Looking for suggestions on markets to trade outside of US hours. This would be for guys like me that still have a 9-5. Should I consider non-US markets? Maybe look into the HSI? I have considered futures on Globex but not sure about the liquidity in the evening. Gets a little thin at times. Thoughts?
I am in the same boat and actually get up early and trade FESX ( http://www.eurexchange.com/index.html ) when I have the later shift. I have also started looking into Fx. Fx and its price spreads are a little weird to get used to.
You should only be trading CME Group products. Go to the website and explore to your hearts content. The Japanese Yen and EuroFX are e-mini's are two products that come to mind, that you can trade successfully during the non 9 to 5 hours.
Some folks seem to like KOSPI 200. I can't trade through IB so that's out. Forex/currency futures are thin until London open.
Actually these arent mini's. They have mini versions of these products but volume is pretty thin. Still a good product to trade, but since its not a mini the margin is gererally higher then say the ES.
Not with a real futures broker... same margins for 6E or 6Y as ES If your broker doesn't offer $500 margins for these contracts, you can do better elsewhere
Yeah, you're right. But as austinp mentioned, the margin requirements are so low (pretty much in-line with the ES), I automatically think of them as being "mini's".
Do any of the options on futures have any liquidity overnight? I'm in the U.S., it is Sunday eve, I can't find any futures options that are trading on TWS, not even ES options. Stosh