Recent Content by lore

  1. Fully automated futures trading

    FYI, I traded CAD10 a few days ago. I'm a US resident.
    Post by: lore, Nov 25, 2024 in forum: Journals

  2. Fully automated futures trading

    I just tried this today (U.S. investor) and it didn't say it was restricted, just the usual "You are trying to trade something you don't have...
    Post by: lore, Sep 14, 2024 in forum: Journals

  3. Fully automated futures trading

    Same boat here. Hit HWM early July and been a steep drop since then. Looks like another down day today as well. I think after today I'll be just a...
    Post by: lore, Jul 24, 2024 in forum: Journals

  4. Fully automated futures trading

    The market was closed. But someone here told me earlier that I could check by using the "Check margin" option for a trade and that seems to work...
    Post by: lore, Mar 4, 2024 in forum: Journals

  5. Fully automated futures trading

    I disabled KOSPI in the system after your post. I went to TWS to try to place a trade in KOSPI and KOSPI_mini and I didn't get the trading...
    Post by: lore, Mar 2, 2024 in forum: Journals

  6. Fully automated futures trading

    I was down about 5% last week, mostly due to short positions in US treasuries/equities and long USD. I always get nervous when there is a Fed...
    Post by: lore, Nov 6, 2023 in forum: Journals

  7. Fully automated futures trading

    What exactly happens when a currency contract expires? I accidentally forgot to close my BRE position at IB and it expired today. Does it deposit...
    Post by: lore, Nov 1, 2023 in forum: Journals

  8. Fully automated futures trading

    Ugh I guess I missed that. So to handle this going forward, is the best option to just add NIFTY-IN as a new instrument and add NIFTY to stale? IB...
    Post by: lore, Sep 21, 2023 in forum: Journals

  9. Fully automated futures trading

    NIFTY,NIFTY50,NSE,INR,1,1,FALSE Huh, well after trying this again with a different multiplier it seems to work.
    Post by: lore, Sep 21, 2023 in forum: Journals

  10. Fully automated futures trading

    Has anyone been able to get this back online? I found a NIFTY50 futures contract in IB on NSE but when I update the PST IB config file with new...
    Post by: lore, Sep 16, 2023 in forum: Journals

  11. Fully automated futures trading

    Basically agree with above. Connecting to IB US server from the ET time zone, I'm usually kicked off Friday night around midnight for the weekly...
    Post by: lore, Jul 2, 2023 in forum: Journals

  12. Fully automated futures trading

    Just received an error this morning that I was unable to retrieve prices for USIRS5ERIS (IB = LIW), despite not seeing that on the CME list of...
    Post by: lore, Jun 30, 2023 in forum: Journals

  13. Fully automated futures trading

    Are PST users just putting USIRS5 and USIRS10 in stale instruments and redoing IWs? Would it be useful to add the new instruments or are they too...
    Post by: lore, Jun 24, 2023 in forum: Journals

  14. Fully automated futures trading

    Maybe it's the recent market turbulence but I'm finding my DO system opening and closing the same positions this week. For example: 3/13 DAX [-1]...
    Post by: lore, Mar 14, 2023 in forum: Journals

  15. Fully automated futures trading

    Thanks again! That was very helpful. It worked as you said. Interestingly, it doesn't restrict you in a paper trading account. You can purchase...
    Post by: lore, Jan 22, 2023 in forum: Journals