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January 10th, 2014, 03:53 PM
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For newer traders out there, all the comments in...
For newer traders out there, all the comments in bold above are incorrect. There is no risk or profit improvement to being long and short at the same time. There is no benefit to such a technique,...
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January 10th, 2014, 03:37 PM
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Of course, that is not what most people use it...
Of course, that is not what most people use it for. I cannot think of a legit reason in Forex or futures to do it (other than the aforementioned bookkeeping).
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January 10th, 2014, 03:29 PM
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It only makes sense from a bookkeeping sense. It...
It only makes sense from a bookkeeping sense. It will cost you more commission, extra slippage, and carrying costs. Even after all this, some people think it is still worthwhile.
Only one...
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December 11th, 2013, 03:00 PM
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It depends on the strategies involved, but you...
It depends on the strategies involved, but you could just use a summer:
GoLong=0
If strategy1 should be long then GoLong=1
If strategy2 should be long then GoLong=GoLong+1
If strategy3 should...
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December 10th, 2013, 01:44 PM
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This is certainly an option, but keep in mind: ...
This is certainly an option, but keep in mind:
1. The distant contract will likely have a wider spread. Right now, for example, the March 6S spread is double the Dec 6S spread. And now is...
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December 8th, 2013, 08:17 AM
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Two issues comes to mind:: 1) in currencies,...
Two issues comes to mind::
1) in currencies, non-front months have very little volume and liquidity. On Friday, for example, the volume on Mar 14 6S was 13% that of the Dec 13 contract. One...
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December 7th, 2013, 06:35 PM
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I have never understood the logic of being long...
I have never understood the logic of being long and short at the same time, except for bookkeeping purposes. It seems like a pretty expensive way to bookkeep (less efficient use of margin, more...
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