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I dunno. I'm a member of the ACFE and might just feel compelled to file a complaint against Doug with the OIG, False Claims Act violation, of course. Unless, in the next 10 days, he comes-up with a offer that relates to his original offer of capitalizing traders, I think I'll do just that.

Yeah but it wouldn't matter if you had a dozen cores. Ninja isn't architected to take advantage of multiple cores itself. Multiple cores only useful at this time for running multiple programs using the affinity option of the Windows O/S. In fact this just might explain why NT 7 is just so late...

Very, very little about him or his company on the net. I did discover he's married and makes charitable contributions. www.heuga.org/files/HeugaAnnualReport06.pdf That's about it.

It's a really interesting discussion. Anyone remember the "good old days" when Merrill Lynch brokers were charging like $50 for a 100 share trade ? I do. But that was then and this is now. With electronic trading and all of the software and hardware in place, the cost per trade to an exchange...

Every time Obama opens his mouth, the S&P 500 tanks about 100 points. Dow 5k likely.

Of course......the opening always involves uncertainty and therefore volatility. Huge opportunity for those who are nimble.

Here's a typical job opening in this economy: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JANITOR_APPLICATIONS?SITE=KYWAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Talk about sh(t jobs !

Current period performance is important and unfortunately your system is basically flat since the second week of October. If that equity curve does not shoot up in March, I would say go back to the drawing board.

Sad, but true. At least in your scenario, the American people are still alive. Wait till Obama delivers nationalized healthcare. Many people will die waiting in line for surgical procedures and other vital care.

Exactly...almost like going to jail. It's been said on this forum before, once you declare yourself as a former trader, the gambler stigma is just so strong in corporate America....and corps are not in a position to take any risks in this economy. In fact, they would likely hire a former school...

BUT !!!!!: He never answered the very vital question of whether the drawdown he encountered exceeded the max of the backtesting results. He tested all right, but he didn't know what to look for and how to compare the backtest with the real world results. Another newbie ET neophyte bites the...

I reported this problem 2 years ago. The key to the solution is NTP. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol What's amazing in my experience: it's difficult to find an accurate NTP server ! Could that be IB's problem also ?

No, but they aren't the sharpest tool in the shed. With IB, you've got to mention exactly which TWS release or API release you are using. With IB, things change on each release. Old bugs are fixed, new bugs are introduced. It's been a pattern now for the past 2 years. Get used to it !

Just answered my own question - a "duh" moment for me: only one of the sides changed, so the volume for the spread is not changed. Only spread volume is reflected. My bad.

Thinkorswim desktop platform: 72/76 DJX call spread. Last was at 1.68 for like an hour despite huge swing up in the underlying DJX. Volume at 203. Suddenly last goes to 1.45, but volume stays at 203 ! WTF...How can this be ? A print with no volume ? Refreshed the symbol, same result volume...

Running 1.6_11 for a few days now with no problems. Thought there was a scanner quirk, but it was a fluke. Anyone else using Java 6 with Thinkorswim ?

What's wierd is the spread between ETF-based options and index options with the same underlying INDU (such as DIA vs DJX). I noticed the latter have much looser bid/ask. However, you can get more leverage with the DJX vs. the DIA's and thus lower commission costs. There are tax advantages to DJX...

Need options liquidity ? See: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=154596

Keep up the good work. Can you indicate how you are deriving your list ? Is there an option scanner you are using for instance ?

Yes, but what you have not mentioned with the above time-frame, is that you've decreased the number of trade opportunities considerably. That is exactly the variable that sparked the move into high frequency trading. Especially with electronic markets permitting huge size and small slippage...