I first have to say that I truly enjoyed reading this thread. NihabaAshi comments have been educational and fast&furious honesty has been very...
I also am a tape reader. The only thing on my TT(Trading Technologies) workstation are three MD order books ES, ER2, and NQ. I primarily watch...
I trade emini futures. Sometimes I will make a couple of ticks sometimes a couple of points. There is more than enough intraday movement to get...
Tommy One thing you will find out quickly is futures brokers will give you as much intraday leverage as you want! They will even FedEx the...
Exactly. That is why it is easier for me to cut a check every Friday. I could not swing trade.
250-1000 is # of trades. This is not my weekly volume. If I am trading 1 lots my weekly volume would be 250-1000. If I am trading 5 lots then...
The problem with doubling down is not with the specific trade you are doubling down on(assuming you do not blow out!!!). It is the fact that you...
Take it easy. I was asking because if you make a lot of trades it might be in your best interest to go with a professional clearing firm....
How many round turns will you average a day.
I just noticed in another thread you say you are a "swing" trader. I am a scalper/active day trader. Basically I take whatever the market...
It is part of my business plan to pay myself every Friday. Every Friday I wire money into my bank account. This habit reminds me that trading is...
You are not nuts. However if you plan on putting more than 25,000 in a trading account at the beginning you are going to lose! You are...
The problem with the double down approach is if it works!! Once you have tasted crack you will always find a way back!! What I mean by...
http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/cont_detail/0,3206,1042+40879,00.html#1 It looks like the clearing fees for leasee to trade interest rates at CBOT...
Just so you know. You will have to pay $1100 to the CME to lease the seat. It is an application fee. Then when you purchase the seat you will...
Covert is right you should look at Advantage Futures to clear your trades if you are going to lease a membership. If you call them they will be...
As an active trader it is still important for me to pay attention to the weakness of ER2. For example if I attempt to buy "highs" of a range and...
My comments were far from a theory. My point is watching ER2-ES spread is very useful for intraday movement.
When I read this quote at first I was a little offended being described as a serial killer. Then I laughed at such an absurd analogy. Then I...
This is a good suggestion.
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