EMini Nasdaq

Discussion in 'Index Futures' started by alain, Jul 10, 2001.

  1. alain

    alain

    I've been trading Nasdaq stocks for a while... my main problem is that from ten trade opportunities I'm only able to enter the market at five from those... specially when the market is breaking down and I want to enter short.. it's almost impossible. I guess some of you have the same problem..

    What I was wondring is if Emini Nasdaq futures are easier to enter and get out compared to the nasdaq stocks?


    Thanx, alain
    (Switzerland)
     
    #1     Jul 10, 2001
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  2. jmeyer

    jmeyer

    try trading QQQ, the Nasdaq 100 tracker. There is no uptick
    rule to short. I trade with IB through Island with 1 cent
    per share. Trades are instantaneous long or short.
    you can limit risk with small lots until you're OK with
    your trading results rather than E-Minis one contract
    of which has about the same leverage as 1000s QQQ.
     
    #2     Jul 10, 2001
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  3. tymjr

    tymjr

    Having traded both the Mini and the Q’s, I can say that I find fills much more reliable in the Mini. This may be a function of my trading style and not indicative of the Q’s except in my situation.
     
    #3     Jul 10, 2001
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  4. dozu888

    dozu888

    NQ is far better a daytrading vehicle than QQQ, great liquidity, instant executions, and narrower spread than QQQ

    emini vs. stocks:

    mini can short into downtick, instant fills.

    stocks offer more choice, have own supply/demand in addition to overall market direction, tends to be more forgiving. can use mini as a lead indicator for top-down analysis.
     
    #4     Jul 10, 2001
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  5. matt36

    matt36

    try trading QQQ, the Nasdaq 100 tracker. There is no uptick
    rule to short. I trade with IB through Island with 1 cent
    per share. Trades are instantaneous long or short.
    you can limit risk with small lots until you're OK with
    your trading results rather than E-Minis one contract
    of which has about the same leverage as 1000s QQQ.
    __________________
    jmeyer


    what type of data do you use. Matt
     
    #5     Jul 11, 2001
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  6. jmeyer

    jmeyer

    Matt,
    I'm using e-signal with GET. But order placement timing
    is with IB since second by second data varies with e-signal
    data and trades are made with the spread numbers from
    IB. There is no slippage since the trades are instantaneous
    through Island.
    JM
     
    #6     Jul 12, 2001
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  7. matt36

    matt36

    I see that ib offers data of some type, I assume not L2. how do you like their system, does it offer charts and studies, or is that why you subscribe to esignal?

    thank you, Matt
     
    #7     Jul 12, 2001
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