Interesting thread. I think mean reversion is more for sophisticated quants. CTAs are historically not quants. If the CTAs started off as floor...
If the platform is down due to high volume, I would expect the phone lines to be jammed as well. Lots of panicky traders will be calling the...
I was not in the market during credit crisis in 2008. Even Interactive Brokers had problems? Cannot log in at all? Sounds worrisome.
I think IBKR's margin requirements are usually higher than the exchange's margin requirements. If we pay exchange minimum, wouldn't that be lower...
One nightmare I have as a retail trader is to be locked out of my trading account because the broker's platform broke down as a result of very...
What does removing intraday margin mean exactly? Suppose the notional value of a futures contract is $100k. Does it mean when I initiate a new...
I have never rolled over a futures contract. I would like to consult the experienced traders here who have done it before. Which is the best day...
Thanks for your insights. Would you know what are some of these jobs? I will like to pursue them as a career. Wonderful characteristics like fund...
An investment writer who wants to be taken seriously should also have a good investment record. I hate to read investment books that sound like a...
What is Nassib Taleb's investment performance since 2009, given that many prominent hedge fund managers seem to have faltered in this bull market?
Sounds reasonable. This reason seems to work on many rich investors. How I wish I can use the excuse on my employer. "Boss, I underperformed this...
Thanks for the replies. HOpefully, it never happens.
Suppose I sell a stock today. Tomorrow, the broker announces it has gone bankrupt. Settlement takes 3 days to settle and cash from the sales has...
Interesting and inspirational story. How much capital did you need to get into full-time trading?
Thanks. I understand it better now after reading your reply. What Seykota meant was we get what we want on a subconscious level. Nobody...
In the market wizards book, Ed Seykota mentioned "everyone gets what they want from the market". All market participants that I know enter the...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ge-stocks/ge-shares-stumble-to-worst-week-since-financial-crisis-idUSKBN1F82BG NEW YORK (Reuters) - General...
Mr Einhorn and Mr Ackman have already made their billions. Losing now has little personal financial impact. Impact is more on the ego today....
I am getting end-of-date data from Reuters Datalink. I am looking at their S&P E-mini continuous contract....
During the 2008 financial crisis, SEC banned short-selling in financial stocks. Throughout financial history, short-sellers get the stick from...
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