Recent Content by Moa

  1. Why should we reduce trade size when losing?

    I don’t agree with money management... Let me take the flip coin example: Suppose you have a winning strategy (= an unbalanced coin) doing...
    Post by: Moa, Jan 29, 2004 in forum: Trading

  2. HELP pls.: NYSE accurate data.

    For backtesting purposes, we need RELIABLE data and NYSE daily O/H/L/C is often corrupted. If some trades take place between 9:30 and the NYSE...
    Thread by: Moa, Dec 20, 2003, 1 replies, in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  3. RELIABLE NYSE OHLC data?

    For backtesting purposes, we need RELIABLE data and NYSE daily O/H/L/C is often corrupted. If some trades take place between 9:30 and the NYSE...
    Thread by: Moa, Dec 18, 2003, 0 replies, in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  4. Amateurs Open, Professionals Close

    Does the 'professionals' (funds and institutions) use MOO an MOC orders? I dont think it because market orders seems no 'professional' and...
    Post by: Moa, Oct 31, 2003 in forum: Trading

  5. per Ticker or per $ fees with MOO, MOC?

    With a 'per share' broker like IB, trading $100K of a $5 stock = 20,000 shares => $102,5 fees (IB). Trading this same $ amount with a $100...
    Thread by: Moa, Oct 28, 2003, 0 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers

  6. trading from a foreign country

    I've traded from Spain with Datek, Ameritrade Pro, and now IB (IMO, by far the better of this 3).
    Post by: Moa, Oct 28, 2003 in forum: Retail Brokers

  7. Profit Taking Strategy

    IMO, you only take profit when you withdraw funds out of your tradding account... otherwise you are only taking a new position: long, short... or...
    Post by: Moa, Mar 24, 2003 in forum: Trading

  8. Fast and cheap >1000 shares ??

    No brokers with fees based on the $ amount? The problem is if you trade 25,000$ on the same stock, 3 years ago this stock was at 25$ and you...
    Post by: Moa, Mar 20, 2003 in forum: Retail Brokers

  9. Fast and cheap >1000 shares ??

    * www.freetrade.com
    Post by: Moa, Mar 19, 2003 in forum: Retail Brokers

  10. Fast and cheap >1000 shares ??

    Me too... Now than share prices are very low I must trade 2000-5000 and IB is very expensive for size. Try www.freetrade.com, but i need native...
    Post by: Moa, Mar 19, 2003 in forum: Retail Brokers

  11. Adding to Losing Position or Averaging Down Cost ?

    If the market will reverse it is better to average, if it will continue its trend is better to take your losses...
    Post by: Moa, Mar 4, 2003 in forum: Trading

  12. IB server ping time

    From Spain: IB ch around 125 ms IB us around 190 ms
    Post by: Moa, Jan 18, 2003 in forum: Interactive Brokers