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Hi, As for brokers that give access to futures options, I've had experience with several. But, I would recommend going directly with a major...
Hi Bellman, I noticed you're in the US. Any issues with these regulations against gambling or accessing oversees places like Intrade to trade...
I've used IB in the past, but was not satisfied. Recently switched to trading directly with MF Global (through their Private Client Group--...
Coral: Are you serious? My broker claimed it started about 2 months ago. I didn't realize it until going over my statements recently (and...
Hi, Just to clarify--the introducing broker claims that this was something done by MF Global (the clearing firm), and that their hands are...
Hi, I trade through a firm that clears with MF Global. Recently, there has been a 2.50 per side "transaction fee" added onto trades cleared...
Hi, There are several things you can do depending on the IV level of the stock. The first thing that comes to mind is either a diagonal spread...
Hi, I also have verizon, and set up a wireless network a few months ago. After doing a lot of reading, there are a few things you should do...
As for charts/data, www.futuresource.com has intraday charting capabilities. For a spread, just type in CLM07-CLZ07, for example. Also, for...
This should be a fun journal. I agree, there just aren't enough people following spreads on the different chat locations (or at least not enough...
Great suggestion about the butterfly. I have only focused on ED spreads, and read very little about butterflies (must admit I didn't see the...
I trade ED spreads also. Have a Dec08-Dec07 on right now, and just riding it down. All of the spreads look pretty week, and seem to be working...
I trade with a laptop and wireless router, and have had no problems. My broker is IB. Make sure to properly secure your wireless router (WEP...
I've traded ED spreads for a couple of years now. Yep, I agree and was just noticing that this morning. I had a short EDu7-EDu8 trade and rode...
There are others on here that should be able to give you much more insight. But, to answer your question about whether it's worth it, I would...
Hi, This table may help. It has the margins for the ED/five year spreads (with appropriate ratios)....
30, part time trader in Atlanta (grad student full time). Started in equities 3 years ago, and moved to futures and options of futures about...
www.barchart.com www.prorealtime.com www.tradesignals.com All of these have good spread charting capabilities for free. And,...
Hi, There's also a nice suite of spread software that's pretty unique for what's found on the web. It allows you to do most of the things that...
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