when doing a pairs trade, how do you look at the charts and what you trade? For example, the price difference between XOM-CVX is minimal...
When trading spreads such as MRK vs. PFE whose closing price is 30.10 and 15.96 respectively, do you do 1:2 to balance out the dollar amount?
when spreading between the front month futures contract versus the corresponding ETF, how do you weight the spread to be dollar neutral? For...
for a mid-sized prop trading company, what kind of background check do they look for? Is it mostly for criminal?
it is under my impression that one does not need FIRNA firm sponsorship to take the 3 test. Also, one can take the 63, 65 test without FIRNA...
that will be useful in the industry as a trader, not as a manager?
Well, anyone has any thoughts on these tests? Has anyone here taken one before? Have to take one soon and just thought if I prepare for anything...
how do we get the forward curve on currency, and how far out does it go?
well I need to get NASD licenses but I do not know a firm that can sponsor me. I am interested in the 7, 63,65, 55. How do you recommend about...
something I always wondered. Why do instiutional bank's fixed-income division sales and trading team always advocate market- making? How do they...
my goal is to generate as much volume as I can in the spot forex market but be at scratch. Any thoughts on how to proceed?
well, my series 7 is about to expire and I am looking for someone/some group to park it. Does anyone know the procedure about doing this?
whether it's woodies method, etc... for those that uses and profits CCI, do you use the CCI alone or what other indicator do you use along with...
This may sound weird, but what kind of analysis, stock picks, routine do you position traders go through to trade? I heard many position traders...
How do you trade? Scalping? Position? Both? I think it's good to focus on position trading but also scalp when there's a really good scalping...
what are some of the pros and cons to this new implementation? Will there still be market shorts? (size that keeps stepping down until it gets filled)
what is your default lot size when trading relative to the amount of money you put down on any given trade? For example, many people put down 5...
For those that use the openbook and level II, I have noticed that as volitility picks up a little bit, the aggressive size in the open will...
if you trade a stock that has light volume and not very liquid and you trade with sizes of 1000shares...how will you get filled on New York if the...
It's weird, but everytime when I do well, I notice my PL indirectly and just not want to trade when an opportunity arises because I don't want to...
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