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Presuming that one scaled up to a captial level that was appropriate, I'd say 250k, AKA ~1k/day. That's figuring for daytrading ES. Give or take about 200k. :D

Is there an API usable by VB.Net? I like my own interface to TWS, but am considering a different broker.

If they have the resources to live a couple years while they trade full-time, why not give it a try?

I thrashed through this question about the begriming of the year, whether to get more CRTs or switch to LCDs. One thing I worried about was resolution. But I run fairly big charts anyways, so I simply bought more screen space in LCD than I would have in CRT, and that problem was solved. I...

Ramoutar makes a valid point that merits a repost. The markets can, do and will change - be prepared to change with them or stop trading. What will be obvious in hindsight may be very difficult to discern as it occurs. Which is another reason to hang out at ET, maybe you'll find a piece or...

No. :D If you must be absolutely certain that your disk is unreadable, the only thing to do is to destroy it. There are all sorts of wonderful(?) things folks can do with extremely high tech and piles of cash to get data that has been overwritten more than once. If you are a drug...

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I have to support Mvic on this. Tempt people to break their ethics for 10 bucks, and you'll get some takers. Tempt `em with 10 million and you'll get a lot more. In other words, since the scale of foreign capital is (potentially) considerably larger than internal third world capital (by...

They're boneheads if they lose, that's all. And the USA is if they lose. I don't know nearly enough about currency wars to come to any sort of expectations of future events, but I suspect the USA would hold the upper hand. But that's basically just a guess.

BTW: Deflation is no longer a worry, see my other thread: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22450 The Fed is still tightening. Look for better than expected econ news (`cept for inflation) until the markets figure this out. And they might already have.

(Avalanche didn't say that, rather he was quoting an article) I disagree with the notion that that markets can handily overcome the Fed's disposition to inflate. At the very worst, they can print more money and pay off some government debt, right? And there ain't sh!t the banks can do to...

I've been away from ET for a bit, and had some thoughts about how the board has fared. So, let's see how the vote goes.

My guess is he will code your system for $20/hour.

? I assumed he just put in a market order to buy a ton. I mean, he doesn't care who elses he buys, just as long as there is enough money in the account to buy his. He could even make it a limit order at 5. I hope they fry the little bastid.

LOL, you think you (we) are enslaved now? You ain't seen squat yet. The government (fed, state and local) is spending money like there is no tomorrow, and the voting public thinks they need to spend much more, much faster. And the voters will fire anybody who does not. Meanwhile, the...

It is indeed. In one room I attended (a fee-based one, even), users that post their entries, then do not post an exit if the trade goes against them, only posting the glorious exits. That is generally not the case in NihabaAshi's room, darn near all trade exits are reported in real time. And...

Working fine for me so far, FWIW.

Japan and the USA seem to be embroiled in a Currency War. This sort of thing is brand new to me, and I'd like to understand it better. Here's a link to what I refer: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=568&ncid=749&e=1&u=/nm/20031002/bs_nm/markets_forex_dc The really simple...

For some reason that I do not understand, the USA undergoes Liquor Trendiness. We've had vodka, rum, whiskey and most recently, tequila. Probably the most noticeable symptom is a profusion of gourmet labels of the particular hooch involved - available for extreme prices, of course. Next on...

I've seen AMT trade himself out of more than one losing position via this method - he's the Maalox Trader that I referred to in another thread :D. And, I've seen him cut his losses and bail on a losing trade. But I have never seen him scale in and take a loss. Frankly, I am amazed each and...