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First thing you do is to install Pokki to get the start menu back...

Fortunately, after further scrutiny IB realized their mistake and lifted the restriction again...! I could have had a heart attack for less...

Today I received this e-mail from IB: Dear client, Due to regulatory requirements, Interactive Brokers has recently completed a routine review of financial advisor accounts to confirm that advisors trading commodities or leveraged forex are appropriately registered or exempt from...

I generate about 80% IRR anually through algorithmic trading, PM me to get more info.

The problem with Kelly betting is that volatility increases in absolute terms which makes many exit amidst a dip, making them believe its flawed, instead of waiting for a recovery which will be the case if the underlying strategy is really working. So whereas volatility increases, so does...

Margin call perhaps?

$5k for RA client accounts.

With a Reg T account with Interactive Brokers, the current initial margin requirement is $2,713...

Fair enough, as long as you have a track record to lean against that makes your ambitions more reasonable, even though they're very lofty indeed...time will tell...

You say you believe it will be successful, but my question is: Why? This question is of particular interest as you describe yourself as "new", so without any back testing or walk forward testing, what in addition to your self-esteem corroborates that statement?

I can share "two secrets": Figure out when market sentiment will change (i.e. trend following vs. mean reversal), and also use the same knowledge to decide when NOT to trade - like most other algorithms, there are periods where they don't work very well and where you usually blow your account...

With ES futures, -2% means your entire investment is wiped out... :(

Calculating VaR, MaxDD etc. are a good start...

Technically it's possible, however, in essence what you are doing is financial advisory, for which you might need SEC registration, be series 65 certified etc etc. And this fee must not be performance-based, unless your client is a HNWI. However, many of those don't apply for non-US residents...

Well then I agree, I thought the issue was more from a technical viewpoint...

Another issue: How to configure order profiles etc., when using IB Gateway? Is this still done through TWS?

Just downloaded the TWS/IB Gateway bundle, but apparently it doesn't work with Win 8...?

I'm not sure whether I'm missing something, but on their website they say it's packaged with TWS - how to select which one to start? https://www.interactivebrokers.com.hk/en/?f=%2Fen%2Fsoftware%2FinstallationInstructions.php%3Fib_entity%3Dhk

Just posting an update on the trading performance of my ES trading system. Feedback welcome. Some KPIs follows below. KPI Model Benchmark ===================== ========== =========== GENERAL: Initial #contracts: 1 1 Current #contracts: 1 1 Capital...

Why not SPY? It's a regular ETF! The guy can always become a client of mine, min. capital requirement of $5,000 as a non-US resident and initial margin requirement of $2,700... :)