Recent content by jonsjon

Does interactive brokers pay stamp duty when buying UK shares, even when located in other country than UK? Do you have to pay stamp duty as foreigner?

I hear alot of stories that spread betting isnt good for scalpers, because of the stop hunting. But what about swing trading? Does it cost money to hold shorts or longs overnight with spreadbetting? Interest? What is the minimum account size for spreadbetting? What's the minimum trade size for...

How do I disable margin in my margin account at Interactive brokers? Can I still short afterwards?

It's a matter of perspective. You want to trade with the trend, and the MA you use defines which trend you want to profit from. The specific MA in general doesn't matter, but it helps of everybody else uses the same one so it has the possibility to become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I short depending on market conditions, or go long.

Any brokers that allow scalping or trading news with spreadbetting? All I hear is that scalpers are rejected by most brokers, and best try is to use an ECN broker. What is an ECN broker and where can I find one? Or rather, where can I find a reliable and thrustworthy ECN broker? Help is...

I agree. The only way to know what fits you is to get experience. But the problem is you're gonna lose money while getting it. What good is experience gonna do if you ain't got the capital to trade with? In your case capital preservation is key. Try to learn as much as possible before you trade...

Some food for thought... You can try to predict and crash and burn... Or try to make money...

My system only had 2 out of 20 losses in the first 8 months of 2008. Then it hit a 6 streak loss in september october. The results , applying of system, almost identical to your system. That's why I am warning you I cannot ignore the similarity between our systems are so great. Except your...

Jackolan, 5 risk for 1 reward is terrible. I had previously trading same type of system 3 risk 1 reward and it blew up. It was a trend following system and it blew up in september 2008 when a downtrend was unfolding. How ironic was that. And to make matters worse, it worked for the 9 months...

Open E cry futures doesnt stop run, they have no incentive to do so. They are not counterparty to your trades Open e cry forex might stop run, since they are counterparty. I am with open ec cry and get $4 round turn ES You need to find the right contact person

What is DMA?