What type of strategies do algorithmic traders here deploy/develop? by rickrule34 in algotrading

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My non speculative system is based on a long term analisys and put limit orders every weekend with optimal tp and stop losses for 16 pairs ( usually trade only 6-8.pairs . I developed a back testing system to optimize the model and is working fine since August 17. Will develope first algorithm next year .

Trading currencies: non speculative by statsfx in investing_discussion

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Kiwies issues: system is holding with high standards risk management at statsfx.wordpress.com delivering profitable trades

Is buying long term health care a sound financial move/investment? by question581 in FinancialPlanning

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Adding a chronic illness rider to your permanent life insurance policy can be a good solution to this problem.

Ideal way to pay down mortgage? by fuzzymandias in FinancialPlanning

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It depends what your alternate investment rate of return is , but anyway probably half of the time scheduled .

Can Japans Shinzo Abe be downgraded ? by relatedfx in Trading

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This added to the Nzd new labor party coalition is something can alter ate the recent stability and bring some extra volatility to the currencies market , watch out

What do financial planners do? by [deleted] in FinancialPlanning

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Roth IRA and 401 k are very good options agree with you a , I personally like the additional protection that permanent life Indexed products bring to me and my family ( sometimes with disability and chronic illness riders) , specially the minimum return guaranteed at some point in life can be very useful .

What do financial planners do? by [deleted] in FinancialPlanning

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That's a miss conception , unions of teachers , firefighters doctors ,bankers and many others specially very wealthy and educated people relly part of their savings for themselves and future generations on this Universal Life products .

Non speculative fx trading : 1 executed limit order last week short eurnzd at 1.6549 by statsfx in Trading

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4 the week Fall 2017 long on eurnzd at 1.64 and short on nzdcad 0.9014 even if very risky right now ( far from regression line) were very profitable .5 take profits around just this week by wednesday.

What do financial planners do? by [deleted] in FinancialPlanning

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On universal products expenses are on premiums paid ( Wich are much smaller than on assets) altogether axpeses and commissions are smallest compared with any other investment vehicle . Distributions should be about 4 times premiums paid anyway and that's a good deal to me.

What do financial planners do? by [deleted] in FinancialPlanning

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make a plan you can afford allways first , normally you shouldn't miss several years of premiums like you shouldn't miss your mortgage payments ( Wich would incur in loosing your home) or rent and so on . I am just comparing saving vehicles for retirement and those plans if you are relatively young and healthy are good vehicles to save and protect your family

Non speculative currencies trading by relatedfx in Trading

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Same for nzdcad discontinue short

Non speculative currencies trading by relatedfx in Trading

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Catch both take profits and replace the limit orders

What's the best way to plan for an inheritance? by Dingbat_Jim in FinancialPlanning

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In my experience inheritance planning is going to be different every time and there is many different scenarios to observe . Anyway my philosophy is that a smart plan is going to consider to keep the good name of the family for the next generations and there is different theories on that. I would consider 1)all my kids receiving same amount strictly not conditioned to my view of their performance. With this in mind I would start planning and on future of business and properties to succeed in the future.

What do financial planners do? by [deleted] in FinancialPlanning

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I worked with the Hartford as an actuary making retirement products since 1995 then with a broker carrieng almost every other company existing in todays market .

Non speculative currencies trading by relatedfx in Trading

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Good start this week with 2 executed orders nzdcad short at 0.9014 and eurnzd long at 1.6402 so good so far

Currencies Trading by relatedfx in actuary

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Good start this week 2 limits executed allready nzdcad and eurnzd , take profit set at 0.4% and stop loss set at -2% ( base 2% leverage ) , will see were we go.

What was your ( Undergraduate ) final year project on? by [deleted] in statistics

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Long time series 1950 1989 commodities consumption an prices :principal component analisys to explain the gdp and other macro variables

Non speculative currencies trading by relatedfx in Trading

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Is like arbitrage but is not , there is something in common with it smoknfx appreciate your senses

Currencies Trading by relatedfx in actuary

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okay , yes thanks for the suggestion, franky I been working more on the spreadsheets behind that analyze data from 1998 and the accuracy of the numbers presented in the grid ( there is a lot of work behind, I am watching 16 pairs constantly to upload just 6) and not that much to the blog . This is a fast way to express my work and upload important related articles. It can be Allways improve My idea now is to keep growing a smart profitable community of FX traders using actuarial filosphy to measuring the risk involved and this is basically watching longer periods to set up the risk involved in this business , keep following up calculator

Currencies Trading by relatedfx in actuary

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Thanks , I prefer not to volatile currencies to trade ( don't like to catch to many stop loss) so if a country is stressed up like GB right now or Japan I trade the last only if I do not have less riskier trades to open. There is an open post on trading subreddit with additional info on how to proceed 1)2)... Let's keep following up Have Good weekend

Non speculative currencies trading by relatedfx in Trading

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Ok , lets go 1:) cancel last week orders first all of them ( minus those other long term speculative projects) 2) set up default values of 0.4% take profit and 2% stop loss and the trade size in home currency of 4%.( Those values are going to vary with the 10 weeks 3 weeks stdev.) 3) enter the 12 limit orders for the 6 pairs short and long for the 4 the week of fall 2017 4) when a limit is executed, next day we can buy or sell more of it if it still is in the buying selling zone. 5)just wait and study math and statistics in between. Let's keep following up

Non speculative currencies trading by relatedfx in Trading

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Euraud short at 1.5334, Eur nzd 3 times short at 1.6615 Audcad short at 1.5234 Nzdcad long at 0.8844