Search results

One should not trade options inattentively.

I have somone looking into it; let you know what we find out.

I am on the missing side too.

Never heard a word.

Bahamas with Terra Nova or IB is probabably the easiest, have him get in touch with me if he has any questions.

What firm?

I agree.

IB has enough problems of their own making; no need to create the great conspiracy theory, give them a break they paid the fine.

Same stuff, different day.

Be nice now; everybody gets fined in this business.

Please direct all ideas that can not be done to me ...

We trade multiple systems; decrease or increase size based on performance, cease trading a system when the game goes away, but keep testing a dead system; you never know when the stars line up and it starts working again.

I agree to the extent that you need to manage a mechanical system when they are not performing at par. I disagree, the popular text books may say that, but the successful black box traders I know realize that systems can cease working, and then start working again for a multitude of reasons...

Don, If you are referring to me; I think I sent you an account statement in January when I was looking for an additional route. Do the math on it.

Here is what we do: 1) identify an instrument you can buy cheaper @ X and sell for more @ Y; 2) hit it fast; 3) hit it again and harder if it doesn't move; 4) repeat steps 1 -3 as many times as you can, in as many set-ups as you can find. Anyone can do it.

I agree.

Actually, it is easy to do what we do. I had a new trader start on Monday, we are up about $5K on his trades; and he doesn't even understand what he is trading or what trading is. It is all in the systems.

It is a lot easier to teach someone to play with balls, than to teach them to trade ...

I thought we were playing with balls here?

I am not smart enough to have a style.