Recent Content by jordanf

  1. IB vs tradestation

    Can't help you there that thing looks like a mess seems like it would make a good case study in poor ui design... I mostly use BookTrader in...
    Post by: jordanf, Apr 22, 2013 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  2. IB vs tradestation

    I use to use TS for both charting and execution, then moved execution to IB while maintaining charting at TS, and now I am actually moved much of...
    Post by: jordanf, Apr 22, 2013 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. The cost of free education.

    The national average is $10,000 a year? Some places must be really cheap because the district I live in spends $29,865 dollars per student in...
    Post by: jordanf, Jun 26, 2012 in forum: Economics

  4. c++ ohlc structs and ta-lib

    To be honest most if not all the functions in ta-lib are pretty trivial and you probably only use a small subset of what is in ta-lib so why not...
    Post by: jordanf, Jun 5, 2012 in forum: App Development

  5. Germany finally starts initiative to establish own European rating agency...

    Aren't the credit agencies the ones who will determine if whatever action is taken on Greece's debt consitutes a default? Gee, I wonder if the...
    Post by: jordanf, Jun 24, 2011 in forum: Wall St. News

  6. Where to stay in S. Florida

    omg, if you do end up in this area for any reason go to Laspada's - hands down the best sub I have ever had in my life. I've never had anything...
    Post by: jordanf, May 4, 2011 in forum: Hook Up

  7. Help with tax filing

    I'm no tax expert but living in NY and dealing with taxes here I would be absolutely shocked if NY and NYC didn't "wet their beak" in this scenario.
    Post by: jordanf, Apr 14, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  8. If the optimal f is less than zero or, shoud I throw away the system?

    First, hopefully you understand the pitfalls of applying Kelly to a trading system. But anyway.... Lets say you have a stock system where...
    Post by: jordanf, Apr 14, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  9. Gap: Wheres the growth going to come from?

    I'm not sure what is so special about Gap you could pretty much fill in XXX with any business in America (or at least any business whose main...
    Post by: jordanf, Feb 23, 2011 in forum: Wall St. News

  10. Another One Bites The Dust

    Maybe, but I suspect there are a LOT more high-performing salesman than there are high performing hedge fund managers.
    Post by: jordanf, Dec 23, 2010 in forum: Wall St. News

  11. My back-testing is too good to be true. What am I missing?

    One thing that definitely seems wrong is how you are handling rollovers. Did you do this backtest on a unadjusted continuous contract? For...
    Post by: jordanf, Dec 7, 2010 in forum: Commodity Futures

  12. Stamps going up AGAIN!!!! Whats the point at this stage of the game!!!!

    So I'm no economics major but I am pretty sure that combating a fall in demand by raising prices wasn't what I learned in Econ 101.
    Post by: jordanf, Jul 8, 2010 in forum: Economics

  13. Friday's Payroll Report...

    At best you get oatmeal-raisin. Didn't the jobs number actually come in weaker than forecast?
    Post by: jordanf, Jul 2, 2010 in forum: Wall St. News

  14. Getting set up with TS in U.S. ...

    We are talking about the (real time) market data fees. And yes, all the historical data is included free with the base fee.
    Post by: jordanf, Jul 1, 2010 in forum: Retail Brokers

  15. Getting set up with TS in U.S. ...

    It is my understanding you can get a TS subscription which allows you to use the software without an account for something like $250 per month. I...
    Post by: jordanf, Jun 30, 2010 in forum: Retail Brokers