Yep, not to mention the leverage available to the average Joe trading futures (extreme with daytrading margins) and that you don't need to get a...
I wouldn't spend a grand on a PC and get cheap on a monitor. Its the part you interact with the most and the specs on the monitor you posted are...
Watch it, that was my Grandma! Just kidding and I agree with your point about being held responsible for people doing stupid things but that lady...
Aw come on Don, its well documented by those who have successfully made that transition that different skills are needed. We know your success...
I'd think anyone doing that kind of volume would be able to negotiate a nice rate with a broker.
I see. I'm wondering if this is more of an advantage in commodities and slower markets than index futures. Program trades kick in and take out...
Thats interesting. I wonder if it was volume related or Townsend related.
You should be able to select which card is recognized as the primary in your BIOS setup screen (hit DEL key when booting). Off the top of my...
I'm wondering about the correlation between weakness in the Nikkei the day after a flat or negative close in our markets. I don't know what hours...
I use Realtick for data only and will be among those awaiting your evaluation. I'm especially interested in whether or not their US futures data...
WarEagle, OK, I gotcha. We have totally different perspectives since I'm a discretionary intraday trader who rarely holds even into the final...
I don't know if you were referring to ES or NQ trading but my guess is that you were specifically addressing traders who are just starting out...
I suggest you look into battery backups for your trading system. Especially if you occasionally take large positions for brief moves. I know...
Let me state first that I am not an accountant and do not prepare my own tax returns. US capitol gains are classified as long term or short...
We're all anonymous here. For our amusement, can you toss out a figure?
There's certainly nothing wrong with at least diversifying. I'm looking into some small time property rehab. Buying houses from estates (dead...
dozu888 I'm wondering what would prompt you to take this route. Is it reliability, transaction costs, managing multiple accounts or what?...
I haven't seen a motherboard with more than 1 AGP slot but I haven't been following hardware that closely in the past few months.
Order Routing and stops are the reasons that I think its better to trade the Nasdaq e-mini than trade QQQ. AMEX stinks and I hate chasing ECN's...
Alright, Cliff Notes version. I run Realtick on a system with 4 individual video cards (1 AGP + 3 PCI) on Windows 2000. My monitors are arranged 2...
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