24/7 Trading and execution

[fordewind]

you and OP mark brown are in different times zones. why don't you make a deal?

I`m moving to the same time zone as the op is this year, if he`s in the US.But that`s not really necessary.You can hire a co-op in the same time zone.

 

[HobbyTrading]

So how are individuals handling trading various markets globally 24/7. Wondering if there is a business that monitors trades around the clock for individuals.

Big trading companies with many employees were still a struggle to prevent the occasional catastrophe. It seems it would be even worst for individuals to monitor.

You are not able to automate this monitoring task? If you can let the computer take care of it you could sleep 24/7 (minus a bit of time to verify that the computer is doing the right things).

 

[MarkBrown]

You are not able to automate this monitoring task? If you can let the computer take care of it you could sleep 24/7 (minus a bit of time to verify that the computer is doing the right things).

think murphy's law squared to infinity. automation is not the problem.

a backhoe can take out a fiber line, satellites have burned out, lightening strikes, generator fails, erroneous data, sickness, car wreck's, software updates, hardware failure, clearing firm theft, communication outages these are a few of my favorite things.

 

[HobbyTrading]

think murphy's law squared to infinity. automation is not the problem.

a backhoe can take out a fiber line, satellites have burned out, lightening strikes, generator fails, erroneous data, sickness, car wreck's, software updates, hardware failure, clearing firm theft, communication outages these are a few of my favorite things.

And people can make mistakes, screwups, have a mental blackout making them push the wrong buttons. Or plainly are mad at the world and want to take revenge on their bosses, companies, customers (you!), their ex-GF's and their mother-in-law. These are just the obvious shortcoming of demotivated individuals. I let you consider all potential other things that people can do, creating havoc with everything that is dear to you.