How I Allocate My Capital And How Commissions Grab My Gross Profits

ByOddmund Groette

I have received some e-mails about how I allocate my capital. I admit that this is a problem and quite a difficult task. Sometimes I have no positions, suddenly all my signals trigger and the allocation becomes a problem. My aim is to trade different stocks that correlate as little as possible. Of course, that…

Commission Costs

Commission Costs

ByOddmund Groette

Trading is very difficult. Not only is it difficult to find profitable strategies, but you also have to overcome slippage and commission costs. Slippage is difficult to estimate. Commissions costs, however, are easy to calculate. Personally, I pay .001 per share in clearing plus ECN rebates and taxes/fees. So far in 2012, I have paid…