also will add this note for those who do not watch stats on instruments... the thinly traded instruments have less harmonic balance, price fills are a bit more volatile. the more it trades the more fitted to typical strategies it becomes. go with the highly traded issues...
and you would recommend someone with the personal liquidity to back 500 contracts (even if it is the mini) but not enough experience to understand the nature of the question go all in, all market.... pour gas on it and light it on fire man... sounds like some really great advice coming from you. as for harmonics, google that shit and get off my dick.
What you should be aware of, is that, sometimes it is much better to keep your mouth shut, especially when you do not have a clue what you are talking about
Why are you so butt hurt, the original poster was concerned about placing orders with larger volume. If you've ever watched a Ts on Es you know it will take the volume as long as you are not in a pivot where volume becomes super thin. If you had ever listened to a squawk from the pit you'd also know that 500 is a rather large single trade even for the banks. Not saying they don't happen, but they are the exception.. not the rule. By the way Tf is leading us lower as I type this, I know because I'm actually in a trade. Cl - While many trade cl with success, it's price like other physical commodities, is driven by forces external to the market that you simply cannot respond to with Speed. Nq isn't materially different than trading Es. Your the algo kid? I'm sure you've run divergence models between the majors. I wouldn't recommended anyone kick a position into the market with 100 or more and also not know how to answer basic fill questions on the instrument. That's a recipe for pain. And Lower liquidity isn't going to make the pain factor lower, ever, in any instrument, with any trade method... EVER. That's universal fact, and stating the opposite leaves your naivety quite exposed for more experienced market participants... New crude numbers in 45 secs, if it's a sharp move your market order will ride the DOM........ with no advantageous fill, expecting the opposite of that tells me your banging keys on a sim. Good day!