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i agree, if i were to trade CFD's again i would get a direct access broker only.

don't trade CFDS, trade the underlying. trading CFD's you are trading against a market maker by his rules and they control your fills, and there is plently of shady business going on there.

in any game the best defense is a good offense. to the brave go the fortunes.

thanks dantes that helped clear up my mind. i now think that my pay comes from paper that is not to fussed about every tick and pip whereas i am.

dantes, thankyou that makes sense, but does that theory apply to market markers in the EURO on GLOBEX, are they accepting orders in the cash market to capture the spread or are they only showing size on the bid/offer if there is a arb opportunity, and does that mean any money i make on GLOBEX is...

just trying to figure where my pay comes from. lets say for example (hypothetically) i trade on IB's Ideal Pro FX, and im trading against the UBS desk (the guys who participate in IB's ECN forex market), they make the spread and probably hedge in the cash market and they have a air tight...

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i think its got nothing to do with predicting, but just applying a few simple theorys to your trading. time is money -> the more the time -> the more the money. if your avg holding time for your winners is longer than your avg holding time for your losses there is opportunity. price can only go...

im up today. +$175

really frustrated -> gave away over $200 profits. managed to finish up though. +$112.50

down day. -$275

art, i enjoy your work -> quick question -> how do you handle contract rollovers in your calulations? thanks.

made a mistake being too greedy -> cost me about $350. Mondays are my worst performing days. -$150

thankyou -> looking forward to it.

IB - could we please have a date for the release of the KOSPI futures contract? or if not a date, could you please explain why its taking so long. IB has been saying they will offer the KOSPI contract for over 2 years now??? im sure you already know there are plenty of us eager to trade...

it sounds easy to get into one in America, but down here in Australia there is only 3 ive heard of, and ive been trying for the last six months to get into one of them. im 22, i have the right qualifications and have sent them my brokerage statements, but they dont seem keen at all. anyone...

try and not let it bother you MKS, your stronger than that, just dont reply cause thats what feeds them, your attention, dont give it to em. i enjoy seeing your blotters which make me feel like an ant. im up today, happy with my trading and fortunate enough to finish the week +$700...

up today, but as usual i left a lot on the table. i need to work on improving my exits. starting trading the QM contract today, i like it but it slices & dices like a crazy butcher. anyways my eyes are sore from staring at the DOM all day/night....zzzzzzz..... +$150

good up day for me, would have been about 300+ more trading the SPI but because im day trading futures using a 56k modem i guess that happens(i cant get DSL where i live). really cleaned up in the EURO today and after getting sliced in the FTSE100 again ive decided to step aside trading on EUREX...

slippage on the SPI & ES, left an insane amount on the EURO table, switched from ESTX50 to the FTSE100 because ESTX50 limps around like a interest rate contract. hestitated and missed a good trade in the ER2. frustrating day. switched to unbundled pricing today. -$82.90