Seems like it from one day I traded them. Biggest problem is u breakeven is 2 ticks now in mes. So if you are gonna trade the micros, you need to be looking for much bigger targets. Any type of scalping is a fools errand.
What's the commish? I thought AMP was doing them at 74 cents a round turn. For the micro SP 1 tick covers, no?
It isn't cheap, that's for sure. But it is still 1 tick to BE (I did just do a quick look around and it does seem as though prices are all over the place). I figure if we have a little low cost entry contest some of these rich super traders could afford to play along instead of just standing by the side of the road hurling insults and pretending they know WTF they're doing. I'll start a thread June 1 - blotters only posted before the next day's RTH open - no calling trades or any of that horse$hit. We'll see how many of these trading gods can ante up to the $200 window.
Have not noticed a difference in fills in either MNQ or MES. Plenty of volume and hedging flexibility for smaller accounts
I use gain and IB. Gain had ridiculous fees of $3.60 round trip. Didn’t try with IB yet. But, these micros are going to be a much better option than spy and qqq. Want to swing over a couple days or weeks time ? No problem, and no wash sale issues. I’m a futures trader. I don’t claim mark to market. But I will definitely give these a go when I’m looking for some type of bullish swing trade in the near future where I won’t lose sleep. I’ll be able to pull a b1s2.....take 100 handles of heat and still be able to sleep like a baby!
Damn, you blew my response to Destriero. I was going to tell him: Yes, I’m spreading, but not too far apart! I’m game for the blotter contest. But why don’t we just post a blotter on the account(s) we already have? It can be a little more anonymous that way. Edit: The FCM’s with low account minimums are probably more expensive.
Yes, fer crying out loud, they are! Why would they not be with 100K volume? Ug!!! *slaps everyone in the room with a fat fish.*
IB looks 25% higher than AMP. I clicked on the Ninjatrader ad here but with the this tier that tier or the other tier I don’t have time for that. Anyone can trade any account they wish. As this is something of a stunt, I’d rather keep it separate for me. I threw the idea of using ET sponsoring brokers because ET is free for traders because of the financial support of the sponsors and I like ET. Also starting it from a small stake makes it more of a real contest. Otherwise Destriero could just invest his equity in 30 day t-bills and beat us all by collecting the interest.