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    Nice HSI gap

    what is "ATC" ?
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    Nice HSI gap

    Usually I only trade systematically, but when big gaps occurs, I think there will be some chance for discretionary scalping due to increasing volatility. However no luck today gained 20 points/contract on the first HHI trade and then lost 21 points/contract on the second. Then I was hands-up...
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    DOW big drop and I want to know why

    LOL, I am a Chinese living in Shanghai. ET is now a global syndicate :D :D
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    DOW big drop and I want to know why

    Woke up only to find Dow down 2.26%. I only trade Asian markets but I hope to find some websites which outline the happenings in the overnight Europe/ US market , hopefully with some comments, such as the possible reason for the market movement. Overall market (ie. stock index or maybe some...
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    shocking (NOT) IB down AGAIN @ night. help finding an alternative PLEASE...

    Hey, guys Hong KONG market has a tradition of make the drastic turning point in August, so watch out, there might be some huge downward movement next month. You might be able to see some several hundred points of lunch break gap, just think ! Gangof4, clear the connection problems or it...
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    IB clients: How to invest in GOLD ?

    Thanks a lot , I will have a look at that, may be what I need. Info of other symbols are welcome.
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    IB clients: How to invest in GOLD ?

    Yes, there is a gold exchange in Shanghai, China, but I am not sure if that is standardized futures contract eligible for individual investors. I am more familiar with commodity futures in China and know that gold is not listed as a futures contract in three main futures exchanges in China...
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    IB clients: How to invest in GOLD ?

    Hi , I am an interactivebrokers client and hope to buy some gold with two motives: 1--My base currency is USD, so it is depreciating every month, I hope to hedge some risk 2--My home currency is RMB ( Chinese Dollar), but now China is starting to have problem of inflation, therefore it is...
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    I LOVE the HSI futs!

    It was common in 2004,2005,2006.
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    I LOVE the HSI futs!

    It is good to diversify strategies on timeframes, to me, it means a greatly REDUCED portfolio risk.
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    Traders in Shanghai

    trading SGXNK of singapore exchange from my home in shanghai
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    IB slow P&L update

    Hey, why should you look at P&L during the session? They say it has some bad effects on your performance.
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    Is it possible for IB to add the product of China stocks or futures?

    FTSE XINHUA , Very illiquid, less than a dozen contracts traded one or two months ago, should be in same situation now.
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    what should I pay attention to when combining several strategy

    Robin, in the first snapshot, the performance summary says that "Max contracts held" is "2". Does that mean you limit the number of contracts traded at two although there are three systems involved ? But the total net profit is still 2*1556+2397+4159=9668 It means TS has calculated in...
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    Scaling up

    These are really good explanation of the essence of fixed ratio method. I did some test and found that given a specific trading strategy ,the risk involved in this MM model is purely a function of delta, as well as the initial equity. By adjusting these two imputs,there can be countless...
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    TWS Backfill Changed = Problems

    Returned back again to TWS872.6, and everything is fine now. For the time being, I can use 872 instead, but this remains a problem. If some time in the future, IB requires all clients upgrade to a higher version and this problem has not been solved, then there will be some real mess. So...
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    TWS Backfill Changed = Problems

    Kiwi , is this a solved problem now? I have been using TWS 872.6, but this morning when I upgraded TWS on one of my computers to 874.4, it seems there is some problem with the time stamp of bars appearing in my Amibroker charts. On 1-minute chart, ( AB does not has 30-second chart) , the...
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    Traders in Shanghai

    The authority keeps delaying the launch of stock index futures in China, for fear of not being able to control speculation. The latest version according to the vice chairman of CSRC£¨ Chinese security regulatory commission) , "There is no schedule for the launch of stock index futures", but...
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    Traders in Shanghai

    I am a Shanghainese and am trading HSI/KOSPI/SGXNK,looking forward to trade the first stock index futures contract in mainland China sometime next year. I know a couple of traders on ET who are trading from Shanghai. Any newcomers to Shanghai or Shanghai traders to ET? What do you trade ?
  20. J

    How about a forum on non stock investment ideas

    what about "Non-financial investment" ?
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