Neither of those two reasons apply to me. Like I said earlier, I started a fund for two reasons: 1) to make more money (without increasing...
The two aren't really all that similar. Trading is just a small (albeit critical) part of the fund business. If you WANT to get into the fund...
I don't think any sophisticated investor will ever give a manager any money on the basis of a "secret" niche advantage. That's just my two cents...
You're getting a lack of helpful responses (and a healthy dose of skepticism) because of the substance of your own posts... or more accurately,...
... wow. Trading in SPX variance strips will be fully electronic. No quoting will be permitted; only âlimitâ and âdayâ orders will be...
You guys crack me up. Anyways... I've been married for 6 years, and we dated 5 years prior to that. We have 2 kids. I make 7 digits a year...
Yea, I'd focus on rates too. IB is in someways easier to work with.... They give you a lot of tools in lieu of service. You can also look into...
I think you have to figure out what you're looking for.... - low rates, - customer service, - capital introduction. Depending on what...
Uh, no. That's not legitimate nor acceptable. A lot of failed funds would be thriving if they could mark to some theoretical value... Like LTCM,...
I've used Ninja for 4+ years, starting with 6.5 and migrating to 7.0. I run automated 23 hours a day, 6 days a week. I *fill* anywhere from...
If you're trading futures, then CTA is the way to go. Lots of resources from the NFA examining the testing and disclosure requirements. If...
By the way, does IB only allow "random" allocations of buys/sells? NFA has several approved allocation mechanisms, right? Including rotating...
Does IB allow average-price on give-ups? Or does it only allow you to allocate individual trades to each account? Seems like a real pain. I...
I trade just about everything, since it's all automated and not fundamental-based... energy/softs/grains/equities. I'm fine with my...
The managed account I wanted to partly execute thru IB is > $1mm, and my fund is even larger. And they still won't do it. I kinda feel like they...
Yes, I'm referring to clients choosing to place accounts at other FCMs, executing at IB. They seem to make it impossible, and I guess that's now...
I've been talking to their professional guy in Chicago, and I'd think he would know... And that's what he seems to be telling me. Just wondering...
Has anyone figured out how to use IB as an execution broker, for those of you as a CTA? I'm being told IB won't give up trades to any other...
Unless your strategy is quirky and extremely non-normal, then really it doesn't matter what time frame you're calculating Sharpe at. It should...
I'm assuming he's marking to market every day, and calculating sharpe on daily basis incorporating daily dd. If he isn't.... Then what's the point.
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