Hi, I'm looking for ways to mitigate my loss should Interactive Brokers default (it's a tail event, but still). I trade mostly futures over a few...
I suggest you google and read: The Dynamics of Leveraged and Inverse Exchange-Traded Funds Minder Cheng and Ananth Madhavan Barclays Global...
Leveraged / inverse ETFs effectively have to rebalance daily in a short gamma way (they buy high sell low) - it's a fine short term bet but you...
Thanks everyone for your replies - very clear now and will save me some money and aggravation!
Thanks a lot Robert, I toyed with TWS and found their spread screen which is exactly what I needed. Does anyone know whether it's tradeable...
Hello everyone, apologies if this is a naive question, but is there a good way to roll futures contract as they get close to expiration on IB?...
Since money is not an issue, but aftersales is - I would hire someone to develop something in Python for me, and learn Python at the same time....
As southall said IB provide a paper trading account... You still need to fund your real account (I think USD 10k) but then you can program your...
1/Speak to compliance. Being in breach can lead to job termination or worse (your name in some sort of regulatory register where you're not...
Using a similar set-up but with the Java API. Would recommend the Yahoo TWS API group for help. Also, console only via IB Gateway is a bad idea...
Hi, very interesting discussion. My understanding from the AlphaGo story is that the beauty of it was precisely that the computer had been fed...
I took that course. It's great. Also for anyone into systematic trading, the course might not help you create the next ground breaking trading...
Thank you all for your replies and rmorse in particular. I'll explore the T-bill option sounds like an easier option (if not as safe) than moving...
Hi, I'm starting to have a decent balance on my account at IB (several hundred thousand USD) and I'm getting worried about the safety of these...
on 2/ You'd need to create your own IB code I'm afraid - there are various options and various support forums / groups, there definitely is an...
This is easily done with for instance Python and the BeautifulSoup package - you can schedule a task from within Python or launch a Python script...
+33.6% on my automated strategies, but with a difficult to live through 21% drawdown in fall, achieving a meagre 1.05 Sharpe ratio in the end. 8%...
Interactive Brokers. All others offer, as you say, half-baked languages. Check the Yahoo TWS API group for help.
globalarbtrader - I don't have a good answer for you. When I went live I expected similar vol as my backtesting and lower returns, but the...
ScottColeFTA, thanks for your link, was very useful! globalarbtrader, thank you, your results are extremely impressive! On the volatility point:...
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