Harry, It would be easier for those of us learning the game if all prices were in dollars, wouldn't it? But it's not all that surprising that...
I should let EBOAH answer this as you directed the question to him, but: Prices on commodities are often quoted in CENTS, not dollars. For...
Also: - tick value = $0.00025/lb = $10.00 - daily limit = $0.02/lb = $800.00 If you're going long and don't want to use any leverage, then...
Anecdotal evidence for recovery: 1. I moonlight as a regional sales representative for an electronics component manufacturer. There's been a...
inandlong, Thanks for posting the link for the QCharts futures symbol list. Here are a few symbols they left out: RL - Russell 2000 MR -...
Interesting. I expect to go with the CPO structure when I reach the point of trading OPM, for several reasons (listed in approximate order of...
The basic rule for living together harmoniously in a society is to allow a maximum of personal liberties, up to the point where they infringe upon...
I'm not a market maker, at least in the sense of someone who is always ready to make both sides of a market. However, the trading strategy I...
Alfonso, I have no problem conceding this point. I'm actually in agreement with you that legitimizing gay marriage will lead to a substantial...
Waggie, what exactly was Prohibition (Amendment XVIII) if not restricting one's rights? What exactly was the Fugitive Slave clause (Article IV,...
Just to clear up a minor error that a few people have made here: married homosexuals can have children without adopting, since "homosexuals" come...
Well, I'm certainly trying to nick you - that's what puts food on my table.
Many of us attended but didn't feel the need to hook up or write about it. But since I'm now writing about it: the best part was being able to...
I've traded grains, currencies, bonds, Eurodollars, lumber, and of course the eminis, and I've never had a problem with QCharts' real-time feed...
Pat, What were your reasons for choosing to operate as a CTA rather than a CPO?
As both ramora and Pat Rogers (progers82) himself pointed out above, he's not running a hedge fund. He's a CTA (Commodities Trading Advisor). You...
In my opinion, either that book or Dr Elder's earlier book "Trading For A Living" (better yet, read both) should be required reading for anyone...
I suspect it's a result of the original developers leaving after Lycos bought Quote.com, and no one remaining with a thorough understanding of the...
IndexTrader, I agree that Quote.com is pretty clueless about maintaining what should be their crown jewels, ie. historic data. I've offered to...
I have one-minute bar data from QCharts for INDEX:SPX.X from 4/8/1997 thru 6/25/2003, in comma-delimited format. It's a 27M file unzipped. PM me...
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