Recent Content by vita

  1. IB TICK-NYSE Indicator

    TICK-NYSE should work with RegT Margin account. But remember IB does not have TICK historical data. You only have access to live ticker.
    Post by: vita, Oct 12, 2009 in forum: Index Futures

  2. Redi Plus user manuals

    Another point to mention is that many of Redi's advanced order execution and management features work primarily for Equities. If you're trading...
    Post by: vita, Oct 3, 2009 in forum: Trading Software

  3. Redi Plus user manuals

    AFAIK, what you see is what's out there in their site if you have a login id with them. If you're an institutional trader, you may request a...
    Post by: vita, Oct 3, 2009 in forum: Trading Software

  4. Optiver IT test?

    You also need to be prepared for programming logic and algorithm questions like in the GRE's quant and analytic sections. For example you may need...
    Post by: vita, Sep 20, 2009 in forum: Prop Firms

  5. What Futures to trade Overnight @EST? EUR 6E, AUD 6A, Euro Bund, Bobl, Schatz?

    Thanks, I was thinking of the hours between 1AM-11AM, given the recent choppiness in the afternoon hours of the US market. What's the best among...
    Post by: vita, Aug 22, 2009 in forum: Trading

  6. What Futures to trade Overnight @EST? EUR 6E, AUD 6A, Euro Bund, Bobl, Schatz?

    I thought US customers can only trade SHI, but this had changed recently. Thanks for the tip.
    Post by: vita, Aug 22, 2009 in forum: Trading

  7. What Futures to trade Overnight @EST? EUR 6E, AUD 6A, Euro Bund, Bobl, Schatz?

    Thanks Martinghoul. I may have misused the term "trend" here but what it refers to is short term moves/swings beyond choppiness, e.g. different...
    Post by: vita, Aug 22, 2009 in forum: Trading

  8. What Futures to trade Overnight @EST? EUR 6E, AUD 6A, Euro Bund, Bobl, Schatz?

    I'm familiar with the US market and macros. I stay neutral through econ releases. My trades are short lived (done in minutes). For overnight, I...
    Post by: vita, Aug 22, 2009 in forum: Trading

  9. What Futures to trade Overnight @EST? EUR 6E, AUD 6A, Euro Bund, Bobl, Schatz?

    What are most active and liquid Futures to trade overnight living in EST? I've shortlisted the following candidates. Didn't consider DAX due to...
    Thread by: vita, Aug 22, 2009, 13 replies, in forum: Trading

  10. Any one trade bund outright?

    Great post Dogfish. I've had an observation which I call "Market Maker Skew". I was curious to get you feedback about it. The skew happens in the...
    Post by: vita, Aug 17, 2009 in forum: Index Futures

  11. Need advice

    One choice would be to use your stop loss of 20 ticks to trail beyond breakeven. The better choice, IMO, would be to choose 2 ticks below/above...
    Post by: vita, Aug 1, 2009 in forum: Risk Management

  12. Need advice

    You can enter market with 2 lots. Once market hits your profit target (i.e. 20), unwind one lot and move the Stop of the second lot to a break...
    Post by: vita, Aug 1, 2009 in forum: Risk Management

  13. Monte Carlo Simulations?

    Matlab is preferred. Excel can do too. You could bootstrap "historical returns" without making any assumption about their distribution. Just pick...
    Post by: vita, Jun 28, 2009 in forum: Trading Software

  14. What kind of specific education background would lead to a career as a quant trader?

    Quant Trading is about "trading" using quantitative signals. There is huge difference between a Quant and a Quant Trader. More than 90% of Quants...
    Post by: vita, Jun 23, 2009 in forum: Professional Trading