haha an entertaining read. this point on explaining to pple must really be a 'omg' for you seriously, how would you explain spread trading, in...
How can I explain spread trading to my grandma? I am retail trading indices futures / fx outright based on the usual technical patterns. I am...
I didnt realise you were referring to options. China's SSE is still in its infancy stages - on accepting global investment. hence it's geared...
for chinese stocks you can trade b shares via hong kong - shanghai connect any broker offering access to hkse stocks will allow you to do so. but...
limits could be imposed via trade size. eg. 1 contract at any one point in time. and then scaled up as you show results x2 repeatedly until the...
I'm caught in 2 minds here about books. as a newbie you need to start somewhere. but as a trader, I can tell you that alot of books that I read...
twitter via tweetdeck is good. trading the news release is prob edgeless to non-algo traders. but there is still some edge in following news....
Thanks Zzzz1.. nice insights here! I would love to get dirty with the basics, but time is a very limited resource. I know with better clarity what...
Maybe from a programmer's standpoint, this is asking the obvious. With the music analogy- a greenhorn-music player asking guitar veterans in the...
Thanks Steve, I suppose that this is the most realistic baby step. via running mt4 24/5 on a pc. My issue is that mt4 data is geared towards fx,...
Thank you all for your kind advice. I am still clueless what language gives a balance between ease-of-use & durability over time.. Are there good...
Hi seasoned programmers, My end game is to program API alerts & eventually automate some parts of my tading. I'm looking for seasoned advice on...
in order to preserve mental state of mind, exp traders typically risk 2% of their account per trade. assuming u day trade dow minis where a...
TS is right on the similarities between sentiment indis n oscillators. overbought/sold does not hold water on its own. it can go further n make...
IB is a good discount broker overall. I trade the dow mini during us session & kospi mini during korean session. and have experienced slippage,...
ib's scanner parameters r pretty rudimentary. nothing near what can detect unusual activity
spoken like a veteran from the trenches :thumbsup::thumbsup: I now realise I asked the obvious. n would delete this thread if I could.
Hi, Anyone has a recommended free platform to scan for unusual options activity? scanning parameters- historic (x days ago) 1) options volume...
Hi StevenH.. good advice on what most of us are missing.. It's better for size traders. My personal experience is that this applies to fx n many...
Hi all, About his book I'm a struggling trader.. now at the breakeven stage. My personal opinion is that out of about 15 serious trading...
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