The ATR in $ terms for NQ is like 70% of what it is for ES, which is another way of saying NQ costs more than ES (due to higher margin...
Because they are a rippoff. If the regular contract cost $5 to trade roundturn then the e-micro at 1/10 the size should cost $0.50 for roundturn...
This would be a good solution as well. If the large contract traded electronically with the 0.10 tick size then no doubt it would probably take...
2008-2009: Banks were insolvent 2011-2012: Banks + Developed ("1st World") nations are insolvent 2008-2009: Fed + ECB had nukes and all kinds...
Again the question is: ES does 2 million contracts a day (my guess). Why aren't other exchanges competing for this volume? My guess is S&P gave...
I still can't understand why CME has stuck to the 0.25 tick size at $12.5/tick for ES futures. I think switching the tick size from 0.25 to 0.10...
Looks like its been 3 months since the last TWS release. No new features have been added since and I don't know if they are focusing on bug fixes...
Does anyone have any experience with this social trading network: http://openbook.etoro.com/#/main/
ET will not be around in another 5 years. Baron has completely ignored social networking on this site and thus ET will lose what little market...
The game is Capitalism. The goal is to accumulate money. The Cheaters want you to believe that you can win the game by playing fair and working...
How do they get around not paying you a salary? Isn't that illegal? Prop firms get around not paying a salary by making all traders 'partners'...
VXX went from 500 to 20. Its one of many ETFs that seem to consistently decay no matter what. VXX may pop to 30-40 but that would just be...
An analyst on Frontline said that the US considers Pakistan as a Too Big To Fail State. And Pakistan knows this so they are exploiting their...
Any form of trading can be the 'gateway' drug that leads to ever more risky and ever more impulsive trading as you try to dig out of a bigger and...
Those extremely remote odds of success makes it really stupid to quit your job to pursue trading. Even if you are the 1/100 that make it your...
If charges are not filed then it means GS is above the law. And it means the application of law depends on who you are and not on what you did...
I'm doing my part to make this excellent article go viral: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-people-vs-goldman-sachs-20110511?page=1
In 2009, I was up 175k up to dec. Then in dec I lost 100k from the HW mark. In 2010 I only made 15k. Anyway I'm not bitter and have no regrets....
I have absolutely zero interest in regaining my motivation to daytrade. I thank God for my protracted drawdown because this is exactly what I...
The first 2 years were unprofitable the last 3 years were profitable but I'm stuck in an 18 month long drawdown. I'm just too demoralized and...
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