Recent Content by John Lydon

  1. BBS software

    Does anyone know what bulletin board software was used to design elitetrader? It's very nice and I was curious if it was built or customized using...
    Thread by: John Lydon, May 17, 2004, 1 replies, in forum: Trading Software

  2. The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

    Excuse my talking to myself(!). Scientist - you've surely got an opinion on this. When looking at cumulative volume, you're only looking at five...
    Post by: John Lydon, Feb 13, 2004 in forum: Index Futures

  3. The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

    Nononsense - I don't pay any platform fee for J-Trader. Scientist - it may not be X-Trader, but J-Trader is pretty darned good. Not that it never...
    Post by: John Lydon, Feb 13, 2004 in forum: Index Futures

  4. The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

    I just loaded DAX in my J-Trader Dome and see 10 levels. Anyone know why IB only sends 5 levels of market depth? Seems like a rip-off to charge an...
    Post by: John Lydon, Feb 12, 2004 in forum: Index Futures

  5. The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

    IB have a separate fee for subscribing to market depth for Eurex symbols. I've never subsribed because I never thought it would be of benefit. If...
    Post by: John Lydon, Jan 18, 2004 in forum: Index Futures

  6. The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

    I understand the issue is not the developer's problem. What I don't understand is why none of these guys have developed their platform for use...
    Post by: John Lydon, Jan 18, 2004 in forum: Index Futures

  7. The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

    You misunderstand again (the other thread). You had jokingly asked dpanic if he got the idea to trade only DAX & ES opening hours from you. I know...
    Post by: John Lydon, Jan 18, 2004 in forum: Index Futures

  8. The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

    You misunderstand. I'm finding this discussion interesting. My comment about needing well-defined stuff was a statement about me not you :)
    Post by: John Lydon, Jan 18, 2004 in forum: Index Futures

  9. The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

    Right now I'm interested in adding up the five Bid levels, adding up the five ask levels and having each one espressed as a ratio of the other....
    Post by: John Lydon, Jan 18, 2004 in forum: Index Futures

  10. IB's Data Feed is Useless With ButtonTrader, NinjaTrader, ect...

    The beauty of my two-tier idea is it's simplicity. IB doesn't have to rock the boat or change their business model. Anyone who likes things as...
    Post by: John Lydon, Jan 18, 2004 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  11. TRY X-TRADER LIVE FREE FOR A MONTH AND TRADE AT OUR 20k CONTRACTS/MONTH RATE

    How would you feel if you knew he got the idea from your friendly neighborhood troll after tuning into the JR thread last year?! :)
    Post by: John Lydon, Jan 18, 2004 in forum: Events

  12. The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

    That person was likely me! I do see it as an issue that not 100% of anything (last prices, bid & ask sizes etc.) are coming through. I wish to god...
    Post by: John Lydon, Jan 18, 2004 in forum: Index Futures

  13. The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

    I think there is merit to the Scientist's basic concept of measuring the buying volume vs the selling volume and trading as a contrarian. How one...
    Post by: John Lydon, Jan 18, 2004 in forum: Index Futures

  14. The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

    What precise ratio would light your fire? Would it be 1.5 or would it be higher? Do you require that another symbol also have the same ratio at...
    Post by: John Lydon, Jan 18, 2004 in forum: Index Futures