My thoughts exactly.....time to move on.
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Norbert's Gambit works fine but there's no need to do it on IB since they offer direct FX conversion with very little slippage.
You will need to sell USD.CAD. Make sure you do an FxConv on TWS otherwise you will have an FX position in your account.
Outwest, my trading volume hasn't been excessive maybe 200 trades per year. I haven't filed a T123 as this election is only for Canadian...
Not even close to 2008 or 1987. The whole period from 1997 until 2003 had heightened volatility comparable to what we're seeing these last couple...
A portion of my portfolio is in Canada, stocks from the TSX and Venture. I avoid the really small companies due to the illiquidity. I've had...
You can get the bid/ask details using the Thinkorswim scanner. You can also create a custom column in the results that would give you (bid-ask)....
I've been trading my own strategies (backtested to 1995) with good results. I don't think a backtest to 2010 is long enough (it doesn't include...
No. I've corresponded with Brent about his composite volatility indicator and watched some of his YouTube videos. I like his approach re risk...
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Has anyone back tested using VIX as an indicator for going long or short the market? From what I've read it's a very poor indicator of tops and...
How do you measure "soon" in a trading system? If I can't measure it and calculate it I don't use it.
I'm pretty sure you can carry business losses forward indefinitely as well. Keep in mind that the CRA will start to question the business if...
Yes you can carry forward losses indefinitely. See this link for details:...
Standard deviation can be used as a volatility indicator. For comparison purposes you can use a normalized version (i.e SD / price). Or you can...
@ronblack I'm not sure who you're responding to? I don't see any posts by Kevin in this thread. Also the reference you made to a previous thread...
If you're using a margin account, don't use leverage and you won't have a problem. Both orders will get filled. If you're using leverage then...
Have you looked at your history to see what percentage of your trades are profitable and what your expectancy is? I'm always curious about...
I'm not sure what the problem is? To call up a symbol I just type it in and press enter (ignoring the pop up). You can also drag and drop a...
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