Hi - i'm an ex-OTC Derivatives structurer who has found himself in a bit of a rut! as you've guessed, i'm 'ex' because of the current market problems. but i've been thinking about getting into trading my own account, or maybe at some point looking into trading at an arcade (but thats some way off). so here i go -
1 - what is 'scalping'?
2 - what is 'swing trading'?
3 - i wrote my MSc dissertation on Exploiting Seasonal Anomalies in FTSE 350 Sector Indices. basically i did some time series analysis on whether, for example, FTSE 350 Mining Sector rose in a particular month of the year. i got the idea for the strategy from The Journal of Finance (which is all a bit high-brow and 'quanty' but very well regarded). so my question here is two part - a) where do you guys get your trading ideas from, and b) do any of you use time series analysis software for back testing strategies (and if so, which one)?
4 - if you are succesfully trading from home, why would you move to an arcade? do they offer greater ability to leverage?
i'm sure there wil be more to follow, but thanks for your help in advance!
1 - what is 'scalping'?
2 - what is 'swing trading'?
3 - i wrote my MSc dissertation on Exploiting Seasonal Anomalies in FTSE 350 Sector Indices. basically i did some time series analysis on whether, for example, FTSE 350 Mining Sector rose in a particular month of the year. i got the idea for the strategy from The Journal of Finance (which is all a bit high-brow and 'quanty' but very well regarded). so my question here is two part - a) where do you guys get your trading ideas from, and b) do any of you use time series analysis software for back testing strategies (and if so, which one)?
4 - if you are succesfully trading from home, why would you move to an arcade? do they offer greater ability to leverage?
i'm sure there wil be more to follow, but thanks for your help in advance!