Have you tried running your algo on a very thinly traded instrument? For example a US stock option where maybe 100 contracts are traded per day?...
I don't really agree with @kmiklas 's comments, @Zzzz1 is closer to my experiences with IB. Additionally, what IB means with "A BBO alternative"...
Sorry, I'm not a day trader so I can't cast a vote. What is a "naural trader"?
I am not familiar with TD Ameritrade so can't comment on that. IB does not provide a fixed update rate and they don't send you every tick of every...
If you feel unsure about direct currency hedging but still want to investigate your possibilities you could take a look at currency ETFs such as...
As described in the two opening posts am I running two trading systems. One is using futures, the other one ETF stock. I have just completed an...
@galvinlee888 and @wrbtrader Can I kindly request you to continue your discussion about trending markets and sideways markets elsewhere, not in my...
@Handle123 thank you for explaining your approach. I hope that it works satisfactory for you. And for your kind words in the last sentences. It is...
Are you referring to me? Most of the volatility in my account is coming from the futures that I'm holding. The ETFs I'm holding generate less...
Thank you for your warning. It is not my intention to make any definitive statement on whether the system is profitable or not. Let's see what the...
I can't say whether it is "most" or not. Don't forget that I only started by mid October. The system uses both trend following as well as...
So, what have I achieved by the end of 2016? The account net liquidation value went up by 24% since the start in mid October. Not much happened in...
This is part two. To be able to trade futures is a funded account required. However, the cash is not used for these positions, only the margin it...
I start this log by going back a few months and describe in a few parts how I arrived to today. This is part one. In September 2016 I received my...
Are you using IB's tiered pricing structure? If not then they don't charge you for holding a position overnight: "Our transparent Fixed pricing...
By the time artificial intelligence and automatic code generation has become mature will these programmer jobs also become obsolete. Robots will...
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