Recent content by minx

My friend couldn't get a trader job with a first in stats, he did the Cass MTF course and has been a trader with a large European bank for years now. I'm not saying that course is the sole reason but it helped mark him ahead of the endless peeps with a first or 2.1 in their degrees. Getting a...

Lehmans were...

I think I need them this morning in London....

Canada it is then :clap:

Probably means no state income tax, there will be federal taxes.

That seems to be a common complaint of systems, they assume that by the mkt touching a price that everyone gets their 100 lot filled.... I'm surprised the owners arent trading their own money if its so bloody good, what a red flag that is!! Did they disclose the system logic to you? When...

Dont want to p1ss on your parade but can you tell me a bit more about the lifestyle. Friends who've visited Dubai said its nice for a break but its basically a dusty building site, very hot and lots of malls.

Sorry to hear that. Can you elaborate on what happened? Was it credit-crunch volatility? Inaccurate fills? Was the system just curve-fit nonsense that happened to work well for a year in their walk-forward? Done mean to pick over the bones of your misfortune but its always a good learning...

Well if you sold everything at 2.65 I'd say your position was flat. Your p/l however would be a different matter... :whistling

If you have 2xPCI x16 slots then you can just use 2 cheap dual monitor cards, shouldnt cost more than £100 for the pair.

San Sebastian?

Anyone use or know anyone who uses this? Its for automated trading. I have a meeting with them but I wanted to get some real user comments fist.

Sorry but you are talking our your a r s e. I know plenty of people making money trading oil futures. The futures are $10 a tick, not £1, you're talking about spreadbetting the futures. Yes it moves a lot so either you trade it longer term or you trade it very short term. Either way, with a good...

Depends on the type of trading being done. If you're scalping then distractions arent good but if you hold for long periods then sitting on a deck with a laptop and watching the sea/beach/chicks is a great way to spend your time.... ... and all that extra relaxation/happiness might actually...

I agree but you have 3 choices: 1: Make do with 1 extra screen 2: Use the Matrox thingy and have 2 extra screens but resize windows 3: Spend $1600 on a box that will give you 2-3 seperate independent screens.