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What O/S are you using? My system is a bit slower than yours and has two video cards (1 dual-head, 1 single) for triple screens and I still don't experience any speed problems. I'm running Win XP Pro. -FastTrader

I would recommend getting TCNet. It costs $99/month but is worth it since it has so many features all in one app; scanning; charting, real-time sorts, etc. Trading is a business, and to be successful you have to be willing to incur some normal business expenses. -FastTrader

Alright! This puts me in the top 10% since I didn't get ALL of them wrong :D -FastTrader

No. -FastTrader

Extra clicks, plus commission to convert the currency from EUR to USD. It's not really a big deal, but something to keep in mind. If I were trading ESTX50, I wouldn't convert it back to USD until there was a sufficient amount to be converted over. Here's a link to IB's FX fees page...

Have you talked to them on how the currency conversion works? Last time I checked, I was told an instant margin loan is created in Euro and the cash in the dollar acct is used as colateral. Then, to convert it back to USD, I would have to use IB's IDEAL currency exchange and exchange the Euros...

What broker are you trading ESTX50 through? -FastTrader

Awash, I haven't read your entire journal...just your last post, but I would recommend you chart the TRIN. This should help you go with the flow....it certainly helps me. -FastTrader

I went long after the morning dip, but exited before the train left the station :( -FastTrader

I don't know what size you trade; and I think we agreed it doesn't matter and wouldn't be discussed; but I am interested in knowing what % of your account you risk on each position. By that I mean, what percent of your account are you willing to lose on each position (position would be defined...

If you're trading small size, I would stay away from NYSE. All of my bad fills have been on NYSE. Nasdaq is an instant fill. -FastTrader

Do you plan on adjusting the strategy to handle larger size? -FastTrader

Damir, what's your exit strategy on this play? Seems like everyone on this journal kept shorting into strength. Do you ever completely reverse your position? At what point is the position taken off with a loss? Thanks. -FastTrader

Yep :( Still a good day; did OK overall. -FastTrader

I also shorted YM at 9568 but covered @ 9560, which was probably too soon but I had to leave for work. Overall, it could have been a GREAT day for me, but turned out to be just a good day. I was also long on NQ @ 1372, but exited at 1374....it later ran up to 1386+. I was long on YM this...

Very true. Joey...post your trades for today. -FastTrader

Today sucked for me too! -$50 excluding commiss. With commiss., it's probably around $-80 -FastTrader

I'm a software developer and realize it's incorrect terminology but at the same time, anyone should be able to figure out what the poster intended by reading the post. It's not rocket science. -FastTrader

It'd be great if I could turn my emotions OFF during trading. -FastTrader

:D