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Challenge - Oanda contest

  • #41
  • Jan 26, 2007 8:19pm Jan 26, 2007 8:19pm
Quoting afemi94ce
I regard this contest of being an opportunity to learn from someone else. Right now, though the forum is really good, I have no way of knowing who has the nuts and who is bluffing. I don't have all the time in the world to test every trade style that's out there. If the contest shows up some really great results, maybe I'll have a chance to learn something from the winners. Maybe they won't want to share, but at least I will know who they are and be able to listen closer to their comments in the forum.

AFF
Good thinking, am Game for this too.

Common guys let's have some fun and see where we stand in this zero sum game.
  • #42
  • Jan 26, 2007 9:34pm Jan 26, 2007 9:34pm
Quoting juxta14
Good thinking, am Game for this too.

Common guys let's have some fun and see where we stand in this zero sum game.

Winner must disclose his exact system
The market is my nation. Traders, my family. Hello, brothers and sisters!
  • #43
  • Jan 26, 2007 10:12pm Jan 26, 2007 10:12pm
Since I can't win the damn mini account contest, I'll shoot for this one. Like others have said, sounds like fun at least and maybe I can learn from better traders, and make more pips on my real account. That's what we all really want.
'Have a good time all the time'
  • #44
  • Jan 27, 2007 7:22pm Jan 27, 2007 7:22pm
Participating in such a contest is a personal decision.

Anybody else?
Try hard, think fast, die young
  • #45
  • Edited 8:30pm Jan 27, 2007 8:15pm | Edited 8:30pm
I'm in brothers.

Looks like we have quite a few FF members who are long on talk and short on stones. There wouldn't be any posers out there who really can't trade worth a crap, would there? NAH!!

By the way i'm probably on the low end of this totem pole as far as trading skill, but I like the competition.
How you act is more important than how you feel.
  • #46
  • Jan 27, 2007 8:54pm Jan 27, 2007 8:54pm
ok im in!!!!
  • #47
  • Jan 27, 2007 9:06pm Jan 27, 2007 9:06pm
Now thats the spirit! Good on ya' guys.
  • #48
  • Jan 28, 2007 12:15pm Jan 28, 2007 12:15pm
Quoting bluemonkey
I see there are 11 as of today, was hoping for maybe 30 plus joining.
Alright!!!!!!!! 31 players so far.
  • #49
  • Jan 28, 2007 5:45pm Jan 28, 2007 5:45pm
Will our demo accounts be reset somehow? We all start with say $10000 account? Or do we just use the one we have now and go by % change?
The market is my nation. Traders, my family. Hello, brothers and sisters!
  • #50
  • Jan 28, 2007 5:50pm Jan 28, 2007 5:50pm
Im thinking when we enter the contest, dof gets to see our balance. I guess Ill see what he says.
  • #51
  • Jan 29, 2007 6:40am Jan 29, 2007 6:40am
Just take a look at the other contests and what you see. It's not the amount that matters.
Try hard, think fast, die young
  • #52
  • Jan 29, 2007 10:51am Jan 29, 2007 10:51am
And there off.............................
  • #53
  • Jan 29, 2007 5:52pm Jan 29, 2007 5:52pm
I entered a trade at 1/29/07 00:00 and I made some money off of it so I think I might have been in 1st place for about an hour.
How you act is more important than how you feel.
  • #54
  • Edited Jan 30, 2007 5:51pm Jan 29, 2007 11:23pm | Edited Jan 30, 2007 5:51pm
Hmmm... so it seems any positions opened prior to the contest beginning still count towards your NAV change (knew I should have closed that damn position ). It also bases the calcs on your net asset value at midnight, so any open positions will be included up to that point. Finally, it looks like the sharpe ratio is going to be calculated against your daily balance change (which is pretty stupid if you ask me) as opposed to per trade.

Just so everyone knows.
  • #55
  • Jan 30, 2007 12:55am Jan 30, 2007 12:55am
Good Luck Guys. {and since the written word word does not always convey emotion} seriously, good luck to all. I hope it runs it's course and there is a clear, definative winner.

But as an FX voyeur {[dictionary]An obsessive observer of sordid or sensational subjects}, can I ask if as a non combatant, if I can observe?
  • #56
  • Jan 30, 2007 1:33am Jan 30, 2007 1:33am
I wonder if its even possible Bemac, I thought only members would be able to see it. Lets see what dof says.
  • #57
  • Jan 30, 2007 1:58am Jan 30, 2007 1:58am
It's an open competition so anyone can view it, even if the do not sign up. You need an oanda demo account though.
  • #58
  • Jan 30, 2007 8:08am Jan 30, 2007 8:08am
Oau, 102 trades so far?
Try hard, think fast, die young
  • #59
  • Jan 30, 2007 8:38am Jan 30, 2007 8:38am
Quoting dof
Oau, 102 trades so far?
Yeah it seems as though a round turn counts as 2 trades. But 51 trades is still insane for 1 day.
  • #60
  • Jan 30, 2007 9:04am Jan 30, 2007 9:04am
Quoting Darkstar
Yeah it seems as though a round turn counts as 2 trades. But 51 trades is still insane for 1 day.
Has a positive balance. I think 51 trades it's a lot, i mean a LOT, but if it's working...
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