Navigating Prop Firm Challenges with SharpTrader’s LockCL2 Latency Arbitrage Strategy Friday October 6th, 2023 – Posted in: Arbitrage Software, Forex trading

The journey of becoming a funded trader in a proprietary trading firm, often referred to as a ‘prop firm,’ can be both exhilarating and demanding. Many prop firms set a challenge for prospective traders, essentially a litmus test to gauge a trader’s proficiency. The crux lies in showcasing your trading skills and using the right tools to amplify your potential. Enter SharpTrader with its built-in LockCL2 Latency Arbitrage Strategy. Here’s how it can be your…

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Forex Latency Arbitrage – A Quick Start Thursday September 21st, 2023 – Posted in: Arbitrage Software, cryptoarbitrage software, Forex trading

I am often asked how to quickly start forex latency arbitrage trading without having a basic understanding of arbitrage trading. Arbitrage trading is a method of profiting from price discrepancies of the same asset across different markets or platforms. Essential steps to start Forex latency arbitrage trading Key Procedures to Kickstart Your Forex Latency Arbitrage Journey To commence arbitrage trading, you need to undertake the following steps: Education and Research Familiarize yourself with the basics…

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Forex Arbitrage bot – How to create your arbitrage algorithm Tuesday September 12th, 2023 – Posted in: Arbitrage Software, cryptoarbitrage software, Forex trading

What is forex arbitrage and a forex arbitrage bot – Introduction Forex Arbitrage is a trading method to identify and exploit price discrepancies between two or more markets. Forex arbitrage aims to simultaneously buy and sell the same instrument on different markets to profit from the price differences. A forex arbitrage bot or forex arbitrage robot is software or an automated forex arbitrage strategy developed to automatically execute an arbitrage strategy based on the forex…

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Unlocking the Full Potential of SharpTrader™ Arbitrage Software: A Comprehensive Guide Wednesday July 5th, 2023 – Posted in: Arbitrage Software, cryptoarbitrage software

SharpTrader™ Arbitrage Software is more than just a top-tier platform for arbitrage trading with standard and innovative built-in arbitrage strategies. It also offers a suite of tools for sophisticated, in-depth analysis. In my extensive experience with arbitrage strategies and while providing support assistance, I’ve observed that traders often need to pay more attention to the full capabilities of the software they use, not fully grasping the market structure. In this guide, I aim to elucidate…

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Understanding Statistical Arbitrage: A Path to Profitable Trading Wednesday June 21st, 2023 – Posted in: Arbitrage Software, cryptoarbitrage software

Statistical arbitrage, often called “stat arb,” is a popular quantitative trading strategy widely employed by hedge funds and proprietary trading firms. The fundamental concept involves exploiting pricing inefficiencies between related financial instruments. Traders leveraging stat arb rely on complex mathematical models to identify trading opportunities, making this strategy an aspect of algorithmic trading. Origins of Statistical Arbitrage Statistical arbitrage had its roots in the 1980s when it was pioneered by Wall Street’s quantitative analysts, colloquially…

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Navigating Through the World of Arbitrage: Latency, Lock, Hedge, Triangular, and Statistical – A Comprehensive Guide to Deciding What’s Best For You Thursday June 15th, 2023 – Posted in: Arbitrage Software, cryptoarbitrage software, Forex trading

Arbitrage, a term coined from the French word ‘arbitrer’, meaning ‘to judge’, refers to the simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset to profit from price imbalances across different markets. These imbalances arise from supply-demand mismatches, geo-economic variations, and information discrepancies. While all arbitrage strategies aim to capitalize on these price discrepancies, the methods vary substantially. Let’s journey through the arbitrage world, exploring five different types – latency, lock, hedge, triangular, and statistical. Each type…

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The best strategy for Arbitrage Trading Monday October 31st, 2022 – Posted in: Arbitrage Software, cryptoarbitrage software

Introduction Every trader who uses arbitrage strategies has thought of how to improve their trading results and enhance their strategy. There are many opinions about what affects most of the results of arbitrage trading, but unfortunately, many of them are misconceptions or are of little importance. In this article, I would like to describe my approach to arbitrage trading and those principles which should be put into an arbitrage strategy algorithm. I will also tell…

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Latency Arbitrage Monday February 14th, 2022 – Posted in: Arbitrage Software

The fact that there are so many markets in the world has led to the same Commodities/currencies/metals/cryptocurrencies being traded in many places simultaneously. Distributed bidding is due, for example, to geographical location and time zone differences, or to differences in production/production/production locations. In most cases, due to this variation in trading, the price of the same instrument varies between different trading platforms. If you buy a product at one exchange at one price and sell…

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Lock Arbitrage Software for Brokers with bonuses and IB Commissions Monday April 20th, 2020 – Posted in: Arbitrage Software

We often get questions from users asking us whether lock arbitrage can be used effectively when the broker is offering a welcome bonus. The answer is yes. Let’s look at how it can be done. As the name suggests, a welcome bonus is a financial incentive offered by brokers to get more business. The amount of the bonus varies, but it can occasionally be equal to the full amount of the deposit. While this is…