Trading account statement - public access

[Robert Morse]

They are all not scalping, so the cost is not the issue. Enter and exit points and risk management.

 

[wintergasp]

This trading world is relatively private.

I can't imagine you'd find people who will openly disclose or discuss their trading information....unless they're trying to convince or sell you something.
...in that case, it's most likely bs.

Is there any website that publishes live trading account statements for a futures day trader? Alternatively, does anyone know of a day-trading/scalping CTA/fund? I'd be interested in viewing their audited books.

Lawrence,

I've been involved in the fundraising of the hedge fund I'm working for, for over 9 years now so here's my 2 cents.

First of all, nobody gets money out of the Internet. So you won't find anyone posting their list of trades on their website. Everyone knows everyone in this market and that's why most hedge fund / CTAs have barely a "welcome" page with a phone number and Contact us options.

Second, nobody serious will ever give you their trading list. Ever. Even if you are looking to give a hedge fund 1Bn$, they will not give you a complete list of trades. If you go to their office during due-diligence, you can sometimes see a few pages in a binder where you can see a few trades. But you're not leaving the room with the binder and you'd look like a big idiot if you were to try to take a picture of it.

Some smaller CTAs will more easily give you a list of trades but not without knowing you and seeing your money first. And usually they will give you a very short period, like 1 month of trade or 1 week of trade.

What you will have access to, if you have money and show it to hedge funds / CTAs, is an audited track-record from one of the Big Four auditing firm. That's assuming you go through 4 hours of conference call, meet them in person and tell them you want to write them a check and want to go forward with due-diligence.

 

[wintergasp]

I doubt there is any CTA that day trades profitably. How can they cover costs? You can see returns at iasg.com

Quite a lot of CTAs are making money these days. You can find very good ones on IASG (in terms of performance). The most serious ones won't be on IASG or publish anything because IASG is mainly retail money / small HNWI money and the serious CTAs / hedge funds will ask you for a min ticket of 1m$ to 5m$, which HNWI on IASG usually don't have.

 

[Robert Morse]

Lawrence,

I've been involved in the fundraising of the hedge fund I'm working for, for over 9 years now so here's my 2 cents.

First of all, nobody gets money out of the Internet. So you won't find anyone posting their list of trades on their website. Everyone knows everyone in this market and that's why most hedge fund / CTAs have barely a "welcome" page with a phone number and Contact us options.

Second, nobody serious will ever give you their trading list. Ever. Even if you are looking to give a hedge fund 1Bn$, they will not give you a complete list of trades. If you go to their office during due-diligence, you can sometimes see a few pages in a binder where you can see a few trades. But you're not leaving the room with the binder and you'd look like a big idiot if you were to try to take a picture of it.

Some smaller CTAs will more easily give you a list of trades but not without knowing you and seeing your money first. And usually they will give you a very short period, like 1 month of trade or 1 week of trade.

What you will have access to, if you have money and show it to hedge funds / CTAs, is an audited track-record from one of the Big Four auditing firm. That's assuming you go through 4 hours of conference call, meet them in person and tell them you want to write them a check and want to go forward with due-diligence.

I thought he was looking for there tear sheets, not the detail of their trading. Correct, they will offer returns online, not their trades and books and records.