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- Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:26 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Most of us are using insufficient data for testing
- Replies: 25
- Views: 16063
The Zurich Axioms....a highly recommended book. Simple....but the best things are. AFJ - check out Electroniclocal now you have more time(he is a day trader, but he mixes discretion with algos) and while yes he sells stuff, he has a lot of other interesting info as well. Plus whats wrong with just i...
- Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:56 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Seeking advice: Next Steps in Implementation.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2507
As a suggestion..... Ideally for implementation in the real world (as opposed to within TB - a different story) use a broker that a....allows you to trade the approrpiate instruments b...since you know vba - uses an API and you can link via excel to keep track of everything and send in stops via tha...
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:36 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Most of us are using insufficient data for testing
- Replies: 25
- Views: 16063
Sluggo makes this point in this thread about trend forecasting v trend following http://www.tradingblox.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=54029#54029 and maybe I am drawing a long bow here and I am sure its all been said before...... to a large extent having too much data will not necessarily improve your t...
- Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:33 pm
- Forum: Market Psychology
- Topic: Facebook IPO, I just don't "get it"
- Replies: 53
- Views: 57567
some more info FYI...
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/tr ... 1u2c9.html
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/tr ... 1u2c9.html
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:32 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Musings on (worthless) Past Performance
- Replies: 83
- Views: 40593
interesting DPH. I thought it was about the three Ps - people processes performance and the combination of those..... however - all three can be so so so easily wallpaper over-ed. I know of two people at present who seem to tick all the boxes, however I would not invest with them with my enemies mon...
- Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:36 am
- Forum: Market Psychology
- Topic: Facebook IPO, I just don't "get it"
- Replies: 53
- Views: 57567
to make you feel better, or validate your thoughts....
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-1 ... etail.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-1 ... etail.html
- Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:23 am
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: Avoiding/reducing taxes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13154
you sound like my father.....he once said the aim of business is to avoid paying taxes. I thought the aim of business was to make money, and then minimise the taxes, but I tell you what....... while it hurts I will always, always be happy to pay taxes as i know it means I have made money. Plus my vi...
- Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:01 pm
- Forum: Trader Psychology
- Topic: Performance Enhancing Trading Drugs
- Replies: 22
- Views: 24682
of interest.....
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-te ... 1rf9k.html
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-te ... 1rf9k.html
- Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:33 am
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: The improvement of commissions over time
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2730
another way to look at it might be that floor traders always had the lowest commission's as they had direct market access. Now days anyone with a computer and a discount DMA broker (eg; IB) is effectively a floor trader. Comparing the two costs on that basis between then and now might be very intere...
- Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:13 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Perils of economic (apply to trading?) models
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1979
Perils of economic (apply to trading?) models
Just an article some might find interesting from a general pov
http://www.smh.com.au/business/modellin ... 1qxeg.html
http://www.smh.com.au/business/modellin ... 1qxeg.html
- Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:01 am
- Forum: Market Psychology
- Topic: Facebook IPO, I just don't "get it"
- Replies: 53
- Views: 57567
Finally, an observation: it appears most people on this discussion are of a value/growth-at-reasonable-price (GARP) orientation with equities. I am as well. So anyone else see irony that as LTTFs, are we are most likely long frozen OJ at all-time highs, long the Eurodollar near zero interest rates,...
- Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:27 am
- Forum: Market Psychology
- Topic: Facebook IPO, I just don't "get it"
- Replies: 53
- Views: 57567
Just my objective opinion.... advertising and marketing - what a wonderful example of science fiction. I am absolutely unsure that it is much like managed futures - some are better at marketing and advertising their systems than others and hence get the money as assets under management.....or is it ...
- Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:03 am
- Forum: Market Psychology
- Topic: Facebook IPO, I just don't "get it"
- Replies: 53
- Views: 57567
Apart from other ideas given.... Facebook might be used by the next generation far more than by some of us fogeys If you lived in the middle East and through the Spring uprisings you might view Facebook as something that helped change society.....given they are one of the few rapidly expanding demog...
- Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:04 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Musings on (worthless) Past Performance
- Replies: 83
- Views: 40593
AFJ G - I agree with you...less nerve racking and more patience needed, however, you key point of avoiding the dogs is key.....plus you usually end up getting a small percentage of the good ones, and a large percentage of the dogs in allocations unless you pay enough brokerage.....its a very differe...
- Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:31 am
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: Pan Asia Gold Exchange
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2400
Pan Asia Gold Exchange
Any body know much more about this or have thoughts on it.....
Pan Asia Gold Exchange
http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2011 ... ators.html
Pan Asia Gold Exchange
http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2011 ... ators.html
- Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:18 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Musings on (worthless) Past Performance
- Replies: 83
- Views: 40593
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:49 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Traders, learning to write computer programs
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13260
or if time is a constraint - the programming in Trading Blox is not that difficult if you understand the basics of programming - might be worth the time saved verses the costs of buying TB as a specific tool for backtesting... As even if you learn another language, you still have to then build a sys...
- Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:17 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Newbie asks: How to trade futures with only $100K?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 27449
sons of Gwalia - brings back memories - you bought dodgy management and a short gold book. I bought into that after it looked ok on the charts and management and brokers all said it was a screaming buy.....run it for a little while until a profit warning out of the blue.....I just exited....while so...
- Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:37 am
- Forum: Trend Indicators and Signals
- Topic: consistency of entry method AND symbol
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11567
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:56 am
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: UK Based Security of Assets
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4865
Even if you are not in the UK these issues might be the same, as often the brokers transfer assets into the UK - read the broker agreement, and once they are in the system, then you are stuck with a lot of the UK rules. (This is what has happened regards MFGlobal). Re what to do - I can only spread ...