VORTEX AIMing

[Conrad]

Hi Sam, I just happen to run into this post again and noted your remark that you could not download the Vortex program.

Various changes have been introduced by now although we had other report that downloading was a problem. That problem has been worked on and we now have Version 1.26-2 on the download link.
http://www.ckweb.nl/vortex_us/index.php

The start-up problems have been resolved as far as we can tell. . . it has to do with particular settings of the client's compter.

The trading of Inverse Fund remains and interesting issue. I was interested in trading Eur.Dol and Dol.Eur but ran into the fact that:

1. When I bought Dollars I paid in Euro from an Euro account
2. When I bought Euros I paid with Dollars from a Dollar Account

At the time I tested this combination I noticed I was running but the distance to the destination I was running to was became greater with each step I took towards it. . .it reminded me of a Science Fiction book I read once. . .Delta D = (a*Vr – b*Vb)*t with b*Vb > a*Vr*t.
This is like running on a conveyor belt that runs backwards.
Any gains that were accrued on the one currency were wipeout on the other currency by way of trading costs.

When trading inverse funds within a currency system this problem does not occur. Afer I understood what was happening I no longer pursued this angle.

Regards,