TREX The price for an E-mini dow is around $9000. With a 5:1 margin, i would be able to purchase 1 contract. Is this correct, or did I...
Ok, Can someone post a link to a site that simply teaches the basics of Futures trading?
Very true hypo I have an idea of what my system will do, but i need to grasp an understanding of what the Futures markets are like in reality....
Which people?
Sure, you can suggest a broker requiring a $500 margin per contract.
Yes, i realize that i'm about to go under, but I would like to give NQ and/or EQ a try. Is it possible for an account with $2600 to trade the...
Good, i'm a hair above the $2,600 mark in my account right now. If you wanted to buy a future, would you go throught the same motions as if you...
Great, I have an account with IB, and have lost a significant amount trading stocks due to the SEC's pattern day trader rules (cannot sell the...
Is it possible to trade futures with a starting cap of $2000, or does the SEC have rules about the minimum amount of equity a trader must have?
By "open", do you mean an index or an induvidual stock, index, or future?
hi surf, In percent form, how much has your initial capital changed by using this system?
Wow, that's one amazing success story. You're right about myself thinking that I already know the markets. And you're right that i'll probably...
Thanks for the advice I hear 1 mil is a good number as well
Yeah, i've read some books about TA. I know about breakouts, resistance and support levels. I think that bottom feeding (buy at the bottom of a...
I was selling 200 stocks @ appx 10 dollars each.
an interesting fact: Double your $3000 nineteen times and you will have 1.5 billion dollars.
So these "prop" firms will provide you with a leverage, even if i exclusively trade with IB?
i have... i mean had $3000 of my hard earned money in the account. IB gives a 2:1 margin if you have under $25,000 in your account. Since my...
I also recently sold a low vol stock (~20,000) and when i put my sell order in at the bid price, the bid price moved down in conjunction with my...
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