Tradestation (and it's kin) is a tool that is a standard weapon in this war. It is unlikely on it's own to give you an edge is all I am saying....
"Funster : your advice is: don't use TS, don't create trading systems - it won't give you an edge, and even if system looks good on historical...
tom_p "You didn't offend me and there's no need for apologies. I've always believed in my ability to find an edge and I can't understand why a...
tom_p "and when you uncategorically call it BS, I know you're full of it." Sorry if I offended you Tom, but a few years in this biz has...
"In fact, after this even the casinos made several changes to the game, including shifting dealers frequently, stopping the wheel after so many...
tom_p "(4) Let's talk about roulette, which you use as an example of a negative expectation game. Have you read "The Eudaemonic Pie" by Thomas...
Well mate I would start looking at those funds... program trading and index arbitrage now accounts for 30% of all volume at the nyse. IMHO it...
Sounds like you guys are trying to get a little insider info for the next dynamite short opportunity! Tch, tch, naughty boys!
"Funster, would you go into more detail what and why "tick volume" is a more important indicator.....maybe an example??....trying to learn TIA"...
Also with futures you normally can plot instead of volume the "tick volume". This in my experience is a pretty good approximation of volume ideal...
I got a (most pleasant but rare!) phone call from Tradestation today. Apparently concerned about posts to this board where I was having...
Not much at the moment. In fact I have fallen asleep watching the (s&p) eminis several times in the last few days - even on a 1 minute chart!
I am in the same boat as you. Answer is simple: Trade futures (eminis) with IB (same globex nil fee as non LLC), and open something like a...
Just use their feed then! I have tradestation pro but am not stupid enough to sign up for their brokerage account. IB like everyone else!!!
Good luck with it. I think your problem will be with the tax authorities though. I tried that (here in UK - similar laws to US) to see if I...
"I have had the ocasional quote freeze but I would say that about 95% of the time quotes run smoothly. They did have some terrible problems early...
I enclose the reply I got to problem 1. Let me know if you also experience problems after. Strength in numbers is always better when...
Do any other users have the same 3 recurring problems I have had with tradestation pro (running it on windows 2000): 1. Throughout the day, you...
What are the commissions for futures at MyTrack? Their equities commissions start at $12.95? That sounds too steep for trading ES/NQ!...
I was going to transfer my stock account with Datek to IB. But because it is in an LLC I would have had to pay something like $200/mo in exchange...
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