Many THx for the Answer. Well i can say often i have trade a demo and in the end i was evertime in plus. I trade a littel like Ross Trading is my stratagi and function well. I have trade the SP not feed but pay spreed my broker was 0,7 point spreed for him. that is the reson i want go to the mini futur. Well and what can i say one day i must do my first step in the cold water. If everbody just tell no is to danger well nobody trade futurs. Regards and many thx torero
good luck, try hang on to your money while you learn http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showt...hlight=beginner money management&pagenumber=1
Quote from torero: Is not possibel with IB to trade the mini futurs with 3000$ ? Yes, you can. The intra-day initial margin for the ES is $2K. It goes up to $4K at 15:45 ET. That means you need to be flat (i.e. have no position) by that time, or have more than $4K (per contract), or your position will get liquidated automatically between 15:45 and 16:15 ET. Also, you cannot open a new position if your account falls below $2K. I think equity is the lesser of your previous day's equity or your current equity (it's this way for stocks - not sure about futures). Can someone comment on when the requirement goes back down to $2K again? It doesn't mention this on the relevant page.
I want THX to all Great Pepole here and for you help. Well i live in europ for me is interesting also the premarket margin. Europ time beginn 8 at morning is 2 Est is the margin 4K or 2K again or is 2k just if the market are open normal time ? Well my strategi is beginn with 3000 and max. loss 1000. I think for the first time is a good way to go to the cold water. Because if i lose so i have loss no more and have time to anayice what i do wrong But my first Step is not Winn much my first step is not to lose money Again many Thx for help and the links i will read all. Last question is IB the only that offer trades with 3k or have i a alternative ? Sorry for my bad english I wish you all great winning Regards torero
2K margin is good from 9:30am till 3:45pm EST What country are you from torero? I am from Russia. Trade DAX, ES, YM.
From germany but i´m not a german just a foreigner in this country. It´s how the song from STING I´m a allien here a legal allien ^^ And i trade about a speedbething frim in england and have do a good perfomance. But often is ist very frustating because often don´t function the trading desk sometimes there don´t make my orders. And other problem ist i pay all time 0,7 S&P Point on day trading or 1 point on mar S&P. I have really begann with a mini acount if i tell you nobody want belive me. And if i say mini is really mini. I was often in the right way but there software Sometimes you can buy sometimes not lol Crazy regards torero