Questions tagged [trading]
This tag should be used for questions regarding the buying, selling or exchanging of Bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies for other currencies or commodities.
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Ogrr market size
I've heard that [Ogrr] (http://ogrr.com/) has provided Bitcoin as its internal unit of trading. Could someone who knows the forum well provide us with information about:
How large is the transaction ...
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How do MtGox redeemable codes work?
At MtGox (and presumably some other sites), you can withdraw money in the form of a redeemable code. These codes are also accepted for deposit at some Bitcoin exchanges.
How does this work? ...
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Can I CPU mine other coins to win Bitcoins?
I have a useless Nvidia, until now, unconfigurable to mine (7300)
So, if I mine just with CPU, can I get more coins mining others coins like NMC,LQC,LTC,SC, or whatever, and trading after for BTCs?
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Is the mtgoxlive depth chart information accurate?
Mt. Gox publishes live data which is available at mtgoxlive.com. The chart includes the current market price as well as a depth chart of existing bid and ask prices, which I assume is compiled from ...
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Is there any desktop notifier application for bitcoin prices?
There's a nice C2DM push based notifier for android but I'd like to know if there is one for the desktop environment, ideally linux?
Does anyone know if one exists?
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Are there any chart tools out there?
Are there any chart tools similar to the ones used in Forex trading available for Bitcoin users? The MtGox Live feed is nice and all, but it doesn't offer the functionality one would expect from a ...
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Are there any open-source trading bots out there?
Has anyone published an open-source trading bot that runs on a Bitcoin exchange?
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What is the superscript number in Bitcoinica prices?
Since Bitcoinica has been released I've been reading a bit about Forex. But i don't know what the superscript number refers to in the price quotes on the front page. How is this number calculated and ...
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How does one use Bitcoin OTC?
I've heard of Bitcoin OTC and P2P exchanges, but never used one.
How does one start?
What does the ranking/rating system mean?
How are exchanges done / reported?
Why can't I see any user rating when ...
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Trading between different cryptocoins
Is there a website that allows one to trade multiple different cryptocoins (Bitcoins, Namecoins, SolidCoins, RuCoins, LiteCoins, etc) all in one place?
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Is there a historical timeseries of market depth & transactions available?
Has anyone stored the historical market depth & tick data from MtGox? Is it available publically? Would be useful if you were making a bot.
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Is performance really important when choosing a language for a trading bot? [closed]
The C programming language outperforms interpreted languages such as Python or Ruby, but when it comes down to programming productivity, it is much easier/faster to write a Python program than a C ...
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What is the "Maintenance" amount referring to on the bitcoin exchange Bitcoinica?
I have tried out Bitcoinica, and although it is complicated i like it a lot!
What confused me is the "Maintenance" amount shown in the Account overview. It looks like it is not explained on the ...
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Is it true that Paypal banned Bitcoins, while Google Checkout did not (yet)?
Paypal claimed they were not allowed to sell Bitcoins, while currently it seems Google Checkout is a viable option.
So ... what's the story on this? Is this true, and if so does anyone know why?
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What's the best way for someone in Israel to move money in and out of Mt. Gox and/or Tradehill?
There is an Israeli bitcoin exchange (BitCoil), but it has been closed some time before and it doesn't currently support limit orders. I want to understand what's the best way, without using BitCoil, ...
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Is there a correlation between Technical Analysis predictions and actual prices?
Technical Analysis is a disputed method for "predicting" future prices. This blog has been offering technical analysis on Bitcoin for quite some time (AFAIK it's the only one).
Has there been any ...
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How can one find how much "room for arbitrage" is there in the Bitcoin market?
I don't know what's the mathematical/economical definition, but I would define "room for arbitrage" as the amount of money that can be extracted from the market by doing arbitrage (between the ...
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If I convert my US Dollars to Bitcoins, will its value likely depreciate? [closed]
Is it worth converting 'normal' currency into Bitcoins with the hope of making a profit later, by converting the Bitcoins back into 'normal' currency? In other words, could it be seen in a similar ...
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Does hoarding really hurt Bitcoin?
Some people believe that hoarding hurts the Bitcoin economy.
But are they really right?
As long as corresponding goods vendors and services will be here to stay and reinforce people's faith in Bitcoin,...
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What happened to Bitoption.org?
BitOption was one of the first sites that traded Bitcoin Options. I was going to put it up as an answer to this question, but then noticed that I'm getting a 502 Bad Gateway error.
Does anybody know ...
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Are there immediate plans to make Bitcoin more accessible to Forex traders?
Most people trading in foreign currencies are not technical, and will not learn how to operate the "technical jungle" that is Bitcoin.
Are there any known plans to expose Bitcoin to Forex while ...
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How do you obtain bitcoins?
This is a question many people ask when they're introduced to Bitcoin.
Bitcoin sounds interesting, but if I want to use this system I will need to get some coins, otherwise, there's no way I can ...
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