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The biggest mistake you can make is to think your experience in the floor is relevant to upstairs. You should think about relearning how to trade. Once you've remade yourself (profitable in a prop. situation), then you can start merging the two experiences together. An advice from a...

Risk Management included?

The learning curve for C++ is a bit too steep. C# and Python is relatively easier to learn. Once they are comfortable with general programming. They can then move into C++ if they wish so. Yes, you have to re-program the functions they offer in TS. But it's just another great way to...

2% risk model is based on trend-following diversified futures market, mainly from the Turtle era. Each strategy/system/model should be given it's own risk model.

Does that mean a newbie who loses money all the time has to pay the firm?

Do what you did on 2005. Historically, on Index Futures... markets never made a dramatic change between 12/31 to 1/1. Markets don't care about New years resolution.

Ikuo, PM choudai... Yoroshiku.

You still won't be able to afford it... but... here you go... (It's an year old info. as you know...) Tru 676 N St. Claire St, at Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611-2927 312-202-0001

The answer is: Money Management is optimizing the equity curve.

I would suggest you get back into TS to get some of the feel back then go directly into custom programming via Python or C#.

Maybe they match internal trades, saving them a little cash.

Yes. Size is an issue. There's an upside limit to how much you can trade. In terms of backtesting scalping strategies, there's not a whole lotta of ways to actually test the liquidity / fillability factors. If you exclude them, sure it looks great on tests. In a simple backtesting...

Ever wonder why you don't see Pure Scalping Hedge Funds who have access to what most retail traders can't in terms of technology?

Simply... it's been discussed in similar topics between Quantitative Analysis and Technical Analysis. Quantitative Analysis is objective. Technical Analysis is subjective. - Generally, trend is subjective, as mention on previous posts above. - Reversal is simply a change in the...

Ikuo, How old are you? Do you have a day job? Also, what do you mean by Trading Consultant? Seems like you're looking to learn how to trade. We call those vendors Trading Advisory Service or Trading Education services. Or Mentoring Service. We don't use the term Trading...

This is an year ago but Fanstatic Sams by Maple and Rush (Just behind Dublins... I think) had a really hot girl. I used to love it when she used to wash and cut my hair. She works Tuesdays to Saturdays. I don't remember if I got a nice haircut, though :p

I never recommend people trading together on one account. Make seperate accounts if you want to keep him/her as a friend.

All trades start negative. Commish.

Scalper's worst enemy: FIFO.

Dealers.