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Re: [amibroker] Re: Trading International Portfolios



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Friday, June 6, 2008, 8:25:41 PM, you wrote:


> Hello frankphd_us,



> Your 'answers' have been simplified to render them almost valueless.


>>When you open 

>> an account you apply and receive access to EXCHANGES and PRODUCTS - 

>>not 

>> countries.


> There is a high degree of virtuality about trading but occasionally 

> the 'otherworld' intrudes e.g when tax time comes around.


> Since IB LLC is a US company, US citizens who open accounts are not 

> opening a foreign account.

> US foreigners will have to manage an offshore account, offshore 

> support and out of hours trading. In the event that they end up in 

> dispute with their broker, or other parties, they will not have the 

> luxury of being,for example, a US resident appealing to a US 

> regulator and/or hiring a US solicitor that they are paying for in 

> their own currency, namely US dollars etc.



> Trading 'products' are tied to their exchanges, who conduct business 

> in the currency where they are domiciled.

> US residents can trade almost every available 'product', or its 

> equivalent, in there own currency/country but the trading world 

> doesn't end at the US borders.


> While we can open accounts, and trade, almost freely, in the virtual 

> world, eventually we will want to spend that money in our own country.

> That is when the reality of exchange rates, and their movement 

> against our 'base' currency will hit home to us. 


> So for me, as a non-US citizen, the reality is that I also became a 

> Forex trader, an international citizen and an international bush 

> lawyer the day I started dabbling in international trading.


>> ) What are the pitfalls and drawbacks of trading a portfolio 

>>consisting 

>> of 3-5 markets (ASX,SGX,US,CA,EUR,... )?


> If your base currency is US dollars, and you have been 'in' the 

> Aussie market/Aussie dollars then you have done very nicely over the 

> last few years (whether by good luck or good management). Not so if 

> you were an Aussie with unhedged exposure to the US dollar/market.


> In fact last year, in NZ, I bumped into an American trader whose 

> entire strategy consists of buying strong stocks in a strong currency 

> (relative to the US dollar). I think he said he hasn't had a losing 

> year for 10-15 years and he had done around 30-50% a year for the 

> last 5 years (he is state hopping, living on a boat etc and hasn't 

> been home for a few years - doesn't even own a computer - wouldn't 

> know what backtesting is and uses Yahoo on the library computer to 

> follow his trades). 


>> 2) How to set up the account(s) with IB, for example can foreign 

>>stocks 

>> be traded with US funds (auto conversion)?


> Does IB charge for currency conversions?


> The trading platform I use charges for each adjustment to and from 

> the base currency (yes, I can nominate the frequency).


>> 3) Is there a problem with the different market time-zones?


> My platform is London based (as I said the trading world doesn't stop 

> at the US borders) so the platform Java based charts are 24 hour GMT -

>  it is not a problem as 'you' know when the different markets are 

> waking up..... Nuku'alofa  opens, followed by Fiji, NZ, Australia, 

> Singapore etc.


> "No holding hands for NEWBIES here"?


> Survival of the fittest!


> Great idea.

> Not new though.

> It doesn't work out so well if you are not amongst the fittest (good 

> luck in your old age).


> brian_z


> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "frankphd_us" <frankphd_us@xxx> 

> wrote:


>> Hi all,


>> I trade international markets via IB and other brokers. When you 

> open 

>> an account you apply and receive access to EXCHANGES and PRODUCTS - 

> not 

>> countries. So when you apply for an exchange you might receive 

> access 

>> whilst your friend won`t be granted access - if he is of different 

>> nationality/domicile: Citizens of some countries are restricted by 

>> their national regulations (namely US citizens by SEC). Otherwise - 

> if 

>> your selected markets/products comply with your indicated 

> experience 

>> you will be setup for trading within minutes.

>>  

>> Re your questions:


>> ) What are the pitfalls and drawbacks of trading a portfolio 

> consisting 

>> of 3-5 markets (ASX,SGX,US,CA,EUR,... )?


>> None aside from my mental capacity to differentiate between 

> positions 

>> in USD, CAD, AUD........


>> 2) How to set up the account(s) with IB, for example can foreign 

> stocks 

>> be traded with US funds (auto conversion)?


>> I am debited with local currency and can adjust this manually 

> whenever 

>> I like. 


>> 3) Is there a problem with the different market time-zones? For 

>> example, for a foreign stock, would MOO and MOC be automatically 

> adjust 

>> to the foreign market's open/closing time?


>> No problems, if MOO and MOC is supported for this exchange/product.


>> Trading via IB is a dream come true, if you take the time and 

> effort to 

>> read, learn and practise the TWS. Amongst brokers IB is exactly 

> what 

>> Amibroker is amongst software. And a bit alike amibroker.... NO 

>> Handholding for Newbies there! But helpful forum and webinars.


>> Kind regards


>> frankphd_us





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