IMHO, not being an option trader, anything other than real orders and execution in the option market is meaningless as basis for calculating performance. Thus hypothetical trades are pretty much worthless . I would not even trust IB paper account, not sure how it works, buit it sure doesn't send real orders in the market so MM's don't react to them . With options unless you trade at market all the time in your system, your executions will probably be vastly different than what your system will assume on the demo.
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For me the IB Demo is real market participation, but the prices (for the user) are with some offsets. Your orders go to the exchange (offset stripped off) and have an impact on the market, otherwise I wouldn't be able to "interact" with the Market Maker as described in previous posting! And: it works the same also with stocks instead of options. What you said is true for people using Technical Analysis, Indicators, and Backtesting etc. Participation changes the market, so these tools are mostly useless. But this is a different story.
Sure. Plenty of us with the capital like to risk it. Why do you think casinos exist? This is the same thing and there are plenty of folks who will back these kind of deals. I had to shut off my PM since I got SO MANY requests for fundings that are being ranked right now and those who seem interesting will be contacted. Only those without much coinage act like you and seem not to understand the appeal of real risk. truth is, backtesting, results are meaningless!! yah you heard it right, meaningless. the present is all that matters--- work last week dont work this week. what DONT you understand. or shuold I say WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND MR> PARROT?
If you're trying to prove that you are a retard, well, congratulations. I guess now the question is whether you were dropped on your head as a newborn or whether your mom smoked crack while you were in her belly.
It is extremely frustrating reading your posts. You will get your ass handed to you when you put real money to work.
Quote from timewarner2: I had to shut off my PM since I got SO MANY requests for fundings that are being ranked right now and those who seem interesting will be contacted. did you forget which alias you were using?
send me a contact PM...i'll take a look (the returns look like BS) but we'll talk. portfolio margining is not for day trading FYI