can still use R very usefully, but not necessarily as part of the real-time processing or the low-level processing. At a minimum, you can run its PerformanceAnalytics package on your final trading system *results* and it will compute several different versions of the Sharpe Ratio and...

TWS itself is supported on Linux. Third party front-ends written in Java should also work fine.

I found some possibilities at http://www.business-directory-philippines.com/search/philippines/state-/city-/zip-/l1cy1-rp_state1cy1-_city1cy1--zip1cy1-_name1cy1-commodity-s1.html but I think it would be FAR safer and cheaper to go with one of the large firms I mentioned than with a tiny...

I found the intended use on the Newegg site: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Description=windows%207%20oem&Submit=ENE "Disclaimer: Use of this OEM System Builder Channel software is subject to the terms of the Microsoft OEM System Builder License. This software is intended...

That seems improper also unless sold with hardware. http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_for_hobbyists.aspx#fbid=sHkKIA9T9Qm

Here are some other ideas: Ask the retailer what the cost would be to return-exchange-upgrade it to a retail version. That should solve the problem. Look closely at the original listing to see if you can find an error or failure to disclose in the description. Then tell him that...

It will work with any computer according to many articles but I myself would return it if you can because Microsoft obviously views it as improper according to the plain wording on the packaging and you did not intend that when you made the purchase. In the future, do not buy Microsoft...

It just goes by your current liquidation value and maintenance margin, which they calculate and display to you continuously. The windows turns amber when you are within 5% and it sends email warnings as well as you get closer to a deficit (ending up with "about to liquidate unless you...

If you want an Asian company you could try Phillip Futures or Straits Financial out of Singapore. For a U.S. company with an office in Asia (HK) there is Interactive Brokers among others.

Cash is insured under SIPC except in the case where it is mainly being used to trade futures or forex. If you only trade stocks, it is insured.

The big thing is to have a solid architecture and all the rest is details. If you have a sound overall architecture, you can always re-implement any parts that are problematic. I agree with you that having one's own platform can be a huge advantage, mainly because all of the existing ones...

If you are American, there are none because the CFTC has much lower leverage limits and is prosecuting foreign brokers who accept American clients.

People should be aware that foreign consulting companies like this advise primarily on how to form a company that will qualify and operate properly within the law of the foreign jurisdiction where you are forming the company (e.g Switzerland), but do not cover U.S. tax aspects. This is well...

Notional accounts are an extremely dubious invention in the first place. They allow the client to blow his brains out immediately by overleveraging far beyond the risks justifiable by the parameters of the trading system. Why should the adviser encourage that?. It throws all of the risk...

Think about it yes, but you can always give it up at anytime you want later on so it is not a permanent choice anyway. You need it to live permanently in the U.S., that's all. If you later move back to India permanently, yes, give it up unless you want to come back to the U.S. soon. It is...

It will not help unless you both give up your U.S. citizenship and leave the U.S. permanently. One of these alone is not enough - you must do both. Otherwise U.S. laws still apply.

Unless they cut the ethanol gasoline mandate, as has been recommended by some, in which case corn will drop like a stone. Mandated ethanol accounts for 40% of the U.S. corn crop.