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Dorky
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Emini and Emicro Index
September 3rd, 2015, 08:44 AM
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How Risky is it to Trade Futures?
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Dorky
Those that makes money does not publish books. ...
Those that makes money does not publish books.
Those that publishes books does not make money.
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Emini and Emicro Index
August 30th, 2015, 12:02 AM
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ES stop loss fills
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Dorky
Backtesting with Excel is not real backtesting. ...
Backtesting with Excel is not real backtesting.
Excel has its own limitation.
And real trading is real-time, instead of in intervals of 5-min, or 10-min, or 1-hour, or 1-day.
In between the time...
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Brokers
August 20th, 2015, 01:47 PM
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Newbie to Futures: Margin relative to account size
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Dorky
Now is probably not the right time to get into...
Now is probably not the right time to get into futures as a beginner.
Unless you're already experienced with proven trading systems in place to aid you, in my opinion the current futures market...
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Brokers
August 16th, 2015, 09:32 PM
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Newbie to Futures: Margin relative to account size
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Dorky
Why are you switching/expanding from fx to...
Why are you switching/expanding from fx to futures?
Forum:
Emini and Emicro Index
August 11th, 2015, 02:24 AM
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Navinder Sarao's SNAP order
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Dorky
Revisiting this thread... Referring to ZH's...
Revisiting this thread...
Referring to ZH's article @ Why Nav Sarao Had To Be Destroyed: He Found A Way To Beat The HFTs At Their Own Game...
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Emini and Emicro Index
August 10th, 2015, 12:46 PM
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Can profitable active trades be made in ES after market hours?
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Dorky
Thanks for that. :) Looks good too.
Thanks for that. :)
Looks good too.
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Emini and Emicro Index
August 10th, 2015, 06:43 AM
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Can profitable active trades be made in ES after market hours?
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Dorky
Hey, thanks for the snapshot! :) I take...
Hey, thanks for the snapshot! :)
I take that as the European version of trading hours.
Hmm... the DOM may be several times less than regular trading hours, but I believe trades involving 100...
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Emini and Emicro Index
August 10th, 2015, 01:32 AM
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Can profitable active trades be made in ES after market hours?
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Dorky
Can anyone post a snapshot of ES' DOM during...
Can anyone post a snapshot of ES' DOM during Asian and European hours?
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Emini and Emicro Index
August 9th, 2015, 05:02 AM
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What In The Order Flow Causes Divergence?
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Dorky
Because tape reading involves just the price...
Because tape reading involves just the price action and volume alone, there is no divergence.
Divergence only exists when you include the time factor.
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Emini and Emicro Index
August 4th, 2015, 02:49 AM
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New to futures, can someone offer some guidance please?
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Dorky
Tape readers and day traders, how do you plan to...
Tape readers and day traders, how do you plan to "retire" from gluing to the screen every trading day and still make money?
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Currencies
August 3rd, 2015, 04:54 AM
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Liquidity (or market depth) of Forex
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Dorky
Thank you very much for the PDF attachments. ...
Thank you very much for the PDF attachments.
5+ trillions a day is large indeed, but there is something that still bugs me.
They say that if a market has thicker liquidity, it would be less...
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Emini and Emicro Index
August 1st, 2015, 09:34 PM
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Navinder Sarao's SNAP order
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Dorky
But that's for elite members.
But that's for elite members.
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Emini and Emicro Index
August 1st, 2015, 06:20 AM
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Navinder Sarao's SNAP order
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Dorky
Navinder Sarao's SNAP order
I would like to ask about Navinder Sarao's trading tactics that got him jailed for beating the HFT manipulators at their own game.
I refer to this material at Zerohedge @ Why Nav Sarao Had To Be...
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Psychology and Money Management
July 26th, 2015, 08:31 AM
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Van Tharp Books
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Dorky
I wonder if anyone planning to read Van Tharp's...
I wonder if anyone planning to read Van Tharp's books, or Ryan Jones' books, or any book by any author on money management, to actually go to Amazon and have a look at the negative reviews (3 stars,...
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Psychology and Money Management
July 26th, 2015, 08:20 AM
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Being less directioanl psychologically make you more successful
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Dorky
I think psychological challenge is a major part...
I think psychological challenge is a major part only if a trader trades manually.
Trading systematically using algo would take the psychological challenge completely out and you will realize there...
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Psychology and Money Management
July 26th, 2015, 08:05 AM
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Best Money Management Strategy
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Dorky
Fixed ratio is a very confusing thing to me. I...
Fixed ratio is a very confusing thing to me.
I wonder why it talks about absolute value instead of relative (%) values.
I mean, for example if a drawdown of 10% is equivalent to 200 pips (pips in...
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Emini and Emicro Index
July 22nd, 2015, 03:10 AM
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Where to get started with futures
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Dorky
I wonder why brokers do not provide real-time...
I wonder why brokers do not provide real-time data.
It sounds like the industry is a cartel, which I believe it is.
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Currencies
July 21st, 2015, 01:04 PM
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Liquidity (or market depth) of Forex
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Dorky
I read from some books that says "no dealing...
I read from some books that says "no dealing desk" could mean:
1. They let automated machine to handle your orders internally, which is still internalization.
2. They relay your orders to a partner...
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Currencies
July 21st, 2015, 12:56 PM
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Liquidity (or market depth) of Forex
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4,759
Posted By
Dorky
Thank you very much for your reply. So how...
Thank you very much for your reply.
So how much trading capital is really needed to have access to the DMA-based liquidity (not internalized)?
What is the requirement to gain access to such...
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Emini and Emicro Index
July 21st, 2015, 01:46 AM
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How much to move the ES by 1 or 2 ticks?
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Dorky
Because of HFT spoofing, it's pretty long these...
Because of HFT spoofing, it's pretty long these days.
Forum:
Emini and Emicro Index
July 11th, 2015, 03:57 AM
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Huge Gap Ups/Downs lately, what times to avoid?
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Dorky
Yes, ES is indeed continuous. But it closes on...
Yes, ES is indeed continuous.
But it closes on Friday and opens on Sunday, thus a gap is possible if between Friday and Sunday there is significant event/announcement, like events/announcements...
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Currencies
July 10th, 2015, 07:56 AM
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Liquidity (or market depth) of Forex
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4,759
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Dorky
Liquidity (or market depth) of Forex
Dear All,
Many people say the forex market is the largest market (even larger than the futures market) trading many trillions a day.
Some others say that is a false claim because the forex...
Forum:
Emini and Emicro Index
July 10th, 2015, 12:32 AM
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leverage amount
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Dorky
I am not sure if anyone know about this, that...
I am not sure if anyone know about this, that leverage employed depends on the trading time frame.
And if the time frame is very short, like in minutes for day trading, I believe the leverage should...
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Emini and Emicro Index
July 9th, 2015, 10:08 PM
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leverage amount
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5,860
Posted By
Dorky
Leveraged ETFs are fine if you day trade.
Leveraged ETFs are fine if you day trade.
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Emini and Emicro Index
July 9th, 2015, 10:04 PM
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leverage amount
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5,860
Posted By
Dorky
Very sorry. If it is about options strategy, then...
Very sorry. If it is about options strategy, then is beyond me.
I use options as an instrument of leverage and nothing more (not an options seller).
Until today, I am still not familiar with the...
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