Archive for November 2008
Results of Automated Trading: Trade-Ideas Turducken Mash-Up
Trade-Ideas’ Automated Trading Bot ran off 3 profitable days of trading this week. That’s notable because: this is the first week we’ve been trading automated strategies designed for this market’s volatile action – and not on a testing basis we’re relearning our own tool – gaining insight on how to trade profitably given any commission…
Read MoreTrade-Ideas Featured Partner in Tom Busby & DTI’s Chatroom
UPDATE: Good news/Bad news Bad news I will not be speaking today in the DTI chatroom (daughter’s Thanksgiving play) Good news Trade-Ideas will be a regular feature on Tuesdays with Busby starting next week, DECEMBER 2nd. Turns out the good folks at DTI and Tom Busby are having an Open House tomorrow to talk about the markets…
Read MoreTrade-Ideas in Your Town: Vegas 2008
We are headed to Las Vegas this week and weekend for the Traders Expo. Here are the details: Las Vegas, NV: The Traders Expo, Mandalay Bay Resort, November 19-22, 2008 Are you planning to attend? Here’s a snapshot of some last minute fares to Las Vegas. There’s another good travel site to consider called FareCast. They are…
Read MoreTrading Desks Like JPM Fail for this Reason
I got this headline and article today: JPMorgan to cut prop desk JPMorgan Chase is to scrap its standalone proprietary trading desk, highlighting how the dearth of investment opportunities is prompting banks to retreat from in-house hedge funds that had thrived before the turmoil. People close to the situation said the decision to fold the 80-strong global…
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