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[amibroker] Re: Interactive Brokers plugin policy change



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O.K 

Got you.

Thanks.

brian_z

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Paul Ho" <paultsho@xxx> wrote:
>
> Time doesnt permit me to write a long post. But I think Jack 
Schwager in one
> of his books povides a very good description of what You want. 
Tuschar
> Chande also has insights.
> One such parameter is the Sharpe ratio, but you need use it slightly
> differently. Firstly, take risk free return as zero, and you are 
obtaining
> the ratio of mean return to std deviation. Secondly, calculated 
yearly
> sharpe ratios and compare them from year to year.
>  
> 
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf
> Of cstrader
> Sent: Thursday, 13 March 2008 12:26 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Interactive Brokers plugin policy 
change
> 
> 
> 
> Yes, completely silly as we can trade FUTURES contracts at many 
brokerages 
> with only $2K. What the heck are they thinking?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Yuki Taga" <yukitaga@xxxx <mailto:yukitaga%40tkh.att.ne.jp>
> att.ne.jp>
> To: "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Interactive Brokers plugin policy 
change
> 
> > Hi Tomasz,
> >
> > TJ> US securities regulations require at least USD 25,000 (or USD
> > equivalent) in equity to day trade.
> >
> > I always thought this was a silly little "looks like we are
> > protecting the little guys" kind of law.
> >
> > So, somebody without very much cash is prohibited from repeatedly
> > wagering (and let's assume losing) an amount of cash that is, by 
most
> > measures, rather inconsequential. But somebody with poor trading
> > skills and an amount of cash that is a bit more meaningful is 
free to
> > squander their larger pile, which may be just as large a 
percentage
> > of their net worth as is the case with the smaller guy -- until 
they
> > have a very little egg left, which they are then "protected" from
> > day-trading away. Such scratch-my-head public policy.
> >
> > Las Vegas gives worse odds than the equity market, but I don't 
think
> > anyone is required to put up 25 K to "day-trade" Blackjack. ^_^
> >
> > Yuki (who agrees in principle that 25 K is not enough to attempt
> > making a living in the market -- or at Las Vegas)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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