Not really. it certainly makes sense to me, it is called correlation- it reduces the portfolio risk. I don't want to get into a debate here with you but I am sure Eugene can speak for himself; thus far he has been extremely generous and helpful with me and has provided me with straightforward answers and I thank for it and for sharing this code with everyone.
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:05 PM, ShaggsTheStud <[email protected]>wrote: > Are you just really stubborn about making gains for some reason? As Eugene > is too nice to say, this doesn't make any sense. > > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:56 AM, khalid wardak <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I haven't thought about the taxation implication (I suppose you mean >> having another account) but it allows me to have open positions that latter >> I can close at a more advantageous setting.... >> >> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:07 AM, ShaggsTheStud >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Out of curiousity, why do you want to do this? Taxation reasons or...? >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 8:34 PM, khalid wardak <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> thanks for the assurance. I will have to read on the TWS and >>>> IBController and see if I can make some headway.. I am relieved to know >>>> that >>>> all this is do-able. as for using a hedging account, I like to be able to >>>> hold open long and short positions in the same futures contracts (nearest >>>> month, most liquid). since executing these contracts on the same account >>>> they cancel each other, hence the need for an hedge-account... >>>> >>>> thanks, >>>> Khalid >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:17 PM, nonlinear5 <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> > with regards to the continuity of trading with different sessions: on >>>>> an >>>>> > electronically traded product like the EC or Cd shouldn't trading >>>>> resume >>>>> > automatically after one session ends (day) and the other begin? >>>>> >>>>> Yes, this is how it works, and JBT will suport it. That is, you can >>>>> start JBT, kick off a strategy, and leave it running for weeks and >>>>> months. TWS is programmed to exit every day, but you can use tools >>>>> such as IBController or TWSStart to run TWS continuously. >>>>> >>>>> > >>>>> > finally what is the procedure to launch another instance of JBT. Is >>>>> there >>>>> > any possibility of placing an order from one account to another, >>>>> i.e., all >>>>> > stop buys go to the primary account, all stop sells to secondary? >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> It's possible with two TWS instances, and two JBT instances connecting >>>>> to two differet API ports. However, this will complicate your life >>>>> considerably. Why would you want to do something like this? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "JBookTrader" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]<jbooktrader%[email protected]> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "JBookTrader" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<jbooktrader%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "JBookTrader" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<jbooktrader%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "JBookTrader" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<jbooktrader%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "JBookTrader" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<jbooktrader%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JBookTrader" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en.
