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    Using 2 ISPs to ensure 100% uptime, possible??

    The issue could be to 'reset' your software to be able to use the new IP given by the dual-WAN routers as it happens with X_Trader: you have to stop Guardian, have the new IP ; Start Guardian, etc.
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    25 Rules of Trading Discipline

    Doug, Please go on --let's discuss another of your rules! Bernard
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    SATA Hard Drives.. high pitch tone?

    what about a health test with HD Tune?
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    Ask an Expert

    Thank you! And what about the situation when the bots and algos account manipulate the real bid/ask spread since they lift or hit their own bid/ask limit orders or pulling the limit orders as soon as a leg of a spread is being filled?...You think you can leave your orders on the book but...
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    The 3-2-1 Approach: A Simplified Method for Trading Any Market

    $250 are 8 ticks (16/64th) with 1 lot on ZB....
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    Maintaining discipline

    In another perspective: "Before You Enter Any Trade, Think That You Will Have To Explain This Trade To The World In a Case Study Format. Trade as if the world was standing behind your shoulders. - The Stock Trader, by Tony Oz "
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    30 Bonds 1/2Tick

    CBOT simply lost the control of its cash cow, after the CME Group merger: the interest rate complex -- and the half tick added more pain.
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    SATA Hard Drives.. high pitch tone?

    I use ony WD Raptor models with dis-coupled suspension to prevent more noise trasmitted to the metallic case (resonance effect); also my PC has internal anti-noise panels.
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    Ask an Expert

    CME Currency Futures because it's a regulated market; the counterparty of your trades is not your retail broker as in Forex market at least at retail level, who controls the spreads according you are long or short (well, sometimes), the latency (yes, some bucket shops can manipulate it), that...
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    World: are you ready?...Iran war coming

    US Bush trying to find support in Europe UK G. Brown to organize the 'logistics' around Iran (Afghanistan, Pakistan...etc) for a new war: 'message to iranian people: you do not have to choose the path of confrontation'.
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    The 7:30am spike?

    it's quite dangerous trading with this little knowledge, my trader.... http://fidweek.econoday.com/
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    Anybody else short US 30 Bond

    I did not followed that day...what happened to ZB when CL dropped?... :eek:
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    Ignore news and trade purely technical?

    if you are long and Fed Plosser is speaking about inflation on CNBC could be a good idea to get out and shorts your Notes...at least for a quick scalp before the economic data. :D
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    Capflow32?

    so try more 'hedged' mkts... let's go with us! :D
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    Non-Farm Payrolls

    they're the result of 2 different samples/serie.
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    The 3-2-1 Approach: A Simplified Method for Trading Any Market

    Brumsfield & C. hitting the screens! :D
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    30 Bonds 1/2Tick

    'Unfortunately' this is not a great news...they will keep the current status as long as volume over time keeps up with their plans. they did the cut tick for cash reasons, not to let retail traders enjoy their $31.25 on 1 lot trade.
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    Non-Farm Payrolls

    even if NFP is a not leading indicator, also Fed Funds could have some large swings in assessing probability % to Fed hike/cut.
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    CME...why is it up today?

    they do not understand that they need to make decent mkt conditions on (CBOT) Tsy... :p
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    Anybody else short US 30 Bond

    check your IB site for margin; usually it's in the $500/800 range for lot; about a multi-year strategy just remember to rollover your lots ...for example today is just one of those days :p
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