I believe both commercial and investment banks have proprietary trading arms. Are traders working there called prop traders, too? Anyway, how...
I'm sure it's different from prop firm to prop firm, but what's the standard practice? My guess is semi-monthly or biweekly, but can anyone...
I'm using this definition of the optimal f. optimal f = (percentage of wins * (profit factor + 1) - 1) / profit factor According to this,...
I noticed that most backtesting examples use $100K for initial capital, but doesn't it invalidate the test result? Most of us do not have that...
By a reserve fund, I mean the money you put aside to replenish your trading account if it goes below the minimum. For instance, many day traders...
What exactly is intraday swing trading? How is intraday swing trading different from day trading? Thanks.
I have an individual account with Interactive Brokers and want to start each day with the same amount in my account, say $30K. If I have 28K in...
Suppose you're a day trader with $50K in your account. You have a couple of great trades and made $5K by noon. Would be it a good idea to lock in...
At prop firms requiring security deposit, how is loss deducted from the deposit? Say I put a $5K security deposit for 10:1 leverage. If I...
Does anyone know if there's an exchange in the U.S that observes a statutory holiday on a different date than other exchanges, regardless of...
Does anyone know how TWS gets streaming quotes from the server? Does it use RMI? I have a server that gets streaming quotes from an external...
My last trade of the year 2009 went horribly wrong and I'm still stuck. I haven't closed my position. Before that trade, I'd had a small net...
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