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Forum: Brokers

May 9th, 2014, 08:26 AM

Replies: 668

Optimus Futures trading broker review

Views: 307,041

Posted By Speckleback

Way to go Optimus!

Well, I finally bit the bullet and started the process of changing brokers. After evaluating MANY of them, I elected to go with Optimus for a couple of main reasons; their superb customer service...

Forum: TradeStation

March 19th, 2014, 07:22 PM

Replies: 24

Anyone using a TradeStation auto trade strategy

Views: 24,841

Posted By Speckleback

Strategies

I'm with Keystone. I auto trade my own strategies. I started with someone else's but found it not to be as good as claimed - surprise!

Forum: Brokers

January 6th, 2014, 06:38 PM

Replies: 378

AMP Futures and Mirus (NinjaTrader Brokerage as of June 30 2014), which one is better

Views: 194,361

Posted By Speckleback

While I realize no firm is perfect, I almost...

While I realize no firm is perfect, I almost opened a Mirus account in early December. I'm glad I didn't!

I'm still not sure about AMP but they are in the lead so far.

Forum: Brokers

January 6th, 2014, 06:13 PM

Replies: 378

AMP Futures and Mirus (NinjaTrader Brokerage as of June 30 2014), which one is better

Views: 194,361

Posted By Speckleback

Connors, if I may ask, why are you leaving AMP? ...

Connors, if I may ask, why are you leaving AMP? I'm still torn between both Mirus & AMP. I'm currently use Tradestation but want to leave once I finish converting my automated strategies to...

Forum: ThinkOrSwim

March 19th, 2013, 10:35 PM

Replies: 12

Paper Money realtime

Views: 32,809

Posted By Speckleback

Agreed! I initially tried testing strategies with...

Agreed! I initially tried testing strategies with a demo account but found, at least for me, to be the wrong approach to take.

Forum: ThinkOrSwim

March 19th, 2013, 07:23 PM

Replies: 12

Paper Money realtime

Views: 32,809

Posted By Speckleback

TOS

I really struggled for quite a while with some of the strategies in TOS. I found the Paper Trade platform essentially useless due to the timing being off. In addition, I wanted to use the platform...

Forum: ThinkOrSwim

March 10th, 2013, 09:33 AM

Replies: 69

Sticky: What are your outstanding TOS Requests?

Views: 50,842

Posted By Speckleback

Strategy Testing

For me, I'd like to see significant improvement in strategy testing capabilities within TOS. Compared to other platforms (e.g., TradeStation), it is sorely lacking!

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 10th, 2013, 09:04 AM

Replies: 75

A daily $ goal

Views: 19,362

Posted By Speckleback

Goals

Personally I prefer a weekly goal. However, my goal is a target! I found that if you focus too much on hitting your goal, your trading decisions tend to change as you approach that goal. ...

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What unexpected challenges have you encountered while trading on a "Funded Trader" platform?

Limited trading instruments
High platform usage fees
Lack of support or mentorship
Unrealistic rules and requirements
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