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Forum: Commodities August 3rd, 2017, 03:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,038
Posted By i960
Assuming we're talking DCE, ZCE, and SHFE...

Assuming we're talking DCE, ZCE, and SHFE commodities, then eSignal has this data.
Forum: Commodities November 9th, 2016, 07:54 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,558
Posted By i960
Then count me in the camp that does not accept...

Then count me in the camp that does not accept selling premium is somehow a statistical edge. It doesn't even remotely pass the "if it were that easy everyone would be doing it" filter and greatly...
Forum: Platforms and Indicators November 5th, 2016, 05:57 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 21,412
Posted By i960
This is not completely accurate. Databases like...

This is not completely accurate. Databases like Berkeley DB (BDB) are specifically about starting with the primitives, designing the underlying record format, and implementing everything around that...
Forum: Commodities October 2nd, 2016, 03:57 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,558
Posted By i960
Trade further out on the curve (not prompt...

Trade further out on the curve (not prompt months)
Trade on daily or weekly timeframes, not intraday (be prepared to hold trades for weeks)
Trade with the flow and wait for a reversals to confirm...
Forum: Brokers August 11th, 2016, 08:00 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 12,729
Posted By i960
This post earlier this year on FF seems to sum it...

This post earlier this year on FF seems to sum it up the situation quite well IMO: SEC bans Broker-Dealers from retail forex transactions @ Forex Factory...
Forum: Brokers August 11th, 2016, 06:43 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 12,729
Posted By i960
https://www.leaprate.com/2016/05/sec-notice-bans-b...

https://www.leaprate.com/2016/05/sec-notice-bans-broker-dealers-from-retail-forex/

I see no reason why the SEC should have any juristiction or say so over this but thank the wonderful government...
Forum: Brokers July 28th, 2016, 03:10 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,300
Posted By i960
Okay well there's 1000s of swing and position...

Okay well there's 1000s of swing and position traders out there that don't have an issue with this. Close the position and reopen it at open if it's an issue for you - or adapt your timeframe to work...
Forum: Brokers July 25th, 2016, 04:29 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,300
Posted By i960
6J leaves you entirely prone to BOJ surprises (as...

6J leaves you entirely prone to BOJ surprises (as does the Nikkei as well but somewhat less so). Why is a couple hour gap even a problem? A strategy cannot rely on this as a key factor of an edge.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 23rd, 2016, 09:35 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 7,112
Posted By i960
I do mostly agree with your points although I...

I do mostly agree with your points although I would add there are ways to provide liquidity and/or potentially benefit from commercial flows but they don't involve trading front month spec futures....
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 23rd, 2016, 07:17 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 7,112
Posted By i960
This isn't strictly true, particularly when it...

This isn't strictly true, particularly when it comes to physical commodities. Take a simple long case: commercials may be selling while you're buying for any number of reasons. Sure they might make...
Forum: Brokers July 23rd, 2016, 06:42 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,300
Posted By i960
It's not any different than the CME contract....

It's not any different than the CME contract. There is *no* contract open 24 hours a day without a close or maintenance period. That goes for N225, to ES, to CL, to anything really.

For instance,...
Forum: Brokers July 23rd, 2016, 06:16 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,300
Posted By i960
It's tradable but the volume is about 10x less...

It's tradable but the volume is about 10x less than the 225 mini contract on JPX which is 1M+ lots a day. Even the full size contract on Osaka does the same volume or more as the NKD contract....
Forum: Brokers July 23rd, 2016, 03:06 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,300
Posted By i960
Easily the Nikkei 225 contract on OSE/JPX. This...

Easily the Nikkei 225 contract on OSE/JPX. This is *the* Asian ES basically. K200 probably the next most similar.

There's also STW, SSG, and A50 on SGX with the former probably being the most...
Forum: Brokers March 11th, 2016, 02:49 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,471
Posted By i960
I have no idea where people are getting this 0$...

I have no idea where people are getting this 0$ figure from. With IB I've always had to pay ICEUS data fees for trading TF and DX (which used to be 95$/month, but of course recently increased). Same...
Forum: Currencies August 22nd, 2015, 03:31 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,841
Posted By i960
What if I told you there was another way of...

What if I told you there was another way of accomplishing the same goal but without directly buying equities?
Forum: NinjaTrader August 8th, 2015, 12:18 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,583
Posted By i960
False optimization usually. Modern 64-bit CPUs...

False optimization usually. Modern 64-bit CPUs use a native 8-byte word w/ hardware support for 4-byte words. It's actually slower to use a 8-bit char/byte than a 32 or 64-bit int with one exception:...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 6th, 2015, 04:15 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 29,602
Posted By i960
You cannot have monetary union without true...

You cannot have monetary union without true political union.

At best the EU itself can function - but the EZ in it's current form is dysfunctional in the long-term. It's entirely possible to have...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 17th, 2015, 04:24 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 21,109
Posted By i960
One of the other issues in this debate is that it...

One of the other issues in this debate is that it seems the extremes of 0% and 100% are being used to prove or disprove a point. As I said earlier, p is not necessarily static throughout the decision...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 13th, 2015, 06:26 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 18,454
Posted By i960
They also want to avoid that whole problem of...

They also want to avoid that whole problem of listed companies who took out loans using their own stock as collateral.
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index July 12th, 2015, 02:59 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,294
Posted By i960
CFFEX is not easily open to foreign traders,...

CFFEX is not easily open to foreign traders, which is a shame as there's more than just financial futures which are interesting.

Anyways, you don't need to trade CSI300 futures directly (although...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 12th, 2015, 02:22 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 21,109
Posted By i960
I'm saying that while the analysis and math is...

I'm saying that while the analysis and math is good, there may be some practical/pragmatic/empirical points that don't necessarily match. For instance, the specific part about are stops being common...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 11th, 2015, 09:58 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 21,109
Posted By i960
Yes, in a potentially big way. What's the...

Yes, in a potentially big way. What's the assumption of this analysis when it comes to stops? Are we assuming independent stop levels for each independent trade or are we assuming a common stop? I...
Forum: Traders Hideout July 11th, 2015, 09:37 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 18,454
Posted By i960
My take on this market situation is that it's...

My take on this market situation is that it's basically just China's version of Nasdaq 99 - complete with a similar ending (albeit their govt steps in and tries to prop it up).

I trade this...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index July 11th, 2015, 09:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,420
Posted By i960
Your stops won't be skipped over. They'll be...

Your stops won't be skipped over. They'll be immediately executed. Of course it'll be at a price that's past your stops if there's a gap (and your stop is/was in the middle of that gap), but you...
Forum: Brokers May 16th, 2015, 06:22 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 46,640
Posted By i960
If this protocol is bundling just in the sense...

If this protocol is bundling just in the sense that they're encapsulated more data in a single packet without reducing accuracy then there shouldn't be a problem. If it also allows brokers like IB to...
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