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    How to backtest scalp trades?

    Have you considered finding a different backtest program that has more data?
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    Trying Ninja Trader platform .. brokerage

    Which futures trading platform(s) do you consider up to date, and what are the main features that make them an improvement over Ninja?
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    Platforms for futures trading

    Like most thing in life, you get what you pay for. Trading retail futures is enough of a challenge without the extra handicap of sup-par software or inadequacy customer support. I use Ninja Trader because I can't afford the cheaper options
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    The maximum leverage allowed for forex trading

    This is not a direct answer to your request , but a possible work-around if you are a day trader. Overnight margin on CME currency Futures is set at 50:1, but brokers have at their discretion can offer much higher day trading margin, frequently up to the 500:1 you are looking for.
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    Daily Profit Goal

    Few thing are more uniquely personal that a persons trading plan. One size does not fit some, much less all. Applying the theory of cut your losses short and let your winners run, I don't have a daily profit target but do use a daily loss limit to minimize the damage on tight range choppy days.
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    Build Prisons along the border- makes Economic sense

    Only thing missing is "Mexico will pay for it"
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    The very broker that sponsors this forum has been down for the past fifteen minutes

    E-mail reply from Ninja Broker support to my question on data feed: glitch was due to temporary CQG issues.
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    The very broker that sponsors this forum has been down for the past fifteen minutes

    Same for me but with Ninja Broker. Maybe an exchange issue?
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    I told you BS was BS!

    Almost nobody makes any money racing (cars, motorcycles, airplanes, sailing, horses) It is funded out of the owners pocket and if you are very good maybe some sponsorship money. Hence the observation that to make a $1M (in prize money) you need to start with $3M. You have not literally made net...
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    I told you BS was BS!

    I'm implying that if you start trading with $3M you end up with $1M. Sometimes sarcasm doesn't translate clearly online.
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    I told you BS was BS!

    You can make $ 1 million trading the same way you can make $1M in motorsport racing: start with $3M
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    XAU/JPY

    IB withdrew from the US retail forex market back in 2016. Per Google; Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR), has notified its clients that starting September 1st 2016 only people with assets of over $10 million will be allowed to open leveraged forex positions with the firm. Options...
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    Kenny Glick's holy grail VWAP strategy that never loses

    So why not sign up for the free trial and find out?
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    SPY Options Position Size

    This is a start to answer your question from the CBOE website: Position and Exercise Limits Limits vary according to the number of outstanding shares and past six-month trading volume of the underlying stock. The largest in capitalization and most frequently traded stocks have an option...
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    Market Makers

    If you are trading with a "B Book" retail forex broker, then you know by definition that your broker is taking the other side of your trade.
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