When I launch TWS, the alert page will be launched by default. This is very irritating and I have been googling to find out how to remove it but...
I know IBKR has strong risk management through auto-liquidation process of clients' portfolio who take on too much margin. However,...
I don't have special insights. What I'm going to say is obvious. Main cause of Bill Hwang's blow-up is too much leverage. What surprised me about...
2 instruments that come to my mind to hedge against stock market crash are options(buy puts) and futures (short index futures). Let me know if you...
Apologies if this sound like newbie question. This fund bought put options which should make them a lot of money when the market crashed during...
Previously, I asked a question about number of years of backtest required for results to be trusted. On second thoughts, I think that was the...
Cutting losses is the most commonly cited method to manage risk for traders. However, I have heard of some traders who don't use cut-loss method...
How long should backtest historical period be is a tricky question. If backtest period is too long, say, 30 years, the strategy may not be...
Melvin Capital was one of the top hedge funds since inception in 2014. They are one of the few hedge funds who handily beat benchmark stock market...
Bloomberg ranked the best places to be in during Covid pandemic. No 1 -> New Zealand No 2 -> Singapore...
What I don't understand is when quants, particularly those in the equities space, say they perform well when markets are volatile. This statement...
It is risky to put in an excessively large position size in a single stock which has limited liquidity. I would like to ask the elite traders...
When I place stop limit orders on IBKR platform, are these orders visible to other market participants? I would like to know in the context of...
I use Interactive Brokers. IBKR provides hidden orders as an option. What are appropriate situations to use hidden orders? I would like to know...
Recently, I read about the story of MF Global and it sends shivers up my spine. Jon Corzine caused MF Global to go bankrupt through proprietary...
I'm a satisfied customer of IB. So far, I'm happy with the security aspects of IB platform. What happened to Robinhood users scare me. Has similar...
Some people talk as if they know whether the market is presently in a ranging or trending market, and apply the appropriate steps accordingly. I'm...
Suppose I have sold 10 front-end index contract. I want to roll over to next month contract. Sounds simple. Buy 10 front-end contract, then sell...
Suppose the front-month index future contract is going to expire in 4 days time. The next month contract's liquidity is about the same as front...
Let's use the Hang Seng Index futures as an example. The contract expires on 29th of every month. Suppose I want to roll over this contract. What...
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