SCALPERS - why aren't you trading e-minis?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by hapaboy, Mar 27, 2002.

  1. saico

    saico

    Metoox, I actually know only one Broker (ApexFuture), who offer a 1K daytrading margin for the e-minis.
     
    #31     Mar 31, 2002
  2. Using "screen" as "I am screening with, not "CRT screen".
     
    #32     Mar 31, 2002
  3. Yes.
     
    #33     Mar 31, 2002
  4. I would agree.
     
    #34     Mar 31, 2002
  5. What happened to that one they started with, I think the multiplier was $2?
     
    #35     Mar 31, 2002
  6. Black box trading.
     
    #36     Mar 31, 2002
  7. No, there is a number of others, some of them are individually negotiated based on the type of trading you are doing; I think even IB offers that, better check on that though we don't trade there anymore, but I remember hearing or reading that.
     
    #37     Mar 31, 2002
  8. DblArrow

    DblArrow

    I use a local broker and can trade the e-minis for under 1000. There are a few more where you can trade for 1100-1200. So there are a few.

    I even actually trade the large contract 19,000, 2 contracts when my account was under 3000. Mistake the broker and I didn't catch. Too bad it was only a 2 point trade! So it really depends on broker relationship. Unless you use one of the big internet places.
     
    #38     Mar 31, 2002
  9. DblArrow

    DblArrow

    Still going fine on the ACE only as is the $5. The $10 is RTH only.
     
    #39     Mar 31, 2002
  10. I believe intra-day margins for IB es02m=$1,500.00

    Do you guys really use full margin? (i.e. a $10,000.00 account and you are trading 6 e-mini contracts???)...Seems very overleveraged to me
     
    #40     Mar 31, 2002