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I am really looking forward to seeing the new integrated trading platform for futures. I am also very glad to see the e-mini commissions being lowered. I would think that the new platform and lower commissions will be attractive to a lot of traders.

CalTrader where do you get this from? One of the biggest declines in the nation? I think you are mistaken. Prices increased in San Diego last year. The real estate market in San Diego has been anything but cyclical over the last seven years, it has basically been steadily increasing. While...

I upgraded a Windows 98 machine to Windows 2000 pro. I found the following website article to guide me through the process. http://www.techweb.com/winmag/windows/guides/win2000/default.htm Do a search for installing windows and you will find several related sites.

Here are my thoughts. If I am actually trading a set-up that has a one point target and a one point stop loss, I have confidence that the set-up has positive expectancy. Also, I would be confident that using a one point stop loss resulted in more gains than using a different stop loss, either...

take a look at http://www.programtrading.com/curbs.htm

You will never be able to scalp successfully with the current Tradestation Platform. It takes way too long to set up orders. Every time you submit an order you have to re-enter information in several fields to place your next order. It is OK for swing trading, but it would never work for...

If you are asking about stocks, I don't know. But you can defintely short futures in an IRA account

Yes it can be done. I have a roth IRA that I trade futures with. You need to set up your account with trust company like Northstar.

I would like to hear recommendations for a DVI video card. I only run one monitor on each computer so I just need a single DVI connection per computer.

Artguy, thanks very much. I got it working now thanks to you.

I remember reading a thread about problems running j-trader and TWS on the same computer, but I could not locate it through the search. I can't run j-trader after installing Java for the TWS platform. Any recommendations on how to solve this problem?

I've used the Ffastfill Trainer. It works very well. I think you can trial it free for one week. Quotes are real time and accurate and executions are extremely fast.

I agree with the others. I have both TS and pats and there is no comparison; TS is much slower and is much more cumbersome to use. I sure hope they get it right with the next release:)

The NQ and ES futurs only have four contract months, March, June, September and December. I believe the December '02 contract will become the "active" contract on September 12 but I am not positive on that date.

Another is at: http://www.briefing.com/FreeServices/fs_markcal.htm

Hey Wavetrader, I'm just trying to help here so don't take this the wrong way if you already know, but did you realize there was an economic report due out at 12:00? Take a look at an economic report calendar and be aware of the times that the reports are released.

Ditto I guess the key lesson to be learned from all of this is to develop your own style that suits your personality. Ultimately you have to prove to yourself what works for you. While the suggestions I posted have been working for me and my trading style, they may not work for everyone.

Bronks, Mike is giving you some good advice. Your trading plan calls for a 2.5 to 3.0 stop loss and a profit target of 5.0. You need to execute your plan and hold until stopped out or until you hit your profit target. I don't think Mike is suggesting that you open your stops up. I think he...

No, thats not me.

Spark, we are in a period of unusually high volatility. The ES does not typically have a range of 40 points in a day. Not more than a few months ago we were typically getting daily ranges of 10 to 20 points in the ES. In the past, you would have to be very careful about fading a 20 point...