try trading multiples of 2 or more if possible, taking quicker profit on first unit and allowing the second part a chance to be a larger winner....
I hope this reply is still relevant. I have worked both with a professional coding my stuff for sierra, Ninja and OEC as well as coding my own...
what platform? You should be able to place stops on open positions without an issue and/or be able to cal broker/desk right away. To answer your...
Live or back tested? Largest drawdown per contract from peak to valley? Largest single loss?
I asked our risk manager , John Thorpe: Start and End refers to the range of contract months assigned to the particular maintenance margin...
I asked my colleague Mark O'Brien to contribute his opinion: To this analysis I would contend that a three-day increase in the price of [Dec.]...
I dont think the position size or account size would have something to do with the pro vs non pro classification. At least it has not for us so...
We have the ultra bond here on the futures side...same tick size as the 30 yr ( ZB) good volume overall. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes position limit is 60k max order size is 3000 you may have to report positions held overnight to the clearing house/ CFTC if you carrying more...
Yes up to a certain level and then it depends on the platform, trader history, markets etc. I will PM you.
Like @wrbtrader mentioned the 20 limit is probably based on your account size. For example over here, if you have $10,000 you can go long or short...
2 vs 1 is the appropriate recognized contract ratio set by the exchange . [ATTACH][ATTACH] this is the current ratio to take advantage of a...
The call provides protection to a certain degree and the selling of the put if market goes your way acts as partial profit taking. A bit more and...
I am biased towards futures.....I feel it is the "real thing" what you see is what you get.
I would probably use futures with options as risk mgmt. Example going short gold while buying a call option rather than a stop and possibly...
My colleague Joe Easton, wrote a nice piece on natural gas this Friday! While I dont know enough details on your project, Joe and i initial...
From my colleague, John Thorpe: A position trader can benefit from weekly changes in the COT report. As others had suggested in your thread, of...
My guess is large orders triggered by ALGOS that scan the news and place trades accordingly.
I recommend my clients to have an exit strategy ( good and bad ) before entering the trade.... The answer to your question depends on your...
I think the chart is definitely looking better and the forecasts are for colder November. We actually just wrote an in depth piece on natural gas,...
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