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Avoid these guys at all costs.

TST is a scam. If you go live you are essentially getting a few thousand dollars in an account.

Hi, I am very new to spreads. I was hoping you could clarify: Remember that if this spread were truly “good” K/N would not be trading at a carry. I say this is money flow and now with acreage a question in new crop all the incentive lies with November over May. I feel this spread...

Ha seriously. I was talking about books for quick reference though.

What, if any, books do you keep by your trading desk for quick reference to?

Was wondering if anyone knew a good way to get price alerts (futures and tx) on your phone

Does anyone know where one can find charts of various markets dating back basically as far as possible? Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the replies...I think I have it figured out. The premium I paid was 210 (on the DOM). Multiply that by 100 and divide by 8 and I get like 2650 or something. So that is what I stand to lose right? I was not looking at the futures contract on the DOM...it was for the options...

Thanks...so in this case the premium would just be $210 for every contract? I understand that when you buy an option you're only paying for the premium, but in this case I'm just confused as to exactly what that is. The reason I'm confused is because my DOM tells me each tick is worth $12.50...

I never really trade options so bare with me. If I bought a put on 6E futures (euro) traded at the CME, what would my risk be if I paid 210? I would assume my risk would just be that - what I paid right? However on my ladder (CTS t4) it says every tick is worth 12.5. So, if the option went...

I only said fundamentals to demonstrate that I was looking for a source that would describe how a very wide variety of systems might work.

What do you mean by 0 input instructions?

+1. Thanks a lot for the reply. These are the kind of things I am looking for. They seem to cover a lot of the programming basics, as you said. Once one has a trading idea, is that all they really need to do? Code it and run it? Or are there other steps involved? Is there a good...

I recently started a thread here asking some questions regarding a strategy I have been looking to automate. Before posting I was very in the dark, and despite some helpful replies, I still feel like there is A LOT of information I need. I wanted to begin a thread to address some issues for...

My strategy is only 5% of the work? Sure, but developing a successful strategy is a lot harder than learning how to code or going through all the steps you've mentioned. Why? Because I can find 10000 people who can do that. I can find maybe 3 who can develop a strategy that will work...

Hey Don, Thanks for the reply. I am already pretty confident that this strategy can make money. I would still like to backtest it though to see which markets it would perform best in, and how to better size positions, etc...a lot of unanswered things so far. I also don't want a...

Thanks Winston. I just downloaded Tradelink and as I expected I really have no idea what it is. I looked at one of the sample strategies then tried to build it but I don't have any historical data. Is that the issue? If so where can I find some data for free? Sorry for the very open-ended...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I am going to look into what was said here and I will come back with updates and any questions. And to the guy who said good luck with my holy grail...I assume that was sarcasm and you take me for someone who is naive enough to believe such a thing exists.

I am not going to write out my strategy here, sorry. I will only say that is involves identifying certain patterns and then trading them certain ways. It also involves using other patterns to give a directional bias then using signals I have developed to enter/exit trades.

Oh and could I also please get an idea of what kind of computing power I will require? Thanks again.