Of course the long term investors and long equity funds will be buying throughout the year, that is there exact intention of buying and holding...
Haha! To the OP, please be sure you are aware he's only joking. Use limit orders if you are going to be trading those markets as the spreads are...
Just to give a little more insight here folks - Took off some September Wheat during the day as there wasn't much spec or commercial interest...
Interesting you bring this up. There are two breeds of local floor traders down here: the scalpers (some called market makers) and then the option...
Hello all, I've been dabbling around the forums here off and on for awhile - and I thought I'd give some insight into what I myself and some...
Maximum length out there I believe is the June '09 contract, which probably barely trades during the day. You're better off going long some ITM...
I've had to do this multiple times too. Some of my friends, not only women, can't understand the purpose of daytrading (or in your case, algo...
All brokers are required by the regulator (exchange and CFTC) that the customers have the maitenance overnight margin in effect as required by all...
I'm a trader down here in the hogs pit, but occasionally wonder over to the S&P if there is something going on. Still a lot of action in the...
Mini crude and nat-gas is fine to play with but the Mini-ags are horrible with volume and spreads. Just trade a little more size and trade the...
In these types of situations, normally the trades will be busted. Look especially at the grain markets overnight along with the equity futures.
This is what I look at every morning. Easily generated charts by the Cleveland Fed based on OPTIONS on Fed Fund Futures....
Wow, GLD at 85.54? Who would have thought that with stock_trad3r behind it?
Their negative accounts are usually closed out and losses deducted from a segregated account that has the performance bond in a safe yielding...
I hope you meant to say stocks to freefall instead of rally. A 25 basis point cut is already baked in. We are in overbought territory all on...
I don't usually trade equities but I built a small position in short S&P futures after hogs closed today in the pit. Look at it this way: No...
HFT2, How are your long positions after today and yesterday? Still averaging in from S&P 1550?
True, some do run them to zero and even negative. These traders generally can't keep up pace with the volume and activity. Smart traders will use...
A $1 million account can easily be doubled yearly, with the right risk management and trade plan. Traders in the pits like myself trade with...
I've traded hogs for the past 21 years. Volatility is up and people sometimes get screwed in the meats market. Look at Friday's intraday Hog...
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