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Apologies, I forgot that my connection doesn't like http uploads. Here's a link to it. http://www.financialcharting.com/JonsOanda.20030604.gif Regards, The Stats Monkey.

Hi, I'm a Stats Monkey by trade with no career related trading experience, little other trading experience, but with a big desire to move into this area. Why do I want to be a trader??? a - My first interviewer asked me; "How would you cope with having nothing to do all day?" b - My...

Are there any online tutorials specifying how to calculate the sortino ratio? Thanks, The Stats Monkey.

After rereading the Carson book I'm now doing reasonably well and have steadily tripled my meagre account size without any major drawdowns. Anyway, on my virtual (Oanda) FX trading account I've managed a 6% gain in the past week with a 1% risk per trade. Is this considered good/sensible...

Hi, Could anyone recommend a good beginners' spot FX dealer for UK residents? I am looking to trade small amounts to learn about this area, but with US firms a large part of my starting capital will be swallowed up with transfer fees. Thanks, The Stats Monkey.

Sanjuro, The method of doubling your bets when you lose is called the Martingale method. I haven't tried it with trading, but was recommended to give it a go in the Casino. Anyway, on the day prior to my first planned visit I decided to crunch some stats to see what I could expect to make...

Hi Again, Thanks for the tip on the .02/0.04 game Rearden. If I get good I might earn enough to pay for my electricity bill per session, but until then I'll try it out as a cheaper place to learn with real money. TraderNik, I've read Gary Carson's Hold'Em Poker and am trying to use it...

Hi, I'm based in the UK and am looking to start trading with a starting capital of around £5,000 (part time!). The strategy I'll be applying will require me to place stop orders (to enter and exit) out of market hours, and for these orders to be executed during market hours if the stops...

I just started playing poker and got my ass kicked! I played at play money and raised my account from $1,000 to about $5,000. Then I put real money in and lost 50%! It must be time to go back to the drawing board. Could someone recommend a good play money online Poker game? I think my...

I've been backtesting this against a selection of products (20 years). It does very well for some and very poorly for others. But what I do like is the money management, as there's very little chance of 100% loss and a fair chance of big returns. When I've finished my research I may start...

Hi, I understand that the turtle system (http://www.originalturtles.org/docs/turtlerules.pdf) has been bashed quite a lot recently, but I need to start somewhere and have been playing around with System2 (55 day breakout). Could some of the wiser (than me!) members of ET could give me some...

I meant the disapproval of making so much money for my age. I don't day trade, but am currently learning about trading and applying for entry level positions.

While I have yet to make a success out of trading, I do get a decent enough package considering my age. Unfortunately I made the mistake of telling a couple of friends how much I earned and when the news got out I received many disapproving looks plus the odd legal threat from guys I'd crossed...

I saw an interesting project on a site called http://www.stockmonkey.org. I haven't tried the software yet but might give it a go.

Thanks to everyone for the replies.

Hi, I'd like to open a "virtual" account on which I can practise trading equities and futures using stop losses, limit orders etc... Can anyone recommend a good one to use? I've tried TradIndex but they don't have moving stops and have a horrible interface. Thanks, Mauzj.

Hi, I've read a few messages here regarding prop firms, and some have mentioned "draw" as part of the compensation package. Could somene please explain what this means? I can't find an explanation on google or here (unless I'm typing in the wrong search words!). Thanks, Mauzj

just_dabbling, Depending on what version of VBA you're using, you may be able to split each line into an array with the split function. The syntax is something like split(<line>,<delimitter>) Mauzj.

I went to the course on Monday. As I walked into the presentation hall a large screen played a video of "normal" people praising the system that had changed their lives. Then the presenter (Vince something, I can't remember his surname) started the show. The first hour was spent praising...

Hi again, From the replies to my Optionetics post it appears that books will be a much better investment than a course. Could I ask for a recommendation on what should be next on my reading list? So far I have read Murphy's "Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets" and do some...