Quote from Don Bright:
My friend Mr. Bitstream...there is so much more to the various strategies that my (excellent) traders engage in than you seem to acknowledge. Our pairs people do make dollars, but do not like the idea of being part of the "gamble" of market direction. You say you did well with Ford, well we did well with GM...when everyone was hammering it around $20 or so, we loaded up when the conventional wisdom and street talk was about "bankruptcy". We have the capital to take risks like that, many of our traders may not (yet anyway, LOL)...so they prefer market neutral trading. They "may" use trade frequency to enhance their profits (check MSchey sometime), but a big chunk is made with those "dollar moves" you talk about.
I hope that our traders utilize all the various facets of trading expertise in their careers...because you simply cannot stick to one type of strategy, IMO.
All the best....good job with Ford, I hope you continued success.
Don