Recent content by cronian

I'm developing automated trading systems, and I've been working form home. Are there trading arcades more geared toward this sort of thing? I'd just like a good place to program trading strategies.

What is the deal with broker applications asking for bank references, your employers, and even how much taxes you've paid? Are they required to do this for regulatory purposes? Isn't this getting a bit crazy?

Actually, I'm technically up 10%. Basically, when I started running the system it went long, and the market has gone up. I just don't feel like I'm winning. I'm worried I'm just lucky. I put in a little bit a of money, and I intend to put in more when I feel confident it is working, but how do I...

I built a fully-automated system. However, I'm not getting any fills. I can tell from back-testing, that I would've gotten some great trades the day before I launched. I suppose I should have patience, and just let it run, but the waiting is killing me. I suppose it is good that I'm not trading...

Governments get popular through war. Check the number at Data Access-Presidential Approval. Bush had about 92% approval rating right after 2001/09/01, and Americans trusted in the US government. Similarly, other presidents have been very popular and trust in government high when people believe...

Let me know. I might be interested.

Do all psychological weaknesses cause traders to lose money. Is there any psychological weakness that does not affect trading? Is the whole trading game simply a game where the most people trade based on some psychological weakness, which could be fear, greed, euphoria, addiction, superstition...

Buy low; Sell high.

That was the basic point I was trying to make.

ETF's differ in how they collect the fee, but I think most of the big ones take it out of the dividends. As far as transaction costs, you just pay your usual commission. Consider this question. Is it possible to exploit an arbitrage opportunity by shorting ETF and buying its components.

Why trade GBP/USD against EUR/USD? EUR/GBP is the same thing, and you can probably get a better price just trading or lower commission trading it directly.

Put money into it Paper trading is fake. Why don't put some real money into it? If you are currently investing any money in the stock market, this system probably isn't any riskier that what you are currently doing.

I'd only ad to watch out for bankruptcy and delisting. As I was once advised, it is sometimes to lookup the companies headquarters, and make sure it exists.

No matter what you think, believe, or anything unless you have an edge you aren't going to be profitable. If you can find an edge and consistently apply it with good money mangement, you will be profitable. Is there anything more to it than that. As far as a holy grail is concerned, I'd...

Is there any internet site that has the PE ratios, preferably historical as well, of the major indices in each country. I wanted to see how the PE ratios compare in different countries.