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xbaha
 

Registered: Dec 1999
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04-02-12 10:44 AM

futures liquidity is much less than stocks... its very hard to make a buck.

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rmorse
 

Registered: Apr 2011
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04-02-12 11:10 AM


Quote from xbaha:

futures liquidity is much less than stocks... its very hard to make a buck.



I traded for 25 years as an equity MM on the floor of the AMEX. I no longer trade. If I were starting in the business right now, I would only trade futures, options on futures and cash settled index options. IMO, that's where the money is right now and there are tax advantages if your profitable.

Bob

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xbaha
 

Registered: Dec 1999
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04-02-12 11:19 AM

i am only talking about arbitraging different stocks..
if you compare the spread,
i.e. SPY vs ES, SPY spread is less, which give more chance to make more money or lose less.
liquidity on most stocks are more than single stock future, liquidity is needed to exit fast at any cost..
these factors makes the quick strategy a winner... and by quick i mean from 1 second to 15 minutes.

if you talk about trading that lasts few hours or days, i agree, trading futures, is better, if your trading for days, i would go for options also...

thanks

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