Many do, but finding the statistics is difficult. $100k is far too small of an amount to comfortably swing trade for a living off of. I'd say...
JSL, I've enjoyed following your daily charts and reading your analysis & commentary. Can you post or PM me the website where you'll be...
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What happens in the flip side of that question? Say you want to earn the IRD with the least amount of exposure. Could you enter AUD.JPY at 16:55...
Tums - I owe you a beer! Thanks so much. I knew it was something completely silly. NY is pretty far from Bucharest..
chartie: I knew there was an option somewhere, thanks for the tip. One down, one to go. :) The chart gap is probably something equally as...
Timeframes are default. Here's a pic of the settings: http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9052/settingsby8.png Again, the 6-hour gap is not...
Yeah I emailed support/Gerry as well. He helped me out recently on a paintbar issue (solid/hollow candles to reflect gaps, an option that should...
I just got IB + QT running and I'm having a problem with the intraday backfills. Every security that I backfill on QT, the most recent 6 hours...
Yes, switch to IB, pays 5% on balances >$100k
I blame the armies of mechanical e-mini traders eating every profitable tick. The indices are arbed to death as every ebb & flow is pounced upon...
Correct. The NYBOT is an archaic dinosaur and the last vestige of floor-only trading pretty much on the planet, which is why IB doesn't offer...
Nick, Thanks for the info. It's a shame that it's dead. I think the CME would've been much better off simply cloning the DX straight up,...
I was hoping to trade the CME$Index futures while waiting for the NYBOT DX futures to begin trading on ICE (and eventually available via IB)....
Jasper, I asked this question before but it might've been overlooked. Are those white arrows on your chart generated in real-time? If so, why...
Chauncey, You're absolutely right, that is the purpose of this thread. Keep on posting. Ignore the noise. Nice to see a few heavyweight...
First, you could file for trader status with the IRS, search these forums for the pro's and con's. In the situation you describe, to gain any...
Futures gains are taxed 60/40 long-term/short-term rates. Long-term rate is 15% currently. Even if you're in the highest short-term bracket,...
-HUGE- moves in both today CL and NG. Likely theyâre overbought on the intraday, but they're making huge technical hurdles on the daily: CL -...
Ah you caught it before the joke, nevermind. :)
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