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June 15th, 2009, 05:28 PM

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Do's n Dont's for realtime-trading

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Posted By Big Mike

Not practical when trying to test 1 year of data....

Not practical when trying to test 1 year of data. Hell, not practical when trying to test more than a couple weeks. :)

But all of this backtest talk is steering me off course. I am really...

Forum: Traders Hideout

June 15th, 2009, 05:09 PM

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Do's n Dont's for realtime-trading

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Posted By Big Mike

These problems are really not easy to explain,...

These problems are really not easy to explain, but basically...

I only use market orders in strategies anymore. This is because limit orders have several problems with backtests.

Everything...

Forum: Traders Hideout

June 15th, 2009, 04:09 AM

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Do's n Dont's for realtime-trading

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Posted By Big Mike

Hi DT, There is a lot to cover on this...

Hi DT,

There is a lot to cover on this subject, but some advice I hope you take to heart is this:

Always test your strategy in simulation mode in a live market before allowing cash trades.

I...

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