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Forum: Direct Access Jun 16, 2005, 6:35pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,501
Posted By Strategic Trader
if you are not interested in the possiblility of...

if you are not interested in the possiblility of getting a few pence or cents off your rate, you are not a trader
Forum: Discretionary Trading Apr 23, 2005, 8:49am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,785
Posted By Strategic Trader
always join the party late - make sure the price...

always join the party late - make sure the price action has always confirmed the move you felt was going to happen, before you enter

no one wins on every outright trade, but better late and more...
Forum: Futures & Options Apr 23, 2005, 8:44am
Replies: 11
Views: 2,030
Posted By Strategic Trader
the futures always lead the cash - since major...

the futures always lead the cash - since major stock trades are front run in the futures index market

the comment - "Dow futures up, Market set to open higher".- is to do with the prior day close...
Forum: Home Trader Mar 23, 2005, 11:26am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,673
Posted By Strategic Trader
do 20 times the same thing you did to get to 50K ...

do 20 times the same thing you did to get to 50K

or put the 50K away safely and get a job as a trader and wait until you are profitable before even thinking about touching the 50K
Forum: Money Markets Mar 23, 2005, 9:53am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,429
Posted By Strategic Trader
twalker i am going to assume that when you...

twalker

i am going to assume that when you say 'proprietary' - that you mean it is your own analytical system that somehow you can program into TT and TT sends the signal - and you DON'T mean that...
Forum: Home Trader Mar 23, 2005, 9:44am
Replies: 59
Views: 11,741
Posted By Strategic Trader
every trade done has a 50/50 opportunity for...

every trade done has a 50/50 opportunity for success - less spread and commision

make sure you have been profitable for at least 3 years and making 6 figures for those 3 years - before you feel...
Forum: Money Markets Mar 22, 2005, 2:44pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,429
Posted By Strategic Trader
i guess this is using some sort of inbuilt TT...

i guess this is using some sort of inbuilt TT automation as opposed to your own proprietary automation program running through TT's api?

did liffe
a)figure they could make a bit more money out...
Forum: Money Markets Mar 22, 2005, 11:50am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,429
Posted By Strategic Trader
twalker how do they know the order is from...

twalker

how do they know the order is from an automated system?

or are you using an api and the platform provider (TT?) charges you as they have an agreement with LIFFE for api orders?
Forum: Money Markets Mar 22, 2005, 11:09am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,429
Posted By Strategic Trader
whats your definition of trading spreads?

whats your definition of trading spreads?
Forum: Techies Corner Mar 9, 2005, 1:44pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,055
Posted By Strategic Trader
check with TWS if it is possible to lock your...

check with TWS if it is possible to lock your computer clock to the TWS clock signal - you can do this with some institutional trading platforms - or get a third party clock to lock to - there is...
Forum: Indices Mar 7, 2005, 10:56am
Replies: 8,199
Views: 448,949
Posted By Strategic Trader
an analyst does not trade - they are employed to...

an analyst does not trade - they are employed to give an opinion that is then used to get work for the company they work for

professional traders - unless in a hedged position - would tend to...
Forum: Indices Mar 7, 2005, 9:14am
Replies: 8,199
Views: 448,949
Posted By Strategic Trader
the dow will definetly either go up, down or...

the dow will definetly either go up, down or sideways - and the only professionals who claim to know, are analysts and not traders
Forum: Techies Corner Mar 7, 2005, 9:10am
Replies: 15
Views: 4,871
Posted By Strategic Trader
scraping data from websites is a little different...

scraping data from websites is a little different - since you then have the internet pages that can be directly read in code - but you can also just have a program that can read any data that you see...
Forum: Futures & Options Mar 7, 2005, 8:32am
Replies: 11
Views: 9,165
Posted By Strategic Trader
US based options have a minimum spread of either...

US based options have a minimum spread of either 5c or 10 - dependent on wether they are under or over 3 bucks

but it is difficult to acquire usable options data due to the vast number of options...
Forum: Techies Corner Mar 7, 2005, 8:24am
Replies: 15
Views: 4,871
Posted By Strategic Trader
you can read any data that you see on a screen -...

you can read any data that you see on a screen - either by writing a program that directly reads the screen data or else 'sniiffing' the data sent to the screen, so you can effectivly automate...
Forum: Money Markets Feb 5, 2005, 2:31pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,817
Posted By Strategic Trader
markets will tend toward low volatility for long...

markets will tend toward low volatility for long periods of time, with short term periods of high volatility

the short term periods of high volatility tend to usher in new waves of traders who...
Forum: Money Markets Feb 5, 2005, 6:35am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,817
Posted By Strategic Trader
each "edge" will have a different time scale and...

each "edge" will have a different time scale and even different time of the day when it is best to use it

it all works - just finding your comfort zone and finding the least risk and therefore...
Forum: Trading Software Dec 17, 2004, 12:15pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,977
Posted By Strategic Trader
TT order routing should be faster - (they would...

TT order routing should be faster - (they would say it was for sure) - albeit it might be milliseconds - but if everyone is of f their marks at the same time - those milliseconds can make a lot of...
Forum: Trading Software Dec 17, 2004, 11:12am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,977
Posted By Strategic Trader
cost are per trade or by fee dependent on the...

cost are per trade or by fee dependent on the broker - you use them to trade! - and whilst both do the job, TT just does it that bit better- but you have to pay for the fact it is that bit better -...
Forum: Trading Software Dec 17, 2004, 8:38am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,977
Posted By Strategic Trader
whole different ball game - once you would use TT...

whole different ball game - once you would use TT -you could never go back to J Trader- but only really a point to have it if you are going to be trading real size and then you are going to look at...
Forum: Futures & Options Dec 17, 2004, 6:06am
Replies: 21
Views: 9,007
Posted By Strategic Trader
complex - since there are a lot of negative...

complex - since there are a lot of negative paramaters to trading against option market makers who are the ones who effectivly control option trading - and would tend to pull spreads rather than...
Forum: Futures & Options Dec 17, 2004, 5:08am
Replies: 21
Views: 9,007
Posted By Strategic Trader
options pricing for at least US options is very...

options pricing for at least US options is very complex ,since there are multiple exchanges offering the same options at different prices, and as the underlying price changes and with liquidiy...
Forum: Futures & Options Dec 17, 2004, 3:27am
Replies: 21
Views: 9,007
Posted By Strategic Trader
only problem with that is that i presume people...

only problem with that is that i presume people would want to simulate trades with prices that were based on real life events - and not prices that are based on a theoretical calculation
Forum: Spread Betting & CFDs Dec 15, 2004, 7:43am
Replies: 106
Views: 10,752
Posted By Strategic Trader
dr_d_michaelson i said "to be able to" -...

dr_d_michaelson

i said "to be able to" - that does not mean if they do or do not - it means wether they have the capability to do it
Forum: Spread Betting & CFDs Dec 15, 2004, 6:49am
Replies: 106
Views: 10,752
Posted By Strategic Trader
i look at fx as a sort of upmarket version of...

i look at fx as a sort of upmarket version of spreadbetting anyway - i dont want the people i send my trades to, to be able to trade against me and profit at my loss - trades done with futures on an...
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