Charting the TUT spread on IBKR

Discussion in 'Financial Futures' started by xandman, Oct 9, 2022.

  1. xandman

    xandman

    IBKR TWS can't chart it. What are my alternatives? Thanks.
     
  2. Robert Morse

    Robert Morse Sponsor

    This is CQG QTrader. The TUT December spread. Not much data. Must be new today.

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  3. Real Money

    Real Money

    TUT = (2000 * ZTZ22) - (1000 * ZNZ22) gives you the cash value, so you just make a 'virtual security' and chart the midpoint.
     
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  4. xandman

    xandman

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    Made it as you recommended. Thank you.

    I don't have my fixed income/futures concepts lined up tonight. Does the net difference in the high/low (about $2000) reflect what would have happened to my PnL on a 1 lot TUT?

    Strangely, the order window has the TUT contract value being $300k.

    Thanks again.
     
  5. Real Money

    Real Money

    Yea. The cash value is always $1000 times the quote on ECBOT. The math behind that is complicated. I'm starting to think this is the thing to be trading. Everything else is repricing whenever it moves anyway.

    I want to know how to trade the actual ICS 'native' spread on IBKR.
     
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  6. xandman

    xandman

    I am not sure of anything. The first time I sent an order, it flashed a message about routing. I accidentally clicked away without fully reading. It may have been that native routing message seen below.

    The midpoint b/a is currently as follows:
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    But using COMBO orders, we have:

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    I should buy the cheaper one! JK.
     
  7. xandman

    xandman

    COMBO chart does track the Cash Value chart.

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  8. xandman

    xandman


    Do we know how to create something like this on a Bloomberg terminal?
    Virtual/Simulated...whatever hits the side of the barn.
     
  9. ZBZB

    ZBZB

    Esignal does spreads that can use maths.
     
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