Sterling, I usually can't get the demo to work during market hours. The program launches fine, but the bid/ask quotes rarely come through and...
TheFinn, Another benefit of per share commissions like with IB is that you can scale into and out of positions at a lower cost. If you want to...
Neonnight, A better cliche for trading courses is "buyer beware" rather than "you get what you pay for". Before you send one cent off to...
Gene, If you want to try the futures without paying the exchange fees you can try the e-mini futures quotes for the S&P 500 and Naz. If you...
rtstine, Whether or not to take a futures position is not just about how much free cash you have. You have to understand the additional risks...
Hi rtstine, When I started trading futures it was before there were any electronic contracts traded. To compound that I was trading options on...
rtstine, The best book I've ever read about futures is "The Futures Game: Who Wins, Who Loses, & Why" by Jones, Warwick and Teweles. It not...
I have not taken his workshop, but if its anything like his book "How I Trade Options" then I would be wary of spending that much cash on...
Privateer Along the lines of your post, there is a concept that addresses setting stop losses called "Maximum Adverse Excursion". In a...
Robert, How are you able to talk to the "best" traders/fund managers? And how is it they are willing to share everything with you? Is this...
Robert Thanks, I am aware of the procedure for calculating expectancy and you have now clarified that you base it on actual trades. My problem...
Hi Robert Would you mind explaining how you calculate your trade expectancy using the discretionary approach you describe? With a strictly...
rtharp, Glad to hear you will publish your trading records when you write your book. Not enough authors will do it. If the method really...
rtharp, zboy and all, I know from your posts that both of you have been around the business for awhile, so this post is more in agreement with...
I use Yahoo Messenger's voice chat and I don't believe there is a limit, but I have only had up to 7 at one time. It works great. Kirk
Privateer - Thanks for the tip. I already have real-time data, I was just interested in how the "free" stuff might compare to the pay feeds. As...
Privateer - The website says that all of your personal information is kept "strictly confidential". However I find that to be unlikely, otherwise...
For anyone who is interested I went to the freetradez site and signed up thinking "what the heck, at least I can see how the level II quotes...
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