I've looked at trend trading pairs, but haven't been able to get out of a facilitating/contrarian mindset. I must be getting old.
es/nq are too different for good pair trading... better to trade tech stocks against nq
A hedge usually means that you want to get neutral in order to be protected and stay in a trade that may go against you. Spread, or Pair trading...
I used to trade SPY/DIA, but found that the spread trended more than I was expecting and DIA didn't have great liquidity.
yes! misuse of that word bugs me too...
LOL!:p
that's retarded.
for pair trading, not knowing the news fast enough was a real detriment...till I spend some big $$ for premium news from different sources....
I've used both Neovest "First Alert" (major bugs!) and Tradestation 6 for pair and merger spread charts...I'm looking for a new platform now....
What and how were you trading?
Any Vancouver traders doing professional trading at local brokerage houses? (equities or futures)
yes, big size is shown, generally: to attract size; show a trade already done; or a trick by the specialist to get us to facilitate some of his...
tradestation has these indicators as well
I've done mostly pairs and mergers, leaving the index arb to the big guys--although I did a lot of research on arbing the entire dow 30 against...
thing I like about futures is many don't have long term trends in one direction--ie, like a bull or bear market in stocks. For example, corn and...
I just started a thread asking that same question! http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=14284
anyone out there arbing SSF's against the underlying stocks?...please let us know how you're doing.
The question isn't who teaches it, but does it work? True, Bright may not have the best reputation, but they do have some "bright" traders doing a...
exactly. do your homework before joining any firm.
I've learned the most important lessons about trading from two professional gamblers that I've had conversations with. It boils down to the house...
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