Search found 392 matches
- Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:06 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: portfolio question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8077
but which is less worse? Putting a full size position on in say, the beans. Or first putting a much smaller position in beans, followed by a similar fractional position in corn, joined the next day, by a fractional position in wheat. It muddies the water somewhat with risk management. But what will ...
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:30 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: portfolio question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8077
Ah, I see. Ive noticed this too. That sometimes pairs or groups of what should be very similar markets. Can play very nicely together indeed. One gets an entry the others dont reach. One gets stopped out but the other position remains. etc etc etc Of course the flip side is that sometimes they all g...
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:55 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: portfolio question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8077
- Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:33 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: portfolio question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8077
- Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:39 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Historical NYSE open prices
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9558
- Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:52 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Cats out of the BAG LTTF VS SWINGING
- Replies: 34
- Views: 39528
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:04 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Long term trend following on equities a fool's game?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 50850
Re: Trendfollowing works on any asset class
Oh.. Damn their eyes, I know,.. but would there be an edge without them?AFJ Garner wrote: Such traditionalists are not to be persuaded by the facts or track records. Once an opinion becomes entrenched, it is hard to change it.
- Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:34 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Align portfolio with old positions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3476
- Mon May 11, 2009 12:09 am
- Forum: Trader Psychology
- Topic: Sluggo's Remorse Ratio
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15589
hmm. I'm reminded of the argument presented in the book Inside the Mind of the Turtles ... master risk. Where the decision should be judged not on the outcome of the event. But on the merits of what information was available at that point in time when the decision was made.. How the best decision gi...
- Sun May 10, 2009 10:20 am
- Forum: Trader Psychology
- Topic: Sluggo's Remorse Ratio
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15589
- Mon May 04, 2009 12:41 am
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: No Data for Bobl, Bund
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4213
no trade last friday. closed LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- May Day celebrants fanned out across Europe Friday and thousands marched in annual protests, some in defiance of government bans. Japan's Trade Union Confederation held its 80th annual May Day rally in a Tokyo Park drawing nearly 36,000 regular and...
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:31 pm
- Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
- Topic: Export back adjusted intraday data via IB
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2956
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:38 pm
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: London Sugar?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8339
Just call me the squeeky wheel....
Dear Mr redrock On behalf of Mr ------------ I would like to acknowledge that we are in receipt of your letter requesting ex-gratia for trading losses in the White Sugar contract date April 16th 2009. All claims for ex-gratia are fully investigated by the exchange and the findings presented to the M...
- Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:54 am
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: London Sugar?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8339
- Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:14 pm
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: London Sugar?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8339
Re: London Sugar?
Who got stopped out on that move today? It came up on my data examiner and, wow, what a move.... I can't find any stories or news, anyone? Yup, Stops filled over 25 handles away. And they say the trades will stand. BS. Exchange would not bust trades, in fact, busted NO trades in that 3 second 'corr...
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:41 pm
- Forum: Trader Psychology
- Topic: Mind set in executing an order successfully?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9579
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:16 am
- Forum: Trader Psychology
- Topic: Mind set in executing an order successfully?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9579
- Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:02 am
- Forum: Brokers
- Topic: non-US markets
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10986
Kiwi, you are correct. I just phoned Ib and the helpful friendly man said it is contract specific and as defined by the exchange . I was previously told it was set by the regular business hours of the equity exchange in that country. The guy agreed the definition is sort of 'nebulous'. So, thats why...
- Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:46 am
- Forum: Brokers
- Topic: non-US markets
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10986
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:05 am
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: simple money management...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15403