Recent content by xgen

The most common ratio is 4 Schatz to 3 Bobl to 1 Bund. The bobl works as a hedge against the other two.

if you are making consistent money the will increase your size.. if on the other hand you are losing money, they will not increase limits. but why trade bigger when you are losing. that will just mean that losses are bigger. at first it is hard to make any decent money trading the size they...

the bottom line is that it depends on ability. lets face it, most people will not make a cent. but that has nothing to do with how the company is operated more how they have this idea that they want to be a trader, but in fact have zero natural ability. if you have skill, and you are making...

you answered the questions yourself. if you are backed you pay nothing up front, but incur costs, for every trade you execute (round trips) and a facility fee each month. this is all debitted from the money they back you with. once you start making money, all these costs have to be paid before...

i have to agree with you, euribor calendar spreads have to be the most boring thing to trade, but there are many others. the schatz ted blew out during the may-sept credit crisis period - there was just no short term money, but now seems to be holding better. there are also oil spreads and flys...

Let me first state that i wasnt defending their selection process; i was simply stating a fact. but to argue the point, some people that at first look that they will become great traders, never fulfill what was expected from them. on the other hand, others that at first look like they dont stand...

and of those 6% that make it thorugh the 4 week course, about 10% will be left after 6 months. but the way i see it, stats are besides the point. you are either good enough to make money, or your not. if your not its best to know sooner than later.

just a follow-on from this. the heart rate monitor attaches to your ear. basically it is a stress test. they fire orders at you while you execute. the main purpose of this is to find out how clued up you are, not how stressed you get. ie, if you execute the wrong order and the graph spikes it...

to answer your questions: 1) if youve been selected to attend the grad course, you will be about 20 ish people. from the second week onwards, at the end of the week they will get rid of a few people. there are no requirements for people to remain or to get rid of. if you are all good you will...

the reason spreads are meant to be safer is because they are meant to be mean-reverting. ie, it doesnt matter where you get in, by averaging your position you should be able to work around your initial entry point. of course, this means you will be doing many more roundturns, but on the upside...