That's exactly what I'm saying ... (emphasis added) So by hedging, then closing the profitable side of the hedge, we increase the account balance by an amount nearly identical to the unrealized P/L. The point here being that I've only worked with ...

whats with this "hedging" thing??

Just heard this song on the radio! Well, the other version version at least Very funny

Bohemian Currency ... sing it.

Account Balance vs. Equity - Incentives? — So I killed this thread with my summary before, but I was thinking about this again recently, and I now have a conjecture (with example) and then a question. First a quick assumption: equity = balance ...

whats with this "hedging" thing??

Based upon the suggestion of Oanda earlier in this thread, here is a snapshot of their interest spreads. You can calculate the interest payout for AUD/USD for example by subtracting the USD Ask from the AUD Bid rate. In this case, it yields ...

MBTrading vs HotspotFX vs Dukascopy vs IB

Actually transferred 2/3 of my funds to my new Oanda account a couple weeks ago . I really do enjoy their spreads and infinitely adjustable lots. I've kept my account with MB for news trades / scalping, but even then the spread and lack of ...

MBTrading vs HotspotFX vs Dukascopy vs IB

'Could' is a very subjective word here, I'm afraid. Gambler180 has responded to every request for a quantitative rule definition with a variant of "I just see it on the charts." I don't deny that his system works for him, but a system based upon ...

Gamblers 5 and 15 minute trading system

Sure thing. Let me know if you discover anything interesting

Currency Swap Rate Data (where to get?)

Thanks for the insight, fti. As an aside, reading your historical posts (in conjunction with Darkstar's, SeekingLight's, etc) has been a fascinating endeavor. You all clearly have market experience much greater than mine. I really appreciate that ...

"Bank Flow" Trading - Resources?

"In a further step, the Fed will provide up to $30 billion to JPMorgan Chase & Co. to help it finance the purchase of Bear Stearns Cos. after a run on Wall Street's fifth-largest securities firm." (from Bloomberg) What fun - we get to pay for JP's ...

Wall Street close watch

Thanks for the encouragement, Advacast. It sounds like you've got some good experience under your belt. I'm sure you're somewhat tight-lipped about what actually works for you, but if you can contribute any suggestions, they'd be more than welcome. ...

Price Analysis with Neural Networks

Another factor that ought to be up for consideration here is swaps. I have had a live account with MBT for over a year now, but I am looking elsewhere. Unfortunately, my account size is rather small (a few thousand), so I need to be on a broker that ...

MBTrading vs HotspotFX vs Dukascopy vs IB

Consider Oanda. I've been trading live with MBT for over a year, and their high commissions and poor interest (swap) spreads really reduce my profit. You'll find that spreads (with commission taken into account) at MBT are very close or in some ...

Rejected by Efxgroup?

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Currency Swap Rate Data (where to get?)

I'm in the same boat . I've been unable to do much work on the NN stuff lately, as I've been going through finals week at school. Thankfully I'm done with most of my schoolwork, save a couple projects and old problem sets I need to finish off this ...

Price Analysis with Neural Networks

A Fib ain't nearly as bad as V Fib! Best of luck in your recovery

Dispelling Some Myths on Trading Practices

Wow, that blog is fascinating. Thanks for the link!

Fourier Analysis

This thread is quite old, but I think it's worth bringing back up. Specifically, I wondered if anybody had tried to do realtime spectral analysis on the markets. If you don't know what I mean, here's an image of a real-time FFT applied to sound: ...

Fourier Analysis

It's really hard to say what's best overall. The Darwinian in me says that institutions that manage money improperly SHOULD go under. This has been happening with hedge funds lately what with margin calls etc. The way I see it, banks are essentially ...

IS the US in Recession and whos fault is that?

PPI - prostitute price inflation

IS the US in Recession and whos fault is that?

1) Great thread! 2) EFX has now been merged into MB Trading. (fyi)

THE ECN room.