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That made me chuckle :D Railroad stocks from 1870s :) Thanks for answering my questions both this one and the shorting one.

Thank You Thank You. is it true only for NYSE or is it true for NASDAQ and others like BATS, ARCA etc. also?

+1 Trading ES is hard. Read this: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=241226&perpage=20&pagenumber=1

one more: I know that before you can shortsell a stock, you have to find it somewhere (borrow it from somewhere). Once you have an established short position, is it possible that you will forced to buy back the stock because lender can call it at any time? Or once you borrow the stock, you...

Have not traded stocks, so a basic question. How are limit and stop orders handled in case of split or large dividends (say 20%)?

Thanks for suggestion. I have heard about them, I will go ahead and check them out in detail. What is your current choice software for doing eod work on stocks and also for doing intraday work on stocks?

From yahoo, I see CSCO split adjusted closing price for 3/26/1990 to be 0.08 whereas real price matches with what you have at 24.25. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=CSCO&d=6&e=3&f=2013&g=d&a=2&b=26&c=1990&z=66&y=5808 Where did you find the value of 0.002 Do I understand you correctly...

started out with fx and stayed put with it for first 2 yrs, then added index futures to the mix. Last month, I have started researching US stocks. I will probably start trading US stocks in 2-3 months from now. The platform I used for first few years (MC) is inappropriate for testing hundreds of...

Follow-up question: Consider a multi-day/week trading strategy. Using adjusted close is almost a necessity and it will give correct results. However, there is an inherent assumption when you use adjusted close: 1) Assumption: Dividends are reinvested. Now, practically, if one has 100k...

Whether IB sucks or not, it is always a good idea for a career trader to diversify among at least 2 brokers. However, I don't know of anyone who can match IB's breadth of product offerings and commissions. 1) If you trade only US listed Futures, I think Advantage futures is better than IB...

blah12345678 that was a very thorough reply and a nice introduction. Highly Appreciated!

As of now, out of 4 votes, 3 guys have decided to classify themselves as piker :D

Probably you are the 4th person to ask me this question lol. :D Please read the posts above I have already answered. What is funny is that this thread has become more about "Piker", "Pikerness", "Pikerboy", "Pikergirl" etc. rather than about debating about a good level of trading income...

This is too important of a topic to move to P&R. Well anyways, lets vote!

These numbers are very useful. Just like RSI 30 and RSI 70 and a 200day MA have value, just like Gross Profit, Sales, Net Profits have value in accounting, just as your salary, your bonus, your retirement benefits have value, these numbers also have value in career planning and career risk...

ping

I already said I am a piker :D However, this thread has led to some interesting viewpoints. It will be more interesting if you can come up with a detailed analytical viewpoint rather than writing one-liners.

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Thanks for the algorithm. I have never used perl. any other way to do it? I can write code in vba. Btw, possible for you to post your perl code? ok if not. maybe that will give an idea of how to execute this in vba. Thanks. Also, can you please explain this line - couldn't understand it. I...

I am always on the lookout to diversify my broker exposure to at least 2 brokers. who did you move to?