"martingale" is a dangerous word in finance. "increasing risk" however is what my soil is made of ... but thats aan etirely different story that...
Glad you are enjoying it mate :) ... knowledge is power and wisdom is the essence of our being :) I love discussing things with all of you...
Whats next ? are we going to start a thread that is trying to prove that 1+1=2 ??
If you are just looking for an intelectual execise on a demo account, I hope this will help your understanding of FX mechanics. But please, for...
First off, I would be unwilling to call any of those trades a real "spread". FX is unlike other financials or commodities in so far that 1 pair +...
Ok, now that I see that there are at least a few guys out there that are able to answere there "FX arb" type questions, I'll end my advice here....
Oh, and did I mention long eur/usd spot + short eur/usd futures = zero market exposure ? Did I need to mention that ? ... I certainly hope that...
Maybe I was not clear in the first place, or maybe I am missing something ? short eur/usd spot will gain interest. long eur/usd futures will...
Quite pure indeed. However, if I may venture to say, FX is truly the purest market of all. Definitely my favourite.
My mistake there. Sorry, opened my mouth before thinking. The only explanation I can see for you having a small profit on long eur/usd, short...
...and moreover, they are not the base same size ...thus different pip values.
They were most certainly executed at different times ... even a second or 3 would explain the small profit.
There are indeed arbitrage opportunities between spot & furures from time to time. However, the "arb opportunity" is often a question of sometimes...
See my post concerning this question in the other thread :...
1) long eur/usd + short gbp/usd + short eur/gbp = zero exposure (assuming the sizes on each leg are equal in value of the base). Such a trade...
Speaking of commodities in general, there are resons why commodities can be less risky than stocks. 1) information on a single compnay can be...
Look at a nat gas chart. Nat gas has plunged more than oil.
"Since even professionals got hurt" :) 1) You think professionals have some superpower that makes them superior ? 2) I am in the fund...
yes, definitely. Another simple point that screams "BUY" to me is a 50% drop in a near bee line. If need be, I could buy at a few increments...
Stoking season is over now. inventories should be downhill from about here until april. other points incluse COT, weather, charts, contango....
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