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Forum: Traders Hideout May 30th, 2017, 11:35 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,604
Posted By Ming80
Yeah, won't work. MC doesn't have a spread...

Yeah, won't work. MC doesn't have a spread category and they've said before they don't support exchange spreads so you can't add it. Using the symbol under the futures doesn't show any spreads and I...
Forum: Traders Hideout May 29th, 2017, 11:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,604
Posted By Ming80
Hi Sam, Indeed, the issue is not IB gateway...

Hi Sam,

Indeed, the issue is not IB gateway but a limitation of Multicharts. MC currently supports most instrument types so you can access IB's futures,stocks,options, forex,CFD's etc ... but not...
Forum: Traders Hideout May 29th, 2017, 01:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,604
Posted By Ming80
Question on accessing Exchange Spreads in IB Gateway

Hi Guys,

I'm have been running Multicharts with IB gateway without much issues. However, the limitations with this setup is I cannot access exchange traded spreads during rollovers without logging...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 23rd, 2016, 10:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,623
Posted By Ming80
Thanks a lot Choke and Jolew, I guess I...

Thanks a lot Choke and Jolew,

I guess I understood it wrong when I thought it was the (last traded price + price band variation) but it should be the (trigger price + price band variation)...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 22nd, 2016, 03:33 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,623
Posted By Ming80
Question on CME Price Banding?

Hi guys,

I'm struggling to understand how price banding works. - http://www.cmegroup.com/confluence/display/EPICSANDBOX/GCC+Price+Banding

From the above link it states the last price is the...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 21st, 2015, 12:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,137
Posted By Ming80
both are useful to track across anytime frame or...

both are useful to track across anytime frame or your whole trading career.

one identifies the current drawdown (current equity) which you track to know how much more you need to crawl back to the...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 21st, 2015, 11:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,240
Posted By Ming80
hmm just curious, wouldn't 8:3:1 imply a leverage...

hmm just curious, wouldn't 8:3:1 imply a leverage factor of 1.2?

i would have thought the idea behind was to show an outperformance of the best individual component using only rebalancing...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management March 4th, 2015, 10:19 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 7,878
Posted By Ming80
Here's an article some time back also discussing...

Here's an article some time back also discussing the similarities between poker and trading.

Guest Post: Poker And Trading | Zero Hedge...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management February 6th, 2015, 02:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,253
Posted By Ming80
I would think these are 2 separate things....

I would think these are 2 separate things. Overleveraging, is bad which I don't think most traders would dispute. The larger the leverage, the higher the chance of going bust and due to the asymmetry...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 22nd, 2015, 03:25 AM
Replies: 371
Views: 204,671
Posted By Ming80
Not exactly a one-liner ... but definitely seems...

Not exactly a one-liner ... but definitely seems relevant and worth sharing.

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"To overcome the intelligent by folly is contrary to the natural order of things; to...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 17th, 2015, 11:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,105
Posted By Ming80
Hi mrticks, hmm ... I may be wrong but what...

Hi mrticks,

hmm ... I may be wrong but what I recall was stop orders needed to be based on the best available buy price in the order book for longs and vice versa for shorts. There also might be...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index October 3rd, 2014, 01:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,061
Posted By Ming80
Hi rwh, 1. Drawdowns vs StdDev - tturners...

Hi rwh,

1. Drawdowns vs StdDev - tturners footnote sums it up best and to also steal a quote "In order to finish first you have to first finish." Whilst stddev might only be 20% for equities, the...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 2nd, 2014, 06:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,194
Posted By Ming80
Don't forget his more successful ramen eating...

Don't forget his more successful ramen eating predecessor BNF!

Both seem to have made large money from the fat finger trades in J.Com back in their early days.
...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index October 2nd, 2014, 06:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,061
Posted By Ming80
Hi there, Based on data going back only...

Hi there,

Based on data going back only until 1950, the SP500 has returned an average return of 8% and an average Drawdown of -20%. This has occurred with a frequency of 75% up years and 25%...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index September 26th, 2014, 11:23 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,808
Posted By Ming80
quick and dirty method... 100 contracts @ ES...

quick and dirty method...

100 contracts @ ES px 1965 = Notional Size of 9.825 million

A stock fund with a value of 98.25 million can choose to hedge 10% of his portfolio with 100 contracts...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index September 11th, 2014, 03:49 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 16,476
Posted By Ming80
I don't know too. Perhaps it sounds better to...

I don't know too. Perhaps it sounds better to quantify the future when presenting to yourself/wife/boss/capital allocators/investors or whoever that maybe ... "Using monte carlo simulations, there is...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 7th, 2014, 12:12 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 12,833
Posted By Ming80
I believe good trading lends itself abiding to...

I believe good trading lends itself abiding to good rules and by that definition needs to be 100% systematic whether it be manual or automated in execution.

The analogy is similar to one going...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index September 6th, 2014, 01:36 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 16,476
Posted By Ming80
Hi BudFox, Glad you've built your first...

Hi BudFox,

Glad you've built your first model. Just like you, when I started my first model from excel I had tons of questions and wanted to share any some info that might be of use to you.

1....
Forum: Traders Hideout August 15th, 2014, 04:56 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 32,914
Posted By Ming80
as like most things, it really pays to look...

as like most things, it really pays to look closely in the details.

the generic definition "a large range expansion where the day opens near the low and closes at 80% of the high" tends to lead...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 2nd, 2014, 02:40 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,052
Posted By Ming80
This one came easy to me ... the favourite one is...

This one came easy to me ... the favourite one is always the one that makes the most money. all else is pretty secondary.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 11th, 2014, 04:23 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,923
Posted By Ming80
I believe the the terminology was not so much...

I believe the the terminology was not so much about personality types but more so to show how we are all hardwired to make inconsistent/irrational decisions when placed in different settings.

1....
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 4th, 2014, 03:12 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,577
Posted By Ming80
The purpose of establishing daily loss limits are...

The purpose of establishing daily loss limits are 2 fold:

1. It ensures the conditions for the strategy are valid and adhered too. E.g, assuming one is trading an intraday breakout method for a...
Forum: Traders Hideout May 28th, 2014, 06:12 AM
Replies: 527
Views: 349,242
Posted By Ming80
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14...

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=147861

This is a very beautiful book on the history of how many of the ideas central to finance came about. No charts, nor formulas, but just a...
Forum: Traders Hideout May 21st, 2014, 07:39 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,858
Posted By Ming80
Trading Migraines – Retina Management for Longevity

Hi Guys,

A lengthy post and apologies if this has been discussed before. I don’t know where to place this topic as it isn’t really about trading, money management or psychological, but rather half...
Forum: Traders Hideout May 18th, 2014, 01:48 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,134
Posted By Ming80
Hey Paps, You can get some data from these...

Hey Paps,

You can get some data from these links. The last one for more HF styles apart managed futures.

Managed Futures Research Specialists - Commodity Trading Advisors - International...
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