no you are SHORT USD if you Buy EUR/USD & Sell USD/CHF Put the above two examples together and you have a negative USD balance (short) of 2290...
If you put on the trades using IB's demo TWS and view the account balances it will be apparent. They actually show the currency balances in the...
I understand that you chose EUR/USD & USD/CHF because the movements are not highly correlated. But do you realize that by being long EUR/USD &...
That dumb bastard probably couldn't care less about 9 years if he gets to keep the money he made illegally.
Are there any sites that will give you the yield on the Bund? Or better yet does anyone have an equation to calculate the yield from the...
Everytick, Thanks for the links that looks like some interesting info. I agree that relaxation techniques are a better longterm solution than...
Processed sugar and white wheat flour are probably the two worst foods anybody could eat. I'm very careful with my diet so that's at least one...
I'm trading discretionarily mainly using Joe Dinapoli's trade plan as described in his book, "Trading with Dinapoli Levels" I've studied these...
I'm trading futures. I believe another part of my problem in april was trying to watch too many markets. I was trying to keep an eye on ES, NQ,...
a $25k account was my original plan, and I have been thinking about increasing the size of the account but still trading one-lots until I see some...
I would definitely be open to hypnosis. But how do you find someone who really knows what they are doing? I'm 95% certain that all my...
Well that's the way it should be but that's not what I'm finding. I'm trading with a VERY small account already and only trading 1 emini....
Well said.
I don't have the p&L on screen in real time but I have developed a bad habit of checking after every trade. This I can stop, and I will try that...
I'm sure all traders are happier with profits than losses, but I belive my mood swings are excessive to the point of causing irrational decisions...
Anyone have any opinions on ISP's in the Cherry Hill, NJ Area? I'll be trading through IB & Elocal and using CQG for quotes.
My problem with gold is purely theoretical. I realize it is recognized as a store of value but I think this is based on majority perception....
Great post! Let me preface my comments with the fact that I'm not currently actively trading and hence any analysis has been done in bits and...
I tried the metaserver for the IB API. IMHO, it didn't work very well at all. I wouldn't rely on it when money is on the line.
Well testing over the weekend, rather trying to get it to work, has turned me away from the Metaserver products. The DTNIQ Dynaloader combo has...
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