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- Fri May 21, 2004 9:24 pm
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: hedging risk with net credit spreads
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4590
- Fri May 21, 2004 7:35 pm
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: hedging risk with net credit spreads
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4590
hedging risk with net credit spreads
Do any of you mechanical (or non-mechanical for that matter) trend followers ever hedge your trade risk with net credit spreads? It would seem a logical thing to do in terms of "smoothing out the equity curve" while maintaining open ended upside potential. For example, if you got a signal ...
- Tue May 11, 2004 9:06 pm
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: Trading strategies and discussion
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12951
The sooner a trader becomes secure in his method of trading the sooner he can get on with the important business of using the results to build his business. Absolutely. After running the gamut of strategies, I have found only *one* way to trade for me personally - the way that fits my strengths and...
- Sun May 09, 2004 9:28 pm
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: Trading strategies and discussion
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12951
This style of trading is probably not unique to me, as many floor traders do the same thing, albeit on a much shorter time frame. But you do have to have a durable shorter term trading methodology which really works in the real world. Leonardo-- Feel free to ignore if this question is too intrusive...
- Sat May 08, 2004 2:13 am
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: Thoughts on entry price, and open vs closed equity
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10427
Re: Thoughts on entry price, and open vs closed equity
Therefore, basing any trading decision on the distinction between open and closed equity, and/or the historical price at which a position was entered, is illogical. I would be interested if anyone can find a flaw in my argument. Perhaps the difference is based on psychology and performance consider...