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avg has a free version i use, works for me. I also recommend malware bytes free as well... i use it to scan new zip files, etc... never let me down, its very fast and takes up zero resources.

amibroker. you can code anything in amibroker position sizer. harder to scale in and scale out though ... thats very buggy...

I disagree, you can spend your life backtesting. Its dangerous if you forget that you backtest because trading is your business, you dont start a business because you backtest. It may sound trivial, but its a function of how you spend your time and efforts. Backtesting can be a real lag on...

ada, i didn't even know you could program limit order backtesting in there... I just do open / close orders with some slippage built in.

adadog - I've only backtested equities, how is it backtesting futures in amibroker? Do you use continuous contract data?

I think if you say they are actual results, you would have to be willing to provide audited trading records on request...

miz, see your PM for links to some decent literature that might send you in that direction

Forget the green street hooligans, it'll be the Kensington street hooligans soon enough.

I've read articles about Bolivia, theres no shortage of lithium. Seems like its more political, the control of lithium and its price.

Thats a good idea, I would have a 20 page plan Overview - what the business is set to do also known as Executive summary Finances - upfront/startup costs, ongoing costs, minimum amount of risk capital to be a trader full time given the strategy you employ. How will you start trading...

create a complexity number for each function... give the functions with the least complexity the most risk capital, and test the results. I have no idea what the results you'll get, but by evaluating the complexity of parameters should avoid over optimization You might be able to evaluate...

spreads

for your info i use filemail.com alot more now, it cost a couple bucks a month for pro use, but you can brand the service, ie it look like your company website, limit the downloads to a certain number, etc because megaupload etc are kind limited with their wait times , uncontrolled ads etc. ...

I heard Jim Simons pays math teachers up to $76,000 a year through his program in NYC... maybe he could try teaching.

misthos thats an awesome macro view. Rare to hear something like that. Maybe with hugh hendry, but even then i never thought the low rates were their to keep rich europe competitive against the pigs... The theory could even be extrapolated... US keeps rates low so they can buy chinese...

How much money in the oil etf right now?

nice video. I agree with the shorts.. I'm more into QQQQ shorts though.

Giving us all a reason to go long...

I saw a company the other day called FTEN that is for hedge funds, etc... high speed API access technology with data and testing. Why not try and become a consultant or something like that? Its HFT and risk management all wrapped in one. Though it probably costs a fortune, it might be worth...

what about writing a book or doing tutorials / training sessions for traders ?