I use IB's API, and I have been very happy with it. There is an active developer community working in several different programming languages, so...
BGB, You haven't said whether you plan to manage individual accounts or pool investors' money. Probably the lowest cost approach is individual...
I registered as a CTA in 1996 and withdrew in 1998. I had a pretty good one year return in 1994 (108% on $50k), followed by some pretty good...
I did a quick scan of the Web site and couldn't find it. I think they still have copies if you call or send email. The current edition is a 2000...
The CME (http://www.cme.com/) has a free booklet entitled "How to Become a CTA". I highly recommend it. The most common forms of CTA...
That's correct. You will get a statement from your broker by the end of January. You then copy a number from the statement to the Form 6781....
I use DataSharks for that purpose. It is shareware, so you can try it first: http://www.datasharks.biz/ [Richard]
I don't use it, but I have heard favorable comments: http://www.aiqsystems.com/
I use TradeKeeper (http://americanware.netfirms.com/) for tracking gains/losses and tax reporting. It's free, but they accept donations. For...
How oftern does your Internet connection drop? I am using IB & Comcast too (Mountain View California). A few days ago it dropped just as I was...
I am hearing that work permits in western Europe (and other desirable locales) are very hard to get nowadays due to the recession. Of course, you...
The $100k could be "notional" funding. Futures are so highly leveraged that traders seldom commit more than about 20% of their capital to margin...
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