What is the return on investment and the drawdown of your trading system by the way?
I don't have this problem because I trade trending markets only.
Oh, so you want to write (sell) options (on stocks or indexes I presume)? This in itself requires some serious margin money, as it exposes you to...
Well, if a trader makes too much money consistently, his Forex broker will ask HIM to leave (since a few of them bet against their clients). ;)
You are quite welcome. That said, due to its extra high leverage, Forex is still the only game where the trader can turn a very modest capital...
Yes, but if the NZD or some other low-liquidity currency makes a sudden 1000 pip move against your position, your friendly FX broker will send...
Please keep in mind that retail Forex accounts can become negative too. That means you can lose more than your deposit.
A negative currency? That means the more money you have, the higher your... debt! An excellent scenario for a Twilight Zone episode, too bad Rod...
As a pure trend-follower I use a trailing stop, as I don't want to exit the trend prematurely.
Create a problem and then offer the solution, it works every time...
How can Kelly (a simple percentage) be higher than total equity?
It's true if the trader is adding to losing positions via a martingale, which is not the case here. Please make sure you read the post correctly...
Watch out, it could be a fake breakout in a stop hunting zone... Wait for some confirmation.
Only a serious backtest can reveal the optimal scaling strategy to use with a particular system.
Kelly criterion works with total equity, he wants to know how to scale into winners, that's not the same problem.
You cannot increase your winning rate or your profit target artificially, or even change the size of your stop. The optimal value for your stop...
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Sure, whatever you say.
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Right, now go have a beer with your bankster friends or something.
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