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I think 10 years is worth of data is irrelevant, think about how many times the market changes, think about how the Russell changed from $10/tick to $5/tick, too many variables to account for...I personally look no further than 2 yrs back and I use a 200 trade minimum, maybe in your case you...

Backtest, backtest, backtest and then forward test....at least 200 trades in the backtest and another 100 minimum going forward

I actually just went through this with tradestation. Because I trade through a corporation data fees went from $46/mth to $397/mth. Thankfully I can just write this off EOY

I would venture to say that anyone who is successful at any business venture has a process or general rule (best practices). I'm asking to get a feel for how other successful traders are doing it so I in turn can model my processes after theirs

Do you follow a rule of thumb? (I E – 10% of weekly or monthly profits). Or do you just pull the profits whenever you need it?

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Max, look at incorporating as a sub chapter S Corp (or whatever the equivalent is in Canada). You can take corporate deductions and since it's a pass through you don't pay double tax