20% performance fee is fine if AUM is +$50M but @ $2M AUM it is somewhat abusive, nor is it competitive when compared to other options in the market

your problem is you are trading the wrong markets source

hello, when will you be adding indices?

@stop key points

better late than never

Jeremy, do you have % for indicies? Thanks.

Thanks for the reply. Can a bootcamp program be purchased and the start date deferred? alternatively, Will bootcamp be available for a limited time like the summer plan, or will it be ongoing?

Hello, I copy trades from my live funded account to my summer plan. If I add a bootcamp account can I copy to that account also?

new 5er plan, looks better than 5er summer plan *Nov 1 plan should be available on their website bootcamp test is 24% target Vs 30% summer plan no pip target Vs 400 pips summer plan pdf summary attached video link

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You’ve really thought this all through haven’t you. I wonder if there is any hope for a fool. Forex perhaps one of the hardest to decipher quantitatively. Equities not as hard.

Since our conversations I view FF more as a casino than a forum to learn about professional trading. Yes there are an abundance of accounts that show-off huge returns but they typically display these variables: short track record; small balances; ...

Your arguments appear convincing and may very well be correct. But I remain uncertain. I require a large amount of data from at least a similar population before drawing conclusions and comparisons. Consequently, I wont be convinced until the ...

If you’ve decided Buffett, Soros etc. are the best then naturally one concludes outliers derived from trend trading is the way. And no doubt if you can replicate those models you will “succeed”. But as you admit your data set is incomplete. It ...

I dont have access to these charts.

I don’t have access to prop data. But I suspect this is the best match if we want to compare apples with apples. I also found this data (image below) at IASG. I do not know the lifespan of these funds.

No doubt the professionals have advantages, but they also have disadvantages compared to the retailer, primarily the size of AUM. The retailer can get in and out of positions quicker than the professional and I suspect can source more opportunties ...

That's a relief. I've spent all weekend messing about with the SDC. It removes the guess work which is very satisfying; making the process as mathematical as possible is the preference. Thanks for the replies.

Does that mean SDC is not worth pursuing as a manually applied tool, or only that it is difficult to automate? I will check out the book, thanks for the recommendation.

Hello again Copernicus, Given you have emphasised the importance of not wasting time with strategies that dont have a proven edge, I am wondering, are you aware of anyone that has managed to extract an edge using the SDC as the focal point of their ...