I'm also in the Information Technology business; and now trying my hand at the Trading business -FastTrader
http://www.cbot.com/cbot/dow/cont_detail/0,2614,3+14719,00.html Interesting article on YM and gap strategy
5. Never getting into a situation where your broker is forced to liquidate your holdings. the ability to wait is imo the most underrated asset of all. The emini S&Ps are a great market to trade if you are 22 years old and obtain 30% of your daily nutritional intake from Starbucks LMAO. interesting article. the "85% fill" stats etc are wonderfully deceiving: despite the high hit rate, blindly fading a gap at the open will not lead to profits because the ones that run really really run. which makes sense, it *can't* be that easy.