The IDEAL PRO minimum is 25,000 units of whatever the base currency for a given trade is:...
That's due to risk-free interest rate differentials, positive vs. negative. Taking a look at the relevant yield curves, for example, the 3-month...
Nitro, I agree that's an excellent and valid point in general. (Sadly, so much of applied finance is distribution-blind or, worse yet, assumes...
Thanks, Dave. Interesting (and consistent with my trader's gut feel) that as we decrease the frequency, the hedge ratio decreases as well, i.e.,...
Hey, Pabst -- Wags... what's that? :confused: I assume you don't mean Washington Area Girls Soccer League? :p
OK, I've run a statistical analysis on optimally hedging YM exposure with an offsetting ES position, on an intraday basis. Time frame: last 10...
Steve, Let me take a look at the most recent data and post my results. Of course, anyone else with experience in this area is more than...
Blueskier, appreciate your thoughts on proper intermarket hedging. Agree, as long as you mean "expressed in USD terms" (or whatever the...
Before I forget: let's not lose sight of DIA as a natural "perfect" hedge for YM in case of only that particular futures exchange being down,...
I think some will be confused by the above discussion of ES / YM hedging ratio... let me see if I can clarify. The tick sizes are irrelevant....
FuturesTrader71, Just wanted to say -- an exceptionally thought-provoking thread so far, indeed. Really appreciate your (and others') in-depth...
I am back... Glad to report that, with the help of both this thread and an anonymous IB person, my case has apparently been solved....
Good, the 2nd chart got through intact. Now, to address some of your excellent points already made... To OldTrader and pspr, among others:...
Well, your replies have started to come in unbelievably fast... Really appreciate that. First off, most of that chart I posted has been "lost"...
Wondering if anyone else here has had a similar experience and, if so, how they've dealt with it. Until I can understand what happened, I will...
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