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  1. Barchart: Quality of Data?

    Nothing negative on Barchart (never really used them), but if you're looking for high-quality EOD data you should consider CSI:...
    Post by: H2O, Feb 8, 2022 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  2. Calendar or Butterfly! ( futures to futures)

    When trading futures spreads, butterflies etc. you're taking a view on the (future) shape of the curve. Technical traders generally fade any...
    Post by: H2O, Jan 19, 2022 in forum: Risk Management

  3. How can a contract move with volumes of 0?

    I expect you are refering to daily settlement prices. For more info on how these are set (also in the event of no trading):...
    Post by: H2O, Sep 2, 2021 in forum: Trading

  4. Fully automated futures trading

    I would appreciate getting more insight in your approach to RV strategies / calendars. Aside from the technical implementation (fills / risk), I...
    Post by: H2O, Aug 27, 2021 in forum: Journals

  5. brokers that have stop loss on close

    How do you think that would work? If the "close" price (i.e. the last traded price of the session) is your trigger, when is your stop order...
    Post by: H2O, Aug 4, 2021 in forum: Risk Management

  6. How do Stock Futures work?

    I don't know if you have access to options markets and if the stocks you are looking to short have sufficient options liquidity - If so,...
    Post by: H2O, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: Index Futures

  7. what is the purpose of delta hedging?

    Delta hedging (as per the title of the thread) aims to remove directionality from a trade by offsetting the delta of one position (say the -400 in...
    Post by: H2O, Mar 25, 2021 in forum: Options

  8. If you desired to buy such a massive stock position it would move the markets could you do it with o

    You would need to sell puts, not buy them It is unlikely that you would be able to sell 100 puts at an 'acceptable' price if 10k shares is a...
    Post by: H2O, Mar 4, 2021 in forum: Options

  9. Fully automated futures trading

    How did you handle precision in SQLite (as SQLite does not support the 'DECIMAL' datatype)? Store all values as 'TEXT' and do not perform any...
    Post by: H2O, Feb 1, 2021 in forum: Journals

  10. why does prop trading have such a high turn over?

    I think you are confusing true prop with a lot of the 'programs' out there at the moment. To give you an example, when I was hired (>15yr ago), I...
    Post by: H2O, Jan 22, 2021 in forum: Prop Firms

  11. Meet the anti-crypto crowd

    In my (limited) understanding of the asset class, blockchain (technology) is the platform - Bitcoin is a means of payment for validation of...
    Post by: H2O, Dec 16, 2020 in forum: Crypto Assets

  12. CGT in EU countries

    Following Brexit, Gibraltar no longer is an "EU country". Also, traders may be subject to income tax in Gibraltar - I suggest people who are...
    Post by: H2O, Nov 20, 2020 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  13. Expressing a Futures Spread With Options?

    Your "obvious" answer gives you a completely different return profile... Think about it, what happens if the underlying contracts experience a...
    Post by: H2O, Nov 2, 2020 in forum: Options

  14. Is it better to roll over index futures during non-regular hours instead of regular hours?

    There is an exchange listed spread contract. While it doesn't seem to be very liquid (i.e. you may be impacted by a larger bid/offer spread), you...
    Post by: H2O, Sep 25, 2020 in forum: Index Futures

  15. What is the difference b/w HBC and HBCYF?

    HSBC US (NYSE Listing) is an ADR => underlying are 5 shares of HSBC's London listing (HSBA LN). HSBC has numerous listings around the world...
    Post by: H2O, Aug 20, 2020 in forum: Stocks

  16. Micro Gold Futures - Buy order rejected in IB paper account

    As IB does not allow making or taking delivery, could it be that it is not allowed to open new positions after the first notice date (which was on...
    Post by: H2O, Aug 5, 2020 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  17. Easiest way for a noob to automate entries in Interactive Brokers?

    This does not work for the conditions specified by OP ("order limit 5% below today's market open"). Without any programming knowledge, OP's best...
    Post by: H2O, Jul 23, 2020 in forum: Order Execution

  18. how to hedge against the USD equity portfolio?

    Depending on your market access, your account size, and how long you want to hold the hedge there are several options including UDN (ETF), spot...
    Post by: H2O, Jun 10, 2020 in forum: Forex

  19. Confusion with fixed futures commissions

    The fixed rate includes overnight fees, while the tiered pricing doesn't.
    Post by: H2O, Jun 10, 2020 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  20. This might be a dumb question, but are there any currencies with a positive carry?

    For an explanation by BIS: https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt1609e.pdf
    Post by: H2O, May 28, 2020 in forum: Forex
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