Recent Content by caplan8293

  1. Worlds Most Advanced Trading Keyboard

    Dang, I thought you were serious.
    Post by: caplan8293, Jan 9, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  2. IP address of the standalone software of my broker

    To find the host name from an IP address, you can also do: H:\>ping -a 66.94.234.13 Pinging w2.rc.vip.scd.yahoo.com [66.94.234.13] with 32...
    Post by: caplan8293, Dec 28, 2006 in forum: Trading Software

  3. Frosty's auto-trading bot goes live with REAL money

    For my system that is currently in development, I am using limit orders to get into a position and market orders to get out of a position (because...
    Post by: caplan8293, Dec 26, 2006 in forum: Automated Trading

  4. Gmat

    I also think the Princeton Review books were good.
    Post by: caplan8293, Jun 13, 2005 in forum: Professional Trading

  5. "Wiped Out" by Anonymous Author

    According to Google's cache, this guy has it for $50. But I can't get on the actual site... http://www.michaelsbooks.com/q_Stock-Market.html
    Post by: caplan8293, May 31, 2005 in forum: Trading

  6. Newbie OJ question

    This is probably one of the funniest things I have seen on another ET thread: Watch out for the Duke boys (Winthorpe and Mortimer) cornering...
    Post by: caplan8293, May 20, 2005 in forum: Financial Futures

  7. Chop vs. Trend

    Can you please talk a little more about the efficiency ratio? How is this calculated and can it be used intra-day? Thanks.
    Post by: caplan8293, May 16, 2005 in forum: Automated Trading

  8. homegrown trading software

    My program is not completed yet, but I figured I would answer anyways. 0) More control than commercial apps since I control the code. Little...
    Post by: caplan8293, Jul 6, 2004 in forum: Automated Trading

  9. NASD Seen Moving Toward Limiting Day Trading

    Are there any advantages to using a cash account? Why would someone with more than $25k open a cash-only account?
    Post by: caplan8293, Jun 3, 2004 in forum: Retail Brokers

  10. Taking it to the next level

    If you go full-time, make sure you don't over-trade. You seem to be doing pretty well with a small amount of trading. If you do go full-time, it...
    Post by: caplan8293, May 27, 2004 in forum: Professional Trading

  11. on fire!

    Nice job. However, be careful. Think of a game like blackjack. It is definitely possible to win 6 or 7 games in a row. By the 8th game, you...
    Post by: caplan8293, May 20, 2004 in forum: Trading

  12. Okay.. I have my System Complete

    I would have to disagree with that. You are the LEAST important indicator your system uses. Without YOU, your system would probably work better....
    Post by: caplan8293, May 13, 2004 in forum: Psychology

  13. When professional

    Don, can you please elaborate on this? Are you saying that an individual can day trade with less than $25k without worrying about the PDT rule if...
    Post by: caplan8293, May 10, 2004 in forum: Professional Trading

  14. When professional

    Strictly speaking (from IB's website), a professional is: (a) registered or qualified with: the Securities and Exchange Commission, the...
    Post by: caplan8293, May 7, 2004 in forum: Professional Trading

  15. IB TWS Users: When should I not use SMART Routing?

    I believe that Equity orders do not charge an extra fee for not using SMART, but that may be different for options. I know that with the API, you...
    Post by: caplan8293, May 3, 2004 in forum: Order Execution