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trdrmac, very good replies. regarding the estimate taxes, the IRS is pretty clear about it, you must pay it. of course you can avoid it, but as you pointed out it is not so smart. As a minimum it flags you, which is never good (although I don't think that is used to trigger more action). I...

yep mark to market allows you to have only the net profit taxable (after the loss deducted). no gain, no tax. the only thing is you can't do that for too long, if you lose for years your activity won't be a business but a hobby. that's bad, 'cause no biz means no mark to market anymore. so...

well, it ain't so smart to bash like that. You do seem like the arrogant one honestly. I understand your decision and that's what I'd reply to anyone complaining : just go elsewhere. We are customers and we don't have to be with one or the other. we can choose. HOWEVER the broker is not your...

LOL ! sure not the best entries for random entries. However I wanted to make a point about systems always chasing trends. We only hear about those (well not totally true, but let's say it is overwhelmingly the case). one can make great money once he realizes market don't spend most of their...

one of the interesting features of this irc is the realtime posting of trades. you can use a few macros and easily post when you buy or sell. I know a trader who paper traded that way for a while with help and advices from the other traders. the futs chat rooms are usually more interesting...

jaan, unless you realize sideways are the best markets :)

stevet, that's true, the software needs to be written for it. However, the OS itself is optimized for multi processor (it's a special version) so it is much faster. Also multithreading software will benefits either directly or through the OS optimizations. tntneo

this looks like a long ad for RT.

LOL babak :) sideways market are easier to trade. I don't understand why so many just don't get to this idea. granted, a bull market makes you money without much thinking. but trading as a biz is not about a bull or bear market. the best markets go nowhere, they are the predictible ones...

metoxx then we fully agree. my point regarding system traders wisdom is exactly what you see : it's BS ! :) indeed you either reduce size, activate another system or just pull the plug.. I may do any of the 3 or combinations.

thanks def, it always makes me laugh when I read it can't be done.

I so agree with both comments. Without very deep pockets it is really good to have a combination of mechanical and discretion. It goes against system traders wisdom (always trade the system without any exception, without any delay). But the thing is when your basis for trading is mechanical or...

well, do you mean the 1.5 guy averages that on many many contracts a day ? as opposed to the other one on very few ? if not, I am clueless too. tntneo

daniel, point taken too. and I know mdlm was not referring to equity curve. I only mentioned the equity curve because you also want to analyse this (slope, drawdown, etc). Here we are talking about the distribution of trade results. I am not sure about the thick tail, because it depends on...

LOL :D It's important to focus on the real thing. becoming constant winner is already tough enough, who cares about equity curve analysis ? seriously, you bother about that only when consistent for a while. it is important to analyse your own trading in order to improve it and monitor your...

well, not all this is true. the first part pretty much but : the futures have the same volatility. The leverage makes the difference in $ at risk. but it works both ways (against and for you). The signals are mostly the same for QQQ and NQ. However NQ is leading and commissions are much lower...

I agree with that. And there are many such posts like this. I, myself, posted such feedback and also gave feedback. the debate is not about censorship as unauthorized advertisers would like you to believe. it is about preventing simple spamming and free advertising. when someone is a sponsor I...

salesmen will always try to sell their stuff. It's understandable. Since the policy of this site prohibits this as agreed when signing up, it has to be done sneakly (well, sometimes even obvious). We can deal with that. But members should also understand that they do encourage the spam. How ...

OK. that's fair enough. thank you for understanding. :p

yep, fxtrader, we try to check, but people posting ads are just too fast. that's why the kill function is there. However, I want everyone to understand that we won't accept spamming and free ads like that. And even though there is flexibility there when some company is truely trying to...