Hi do you happen to know if some / any of these pretty much plug into any SQL database? I'm hoping to use PostgreSQL.
Options newbie here :D Any take on DNDN? Front spread = more options sold than bought. So... Sell Nov 2010 $36.00 call for $6.35 ?...
Yes the U.S. is in trouble if it keeps piling on budget deficit years. Maybe 3 or 4 more years to go though... U.S. Public Debt Excluding...
But guys... I'm sure the U.S. isn't the only country playing with the books. This means a few other countries will go before the U.S. does....
U.S. public debt is approx 53% of GDP (not counting GSE debts): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_public_debt...
In major cities where 4G coverage will be good, web apps should be fine. Assuming 4G speeds get up there. Currently carriers are promising up to...
Searching for both Kospi and Euro Stoxx, as of 2008... http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=129588&perpage=6&pagenumber=2...
Hi all, Found this thread on Asian futures: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=197419 For software / data the above...
OPEC has said they won't let oil go below $70 per barrel. It looks like, so far, they are keeping their word. That isn't exactly bullish though....
Historically, it might not have worked out so well. Recently, it has worked out great. Although it might be better to explore other hedges. VIX...
For those who take losses on big rapid moves, what are we talking about here? Gaps down? News events? Bid-ask spread changes?
My strategy is both short and long. I'm only sim / paper trading right now. But someone on ET suggested hedging with VIX (symbol VXX) and it looks...
For cross-validation techniques it is standard to use 80% of data to generate strategy and 20% of data to test. However yes I agree you need to...
Yahoo. http://www.gummy-stuff.org/Yahoo-data.htm You could then build your own screener criteria using Excel (VBA) or exporting to database and...
Always change the seed value each time a random number is needed, or always change the seed value each time the program is run (once a day)? The...
Note, check the distribution of your random numbers. If they aren't random enough, try using a pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) or true...
Dude just strangle/straddle it...
Are you saying that you want certain trading strategies to not survive? Sure. My problem is that the strategies screened for companies, and the...
In backtesting I'm realizing that I may have survivorship bias... stocks more than a few months old that have been either delisted or bought out...
- 5-year period is way too long. To find the period with the optimal Hurst exponent look at 3 months or less. - Markets are probably trending...
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