Depending on the relationship you have with your clients (and critically the number), could you not manage their acct's on a power of attorney...
PTF is set up to use, but is not dependent on Yahoo data. You have to make a business decision regarding the 'cost' of free data. If you're...
Thanks etemtezcan. Yes, I am aware you can wade through all those pages each time. I was looking for something more you can do on the fly....
Thanks. I have tried that. And that wld be the most practical way of being informed as IB charges more then exchange min. for > U15. When I add...
The good folks at the CME have pointed me to this link as a tool for calculating the above margin:...
Newguy go to:http://www.pairtradefinder.com/ and go into forums under 'Q&A + Support' and see if there are similar posts. Failing that mail...
FX Pairs appear to ideally suited for Corr/Coint. Mean Reversion Volatility is a constant No Benchmark hindrance: e.g. Trending Upward...
Many many thanks. This was exactly what I am looking for.
Is there a calculator (HTML/Excel) available anywhere that calculates the interest costs for FX trades? Failing that an article that explains...
I don't know how 'Smart' their SMART Routing is. I wld estimate 80% of all my SMART routed trades go straight to ISLAND. It seems to be the default.
Manually - always. For the following reasons: Pairs signals have to be filtered. Is the divergence statistical or have the fundamentals...
The short answer is I don't. At least I don't filter pairs for beta/volatility at the trade stage. I do it at the back test phase. On a trade...
The uptick in volatility this week has been great. In fact March has been great. 59 closed trades with only 12 losers so far this month. It...
Very interesting. I am looking at the FX space intraday: Few questions: What software are you using to calculate your entry/exit levels?...
Sept/Oct/Nov were all losing months for me. That was a first - to have 3 losing months in a row. December came storming back and I ended Q4 flat,...
5% combined. I used to cls out positions if one side had a loss > - 8.5%, but that is meaningless if the other side is showing + 8.25%...
I can only resonate with Dr.Who Who knows it may even make money like he claims, but setting it up the way he has, makes it appear like a...
My rule is that if a pair shows a combined loss >5%, it is closed. It is mechanical, crude, and simple. Rare is the pair that comes back after...
There are few suitable brokers for retail pairs traders. As an independent pairs trader, you're executing a wholesale strategy but paying...
If you are using PTF for your trading software you will quickly find out it is biased towards US markets. Outside US/Canada data is only...
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