Recent Content by traderTX

  1. Corn/Ethanol Crush

    none personally
    Post by: traderTX, Jan 9, 2012 in forum: Commodity Futures

  2. Corn/Ethanol Crush

    Atlas trades quite a bit of the ethanol crush OTC products. Not sure of all of the details, but I know they do decent volume. Progressive Fuels...
    Post by: traderTX, Jan 9, 2012 in forum: Commodity Futures

  3. Does anyone here trade FCOJ?

    the pit is options only. Not sure of the volume in OJ options, but coffee and cotton always quote a fairly tight market in the options (as softs...
    Post by: traderTX, Oct 27, 2011 in forum: Commodity Futures

  4. Ag OTC markets / brokers

    Like EMG said, try FCS. Atlas, First Capital, et al trade in these products. Depending on your structure (individual, hedge, corp), expect to...
    Post by: traderTX, Oct 18, 2011 in forum: Commodity Futures

  5. Ag Options Qs

    depends how advanced you need to get I suppose. Not an options expert myself, but you might ask Heech, I know he is very much involved in futures...
    Post by: traderTX, Aug 17, 2011 in forum: Commodity Futures

  6. When and how VIX futures settle

    "The Wednesday that is thirty days prior to the third Friday of the calendar month immediately following the month in which the contract expires...
    Post by: traderTX, Jun 15, 2011 in forum: Options

  7. Physical trading jobs

    yes, I have traded both cash (merchandising) and futures (spread management) for a mid size grain company in the past. PM me any specific...
    Post by: traderTX, Jun 10, 2011 in forum: Commodity Futures

  8. Looking for a trading room in Chicago or surburbs

    you didn't specify futures or equities focus, but if interested in futures / futures options, Advantage Futures has a trading room in Downers...
    Post by: traderTX, May 20, 2011 in forum: Prop Firms

  9. questions about grains trading

    One of my favorite non-intraday strategies is cattle crush...always found it a lot easier to feed cattle on paper than in the feedyard...no death...
    Post by: traderTX, May 18, 2011 in forum: Commodity Futures

  10. Beer, which is your favorite???

    Ziegenbock, any of the Shiner beers, and for the cheap dates, Lonestar
    Post by: traderTX, Mar 24, 2011 in forum: Politics

  11. commodity firm work environment

    mgz: I've worked in both environments, cash trading and futures trading. The cash side CAN BE more of a sales position if you arent at the top,...
    Post by: traderTX, Mar 21, 2011 in forum: Commodity Futures

  12. Do Texans Trade Better?

    as a born, raised, and very proud TEXAN (and cattle and grain trader), I completely agree....hard work and personal responsibility go far in any...
    Post by: traderTX, Feb 5, 2011 in forum: Psychology

  13. Futures Broker for *exotic* foreign futures

    Newedge is minimum $3 million.
    Post by: traderTX, Jan 5, 2011 in forum: Retail Brokers

  14. All Grains Limit Up Toady

    You can use the calendar spreads if you don't have access to swaps. The CZ10/CZ12 calendar was used all day as the indicator for future CZ10...
    Post by: traderTX, Oct 8, 2010 in forum: Commodity Futures

  15. corn spreads

    agree with local. With the early harvest, and country elevators needing to quick ship the bushels, especially in areas such as KS where big crops...
    Post by: traderTX, Oct 7, 2010 in forum: Commodity Futures