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Hello Znail, Is it true the Hedge-Fund have algorithms that nearly guaranteed profits per trade from scalping in nano seconds?

Thank you Znail, Very interested you mention. Questions: 1. Programming platform, like Ninja, does not have a role in speed of trade execution at the broker? 2. What brokers are good to automate trades with? 3. How can I protect my code from theft? I have Ninja on VPS so I can remote in...

Hello bookish, I don't understand what competition has to do with anyone wanting to trade. Can you please explain. What does it matter if a trader have a "PhDs in math, statistics, software engineering and IQs so high most people need a telescope to see them" ? Who cares if a trader have a...

Thank you Znail for response, I use NinjaTrader8 to program and back test different strategies ideas for me to make money. I only see to trade 1-3 contracts.

I learned today that I should back test my systems on as many instruments as possible and see which one has the best drawdown.

Hello Znail, Welcome to ET. Thanks for sharing your forward testing with the Arbitrage system. May I ask a few questions as I am also beginner programmer with NinjaTrader learning to program and properly test automated trading systems before going live with my own money. 1. What does...

Thanks Handle123, Do you start by testing your strategies on all futures instruments? Thanks

Hello, For me, I trade futures because I "eventually" want to make $3000 average monthly starting with at $5000 balance. I can not achieve this by investing $5000 in a SP 500 index. Every trader should be investing for retirement as well as trading for income if they choose. If you had...

Handle123, Thanks for question. I think of trading strategies, program the strategy, back test on all timeframes and try to make the strategy profitable to make about +$300 per month and/or positive expectation above $20. I would like to drawdown to be less then $6k over a 10 year back test.

Hello newdog, Good post. Yes, i am interested but, I am unable to PM you. May I ask why you need to buy historical 1 min tick for all futures? My trading platform that I use to program and back test strategies already have historical 1 min OHCL data for free. Thanks

Hello newdog, Good post Can you please explain why you need to buy historical 1 min tick for all futures ? My trading platform I use to back test programmed strategies already have historical data OHCL data to the minute. Thanks

Hello, I saw this a few weeks ago. Seems like these traders want and seek guarantee returns.

Hello, I have loss money in trading because: 1) I did not believe in or have a proven trading strategy. 2) I did not know how to believe in proven trading strategy. 3) I did (and still don't) how to find a proven trading strategy. 4) I did not trader in paper money until those 3 things...

i960, Great comment. Why would I want anything but simplicity, easy, systemagic approach to develop an effective algo trading system? I know longer worry about hard work and time. Hard work is a constant in the goal and sucess equation. Having fun and keeping things simple and easy is my...

Hello _eug_, I don't care about all that execution and psychology stuff any more. I don't manual trade anymore. My robot/algo (whatever you wanna call it) will not have psychology or emotions issues. The robot job will be to take trades per design and programmed. I don't care about all that...

_eug_, I have traded real money before and lost most of it cause I did not know what I was doing. That was my practice. HECK NOOOO "Is it not a waste of time to just be stuck on demo for years?" I will stay in DEMO mode searching for profitable trading strategies until my hands fall off...

In my simple opinion. Quant, slump, HFT, blah blah blah blah blah trading style is all BS and marketing. I just want to program something that has proven to make money in the past, then put real money to it. I don't care what the quants OR anyone else is doing unless they give me their...

doggfx, Good question. The problem I encounter with back testing trading strategies /ideas from +5 past historical (I normally back test from 2011 to present) 1. Total losses is big negative year after year. 2. I can't find a trading strategy I can think of that is results in profitability...

Please explain under-performed. Under performed by how much.

Hello, Execute your plan you have presented. Confidence and consistent is important.