Yup I have read that statement in their press release too. However they may remove it if it is counter productive. who knows?

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

MBT is going to introduce a new commission structure. Are they going to remove the get paid for limit orders? Please dont do that because my strategy that take advantage of limit orders payment is in the final stage of live testing! image

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

Yes, because money management cannot turn a losing system into profitable in long run.

Automated trading results - Looking for critiquing

I meant you shouldnt activate the money management during backtesting because the system performance can be easily skewed. Just look at your equity chart, the last 30 trades made more than 50% of your total profit. I am pretty sure that your profit ...

Automated trading results - Looking for critiquing

if your ea is not profitable without money management then it is useless. You are not going to make it in live trading.

Automated trading results - Looking for critiquing

I suggest you to remove the money management algo in backtesting so that you can evaluate real performance of your system.

Automated trading results - Looking for critiquing

You are not alone!

OANDA Discussion

Yes it maybe just a bad period but who know how long it will last? You can always activate your trading plan again when the abnormality gone, provided if you have survive the drawdown period. Knowing when to stop trading is a common missing part of ...

Probability of trading outcomes

Well if you ask me then I would say this kind of calculation is good for detection of system abnormality, especially for those systematic traders. No system will last forever and eventually fails at certain moment. You want to discover the ...

Probability of trading outcomes

How large is large?

Probability of trading outcomes

WinTrades + LossTrades = 50 -------- (1) 0.8 * WinTrades - 1 * LossTrades >= 0 -------- (2) Solve (1) & (2), therefore WinTrades >= 27.7, which means you need minimum 28 win trades in order to breakeven or profitable. Put this formula ...

Probability of trading outcomes

Today is my 1st day with MBT and I get paid for all non-marketable limit orders.

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

This kind of incidence is not something new since the beginning of the year. They just need more money to cover their marketing campaign as well as their fat year end bonus.

OANDA Discussion

Hi Justin, I found this interesting info on MBT world. The screenshot was taken around 2220EST. Could you please tell me that whether the volume on the most active list refers to total lots transacted at MBT, or something else? BTW I have tried to ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

Thank you for your (and astroman too!) advise. I understand that no broker is going to be perfect and meet all our requirements. That is why it is important to know their strength and weakness and adapt us to them, not them to us, we are just ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

It may not 100% to get hit on bid, but it is possible. Dont let MM brainwash you!

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

Since you are with MBT for so many years, any advise for a new comer? Any what's to do/not to do? I just submitted my application form today. But I must admit that the recent incident sounds scary. I hope this is an isolated case.

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

I got that chart from their website. It is the daily amount paid for limit orders.

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

The daily amount paidout suddenly surged in May 2011 but then it dropped back to normal 1-4k range. I believe someone or group took a huge advantage by earning commission but why suddenly they disappear after a month? Are they being kicked? or they ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

omg, will they honour the SL/TP as O does when their platform failed?

MB Trading Futures - Introduction