Want it or not, the future is hybrid, a combination of electronic and discretionary. A trader needs to acquire both skills to have an edge. The Big Board has became The Big Bored, articleâ¦
I would have thought their first diversion would have been to get a screen name on Elite Trader, and blog away.
sounds like the S&P futures. Last I knew, eminis were traded electronically, but for large orders (I think, 25+ eminis), it is shunted to the trading floor... And I believe that in Chicago, they moves all pit-traded major currencies (Yen, Euro, etc.) into one pit.