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    best antivirus

    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.
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    Which software has position sizing/weighting in a porfolio?

    amibroker. you can code anything in amibroker position sizer. harder to scale in and scale out though ... thats very buggy...
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    Trading Plan and Backtesting, which one first?

    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...
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    Ag+bond symbols for IB/Amibroker

    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.
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    Ag+bond symbols for IB/Amibroker

    adadog - I've only backtested equities, how is it backtesting futures in amibroker? Do you use continuous contract data?
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    Hypothetical disclaimer required when posting actual results ?

    I think if you say they are actual results, you would have to be willing to provide audited trading records on request...
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    Any pointers about carry trading and its variants?

    miz, see your PM for links to some decent literature that might send you in that direction
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    Pound Could Collapse Within Weeks, Predicts Billionaire Financier Jim Rogers

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

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

    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...
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    How do you avoid overfitting or over-optimization in your backtest?

    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...
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    Forum Sponsor Trade Journal

    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. ...
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    Jobs as quantitative analyst on wall street

    I heard Jim Simons pays math teachers up to $76,000 a year through his program in NYC... maybe he could try teaching.
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    Why not just kick out Greece from the EU

    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...
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    Oil prices on 5 year horizon

    How much money in the oil etf right now?
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    Quick Look for Tuesday the 23rd

    nice video. I agree with the shorts.. I'm more into QQQQ shorts though.
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    Breaking News: PTJ's daughters are hot

    Giving us all a reason to go long...
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    Any good advice on getting started as a freelance API programmer?

    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...
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    Any good advice on getting started as a freelance API programmer?

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