that will give 150K notional long exposure http://www.cme.com/clearing/clr/spec/contract_specifications_cl.html?product=ES now go to that site...
commissions are the smaller of the two problems (and could actually be ignored if needed). slippage (realistic bid/ask spreads and points of...
"You need to get together with a bunch of other traders who lost on the same trade. Get enough votes, and you can have a bailout too! Free money,...
OptionsCoach: thanks for the thread! I have a question (it may have already bean answered and I usually make an attempt to find an answer by...
<b>More like a poker player checking the opponents hands by betting at the pot. The player gets the info. Other players that can observe also get...
MacroEvent wrote: "<b>My trading is kind of high frequency in the futures with either a profit fill order or an new entry order every 1 point...
drawdown is how one knows if he is utilizing capital well. Shappe's "cousins" are preferable (e.g. some version of a Sortino ratio, why get...
Nitro, you are on to something: there is some theory that if you were actually able to get this information by say studying your equity curve,...
What if there's a recurrent ever CHANGING market structure that defies consistent forward profits based on back tested results? As in, the...
I think the move is over and about to reverse; so I close my position. Instead the move continues in the same direction it went, and sometimes...
Pepto-Bismol :D
OddTrader, :confused: You are going to have to clue me in....
Lefty, I enjoyed reading your comments. Thanks. Would you care to divulge some specifics on performance characteristics you have enjoyed with...
I don't know about "predicting", but if you seek to achieve some level of robustness for your system results, the larger the number of "trials"...
Have you asked yourself "Why" can you not make money in these instruments (while making money in the others (quite similar). Is it something...
...just to clarify things - As far as I know, the big contracts only trade electronic outside of pit hours (9:30-4:15 EST). During pit hours...
microjohn, I've got the system for you. You are going to need about 2.7 million dollars per trader and I guarantee you $250-300/day. (I keep 10%)...
nonosense, we trade both. As of late (2+ years) the e-minis have been just as good (perhaps easier to deal with) than the big ones. Unless you...
Sounds like Deepak Chopra:) But what does it mean? It also rings a bit like "Ignorance is bliss" - Taking responsibility for one's actions is a...
When things look that bad, it's probably time to get in. Wonder when Warren makes his announcement :p MWD problem is not this law suit. They've...
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