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  1. Techniques for Managing a Random Entry

    Gordon - I think I have an explanation... Aphie touched on this...he used 3 possibilities, but they were not all equally likely to happen. The...
    Post by: bidmasterx, Nov 13, 2002 in forum: Strategy Building

  2. NQ lost fans?

    I think the biggest reason is LIQUIDITY...give the YM some time and liquidity should be fine. However, keep in mind that the low YM commissions...
    Post by: bidmasterx, Nov 13, 2002 in forum: Index Futures

  3. Should a novice play the ES or NQ?

    I'd suggest starting with the NQ also. The multiplier of the ES is 50 while the NQ's multiplier is 20. This means that for every point of...
    Post by: bidmasterx, Nov 8, 2002 in forum: Index Futures

  4. anyone else getting hokey SPX or NDX futures quotes from IB lately?

    I've had no problems...the quotes may lag a bit at times but no problems like you describe.
    Post by: bidmasterx, Nov 7, 2002 in forum: Trading

  5. ask/bid change but the last price doesn't

    IB's market depth feature seems good enough for me at least. I have been using it for a few days now and I think it has real potential to improve...
    Post by: bidmasterx, Nov 6, 2002 in forum: Index Futures

  6. Limit versus Market Orders for Eminis

    IB simulates GLOBEX market orders as limit orders, so your market order is actually routed to the exchange as a marketable limit order through...
    Post by: bidmasterx, Nov 6, 2002 in forum: Index Futures

  7. SCALPERS: Criteria for cutting losses / profit-taking

    I see what you are saying, we are not arguing about the same point then. What you call scalper refers to both momentum and bid/ask. What I call...
    Post by: bidmasterx, Nov 5, 2002 in forum: Trading

  8. SCALPERS: Criteria for cutting losses / profit-taking

    Capturing a move means following a trend ie. momentum. Scalpers don't buy and hope the stock will "move"! They buy and sell trying to profit...
    Post by: bidmasterx, Nov 5, 2002 in forum: Trading

  9. GLOBEX Halted

    Globex is back up...I guess there was no conspiracy after all. :p
    Post by: bidmasterx, Nov 5, 2002 in forum: Index Futures

  10. SCALPERS: Criteria for cutting losses / profit-taking

    How do you considered this to be scalping? When you look at the spoos to see where the price is going to go...isn't this by definition momentum...
    Post by: bidmasterx, Nov 5, 2002 in forum: Trading

  11. QQQ execution times

    I used to trade the Q's before ISLD stopped quoting, now I only trade the NQ's. Liquidity is great, and transactions costs are about a third less...
    Post by: bidmasterx, Oct 22, 2002 in forum: Trading

  12. What are the differences between an investor and a trader?

    Traders execute the orders, investor are the beneficiary and sustain the profits or losses. I think most people here wear both hats.
    Post by: bidmasterx, Oct 18, 2002 in forum: Trading

  13. PDT question ...

    Aphex: I agree with you that this is just BS on the part of the SEC. It's absolutely ridiculous. Anyways, maybe single stock futures are the...
    Post by: bidmasterx, Oct 18, 2002 in forum: Trading

  14. S&P data

    I am working on building an S&P trading model with an emphasis on risk optimization and quantitative pattern recognition. The general idea is to...
    Thread by: bidmasterx, Oct 16, 2002, 1 replies, in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  15. Trading is a zero sum game

    Without considering the bid/ask spreads and commissions, the stock market is absolutely NOT a zero-sum game. Consider the following situation. A...
    Post by: bidmasterx, Oct 11, 2002 in forum: Trading

  16. Inverted Market

    I've started trading recently and I'm learning how the markets work. One thing I don't understand is how the BID can ever be equal to the ASK or...
    Thread by: bidmasterx, Oct 8, 2002, 1 replies, in forum: Trading
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