Thanks LeeD. Your reply is very helpful. -gariki
"For system traders it is a little different, slippage in a short term active system can make or break a system. The edge is tiny...." So one...
hello all, i am currently trading my own money and am growing well but i have been advised by an acquaintance that i am better off doing my...
Only way to get rebates AFAIK is to provide liquidity. Meaning strictly limit orders and yes you might not get filled sometimes. -gariki
if you have to take an order (based on say a system signal or something) then the best way is to put in a limit order - for long for example:...
i did a quick check on TNA and i still have a 4cent ave profit but that thing trades with a 4-5-6cent spread. Useless. Infact trading the...
i have done exactly this comparison more than a handful of times over the past couple of years and in general end up sticking to ES (mostly for...
thanks. that will not be necessary. if you know what you are doing, great. just thought would offer my 2cents as i thought the thread was genuine....
300 shares on a 30k account sounds too aggressive; even with a 2x leverage say you have 60k buying power to carry overnight, with say roughly 30$...
hey Rol. nice thread; i have read only cursorily but its good to read somewhat real looking stuff on ET. A few questions (not sure if you have...
it can as well go back to its 10-12 range at it has been pre-crash. For myself i am short to the tune of about 70 es deltas and heavily short vol...
Then again; there is this post by daedalus that has some concrete data in favor of futures....
so is really trading currency futures better than trading forex from a friction standpoint? This article below actually points that the...
dude.. markets are closed today :)
Now i have a golden rule before i pay a single buck to learn from somebody who pretends to know something about the markets. Show me an audited...
So i am trying to decide between IB, Oanda and MBtrading. For EUR/USD, the spreads as of now (8:04 PST on 4/20) seem to be: Oanda - 1.2 IB -...
no replies? jeez. i thought i will get a lot of useless info that i will have to sift through.
thinkorswim is the one i use. Some negatives when it comes to futures trading but very good for options.
I trade futures extensively; almostly exclusively /ES but am looking into expanding into forex. Can someone compare forex vs futures from these...
stock777: curious how bill duryea of ioamt.com got on the list. Not saying I have an opinion either way. I recommended him on the roll :D ....
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