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    we don't have too much time left to trade, another 25 years that is all

    i noticed a little typo. you replaced an 'm' with an 'r'. and that 'd' with an 'h'. oh and i can see a 'd' that should have been a 'b'. oh an obviously you meant that 'a' to be a 'u'. its ok. those letters look similar. edit: nevermind. i reserve that judgment for the post below this.
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    random entry trading

    very interesting idea. ignoring the problem of spread and commission for a few minutes. a random entry signal should have a 50/50 chance of being a profitable trade. with an expected profit tending to 0 over time. now take a simple exit strategy. say a -1 bip stop loss and a 10 bip take profit...
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    What is the Best FX Broker?

    can someone enlighten me why everybody seems to suggest oanda over IB? is my faith in IB's performance misplaced?
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    Curve Fitting Question

    thanks kt. i was wondering if you had an opinion on which method (NN or a matrix based approach) would be faster to compute / recompute when receiving new datapoints every few seconds?
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    Curve Fitting Question

    to clarify a bit. I am coding in c++ if anyone knows good public / open source libraries. Ill take a look at FANN, even though I dont know off hand how to apply it to curve fitting.
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    Curve Fitting Question

    Either an algorithm or library would do. Iv never heard of NNs being used for curve fitting. I was thinking of something along the lines of regression analysis, cubic spline fitting, or polynomial fitting.
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    Curve Fitting Question

    Hey. I was wondering if anybody here has a suggestion for a good curve fitting algorithm. I would prefer something that is computationally fast, or that does not need to be completely recomputed every new point I wish to fit. Thanks
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    "Golden Arches" Project

    do your exit signals depend on the MT4 graphs?
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    "Golden Arches" Project

    woh. intimidating. that must be what its like trying to run a day-care. i dont know how you manual traders do it :p
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    "Golden Arches" Project

    I used to love that sound too. While looking at your desktop. I couldn't seem to see the Demarker indicator? do you have that running on another computer? or are you only using the ATR now?
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    Apple IPhone - Would you buy it?

    it has cool commercials.
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    Is Globex down??

    yellow i believe.
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    How NOT to trade - Perfect Example

    he just seems like a new trader learning the value of self discipline and emotional detachment. am i missing something? why is this guy a nutjob?
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    Is Globex down??

    does anyone have any clue why a market order on a liquid item on globex would take about 120 serconds to get filled through IB this morning? should'nt all market orders be filled near instantaneously on a liquid item? what possible reason could there be for the delay? was IB just holding my...
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    $1 million lottery ticket for sale

    on the newcomer?
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    Is Globex down??

    has anyone able to get an order through IB without issue yet?
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    Is Globex down??

    im seeing it too. is it IB or Globex's problem? i dont want to guess :P
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    $1 million lottery ticket for sale

    taking ideas from TMT and EDT ( existential dissonance theory ). it suggests that we live our lives in a state of terror due to our inherent morality (finite time in existance, temporal limitations) and our isolation (confined to a physical body, spatial limitations). causing us to create...
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    $1 million lottery ticket for sale

    are you trying to imply that i shouldn't have a great week also? :)
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    $1 million lottery ticket for sale

    Am I the only one who finds the 'my friend is dying.... have a great weekend!' post ending a bit out of place?
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