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  2. Posted

    Tin, exactly. As a matter of fact, I spoke with the programmer of button trader, and the live program holds overnight, just not the sim, so that's pretty much what I needed....but as far as what contracts, I'm not totally sure yet, as I am following the Cisco course, but MB Trading doesn't carry many of the contracts the Cisco data covers....so that's what made me say that. Thanks again for the help though man. Of course, I am always open to suggestions and new ideas, so if you did have anything that would fit the bill I'd love to hear! Thanks again

     

    Hi Reaver,

     

    Infinity AT can handle that job. Set a stop at breakout point. If executed, bracket, or trailing stop automatically sent to the exchange with OCO functionality active. One thing though, globex cancels all working orders at close 3:15 central for ES / YM. Order would have to be entered after 3:30 to work overnight. AT will accept GTC orders for accounts in excess of 25K, or for lesser accounts I can enter order for you, simply IM me with instructions and I will manually place order.

     

    Best regards,

     

     

    Tom

  4. Posted

    Tom

     

     

    Are these event archived anywhere ?

     

    Gordon

     

     

    Hi Gordon,

     

    Thank you for your interest in Infinity.

     

    The video is being processed now and will be finished shortly. I will provide a link when it is ready.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Tom

  5. Posted

    fs,

     

    Thanks for your feedback.

     

    I was mistaken when I said the event would include "Live Trading" We've done live trading events before and I was under the impression this event would follow the previous format.

     

    I apologize to you and anyone else who attended the event expecting live trading.

     

    Tom

  6. Posted

    Dear Traders,

     

    For those of you who have signed up for our live event today. Here are the login instructions.

     

    Wednesday (05/28/08) Live Trading Webinar with Sally Limantour using "Market Profile"

    Time 10:00 a.m. CDT (Chicago Time)

     

    -- Instructions --

     

    This event is a live interactive Web Conferencing using the OmNovia Software.

     

    Please login at least fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of the event.

     

    Click on the link below: (No downloading required)

    If link does not work highlight it then copy and paste it into the address browser.

    When the Infinity Futures Conference Center page loads input your name and password then click here to enter room button.

     

     

    http://infinity.omNovia.com/infinity

    Password: eurex

     

    For more assistance please contact us at 866-563-6123 / 312-373-6234

  10. Posted

    Hi,

     

    I posted this on the TradeStation Forums ... but they were less then helpful :) So I thought I would try you all ... and see if I couldnt get some help. Basically I'm looking for either how to do this order, or if you do something similar if I could use your order as a template that would be great as well. Below, I will copy/paste the original Post ...

     

    <Begin Copy/Pasted Text>

    I am new to TradeStation and was wondering if the platform was capable of handling this order ...

     

    I scalp the YM and would like for my protective stop to move with profit.

     

    What I was thinking is something along the lines of ...

     

    Enter at Market

    Once I have 5 points profit in the trade I would like to move my stop to break even.

    Once I have 8 Points, then move the stop to 5 points profit.

    Once I have 10 Points, then move the stop to 8 Points Profit.

    Once I have 15 Points, then either trail the stop by 3 points (or if its easier ... put my stop to 10 points with a final target of 20 points)

     

    This way, the trade doesnt end until I am stopped out.

     

    Is this possible?

     

    Thanks

     

    <End Copy/Pasted Text>

     

    Any insights into how I might accomplish something like this would be greatly appreciated.

     

    Travis

     

    Travis,

     

    AT has a trailing stop function.

    For example:

    You can originally enter the market with a 10 tick stop loss.

    Once market moves 8 ticks in your favor stop will move to 3 tics below the market and trail the market tick for tick.

     

    AT has a stop loss to break even function

    For example:

    You can originally enter the market with a 10 tick stop loss.

    Once market moves 8 ticks in your favor stop can move to break even plus 1 tick which should ensure you at least break even and cover costs.

     

    AT has a multiple bracket & trailing stop function

    For example:

    You can set the original stop loss to 10 ticks

    Profit objective of 5,10,15 ticks.

    Trailing stop can trail market by 5 ticks,once market moves 11 tics in your favor.

    In this scenario stop is entered normally with 10 tick stop loss.

    market moves in favor of trader 11 tics - meaning first two profit objectives filled.

    Last profit objective can be left were it is or it can be manually canceled leaving unlimited upside profit potential with trailing stop automatically moving 5 ticks below market all the way up.

     

    Hope this helps.

     

    Best regards,

     

     

    Tom

  11. Posted · Edited by Infinity_Tom
    clarification

    Yes, if you're still progressing with your learning as a trader, the last thing you want to do is increase your variable/fixed costs.

     

    Let's be real here. Imagine you were jumping out of an aeroplane tomorrow, and you're buying your parachute gear today. Do you go to Wall-Mart, and buy the cheapest brand, super-basic, 'generally works' parachute gear? Or do you get the worlds best, most reliable, safe as possible, gear?

     

    I use TT & CQG. They are both expensive, but I can 100% rely on them. If something goes wrong, I can call someone who knows me personally, to fix it, NOW.

     

    $2,000 / month is a lot of money, but keep it in perspective. It's less than the median salary in many countries. If you are an experienced trader, and making less than the median salary, something is wrong here.

     

    Last night was a very nice day in the markets. I have a backup account with TransAct Futures, and received an email that they were having data outages right on the US Session open.

     

    I was notified 42 minutes later (to be exact) that the TransAct data issues were resolved.

     

    In the space of those 42 minutes, we had a 15 point move up off the open in the S&P e-mini. On 10 contracts, you just paid for nearly 4 months worth of data fees with CQG. Or worse, if you were trading with TransAct data, think about how much you might have lost if you were in a position.

     

    I rarely use anything sophisticated in CQG - I'm paying for reliability.

     

    Like any business, if you are always trying to cut costs, and choose the cheapest option, it WILL come back to bite you.

     

    Hello smwink,

     

    I have nothing but the utmost respect for CQG & TT as both are great platforms albeit somewhat pricey.

     

    Just to set the record straight the problem experienced by some on 3/7/08 was a GLOBEX problem having to do with system gateways and had nothing to do with TransAct or AT.

     

    I think it's slightly unfair to place AT in the "cheap / unstable" group as most industry insiders would consider AT to be one of the top platforms in regards to speed and stability.

     

    I do agree with the main point of your post: Cheaper is not always better. Quality of product and service is important.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Tom

     

    The exact email sent sent by CME GLOBEX to their FCM network and forwarded by TransAct to their customers is quoted below.

     

    --------------------------------------

     

    "-----Original Message-----

    From: CME Globex Control Center [mailto:swnalert@sendwordnow.com]

    Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 1:45 PM

    To: TransAct Futures Support

    Subject: Market Data Issue

    Importance: High

     

    Some customers are reporting the inability to receive market data in some markets. Operations is investigating.

     

    If you have any questions, please contact the CME Globex Control Center at 312-456-2391 or in Europe at 44-20-7623-4708."

     

    "-----Original Message-----

    From: CME Globex Control Center [mailto:swnalert@sendwordnow.com]

    Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:20 PM

    To: TransAct Futures Support

    Subject: Market Data Issue Resolved

    Importance: High

     

    The issue affecting market data has been resolved. Market data replay gateways will not be available through the end of today's session.

     

    If you have any questions, please contact the CME Globex Control Center at 312-456-2391 or in Europe at 44-20-7623-4708."

     

    ---------------------------------------------

     

     

    Best regards,

     

    Tom

  12. Posted

    Tom,

     

    Does AT have any ICE contracts active right now?

     

    FS,

     

    Nothing with ICE right now. We will write to the ICE exchange for the Russell 2000.

     

    I'm curious, do you currently trade any products on ICE?

    If so, have you ever had any issues with the way ICE handles stop orders?

    It is possible for stops to be traded thru on ICE and be unable. I know they are working on this but currently it is not a very comforting scenario.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Tom

  14. Posted

    So how does this benefit the average trader with Infinity?

     

    What cost savings, if any, will be given?

     

    Or will you and/or Infinity pocket the difference yourself?

     

    Hope you don't mind my asking...

     

    -fs

     

    FS,

     

    We are passing the savings on to the trader.

     

    The Infinity rate for the MidCap 400 is $1.50 / Round turn all in.

     

    This rate is affective until 12/31/08

    Any questions email me at

    t.duffy@infinitybrokerage.com

     

    Regards,

     

    Tom

  15. Posted

    So how does this benefit the average trader with Infinity?

     

    What cost savings, if any, will be given?

     

    Or will you and/or Infinity pocket the difference yourself?

     

    Hope you don't mind my asking...

     

    -fs

     

     

     

    Infinity will be offering significant savings to trade the MidCap.

     

    I will be able to provide additional details very soon.

     

     

    Best regards,

     

     

    Tom

  17. Posted

    Have you been able to upload the recording and/or make a link available yet?

     

    Thanks.

     

    -fs

     

    Hi FS,

     

    We have tried to record several webinars. Unfortunetly the software has not cooperated and they did not turn out very well.

     

    I will try to get one up as soon as possible.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Tom

  19. Posted

    Tom,

     

    Can one trade from the chart using Ensign?

     

    Thanks,

    Bert

     

     

    Hi Bert,

     

    Thanks for your question. Trading from charts is being beta tested. We have found that trading from charts negatively impacts speed of execution. For this reason this feature has not been implemented on AT.

     

    You are able to set the trading ladder to always be displayed in foreground so that you can put the ladder in front of your charts. This way you can have both charts and the trading ladder on the same screen.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Tom

  22. Posted

    Infinity_Tom

     

    I am a trial user for the Infinity At/transact demo and have a few concerns:

     

    Where do you hold orders - server side or client computers?

    if I / for instance / have to reboot my computer, do the platform able to pull all my orders/brackets/stops from previous session or its lost?

     

    Is there any difference between demo and live account in terms of quality of data feed?

    I've noticed a significant lag compare to eSignal data feed using MC and two data feeds.

     

    Is it possible to place a one click stop limit order using a DOM instead of default stop market order?

     

    Thanks

     

    Hi Z,

     

    Thanks for your interest.

     

    All orders are immediately sent to the exchange. The OCO functionality of "intelligent" orders such as brackets, trailing stops, stops to breakeven is handled differently. The intelligence is held on your computer, so even though a bracket is sitting on the exchange if you close down your platform or a communication stoppage occurs between your PC and our servers, both orders will be at risk of getting filled.

     

    The Simulator has no memory so PNL, and some other functions are not held over if you close down the platform.

     

    At certain times our systems engineers perform testing on the simulator this may impact data feed speed at times, but overall you should be experiencing a fast data feed with AT. If you aren't after several trials let me know. There might be a connection issue between you and us and we will take a look at that.

     

    It is possible to customize the platform to place stop limits. This can be achieved by adjusting default button actions under the main properties dialog.

    It is a little involved so I won't take up anymore space with instructions here. PM me and I will contact you and help you set up this custom order set.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Tom

  24. Posted

    Thanks Tom!

     

    These are very low commissions for the Eurex.

    When trading for example the FESX and making a profit of 100 € after Com - will the profit be quoted in EUR or converted into USD??

     

    nosast,

     

    All Profit / loss figures will be in Euros.

     

    Tom

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