Hi I am looking for info/ resources that detail the following (A) the most liquid commodities to trade (B) the exchanges that trade the highest volumes of (A) Any guidance would be very much appreciated. Cheers
easy answers: most liquid Index futures: all the eminis on www.cme.com most liquid straight commodity futures: Crude Oil www.nymex.com Corn www.cme.com Soybeans www.cme.com Comex Gold www.comex.com
If you mean specific, I'd say 10 year note, mini sp, 30yr bond, and nq. I haven't looked at total monthly volumes in awhile, but I'd guess those are near the tops.
CL - Crude EC - Euro Fx YM - Dow Minis ER2 - Russell 2K ....also very liquid, go to CME Group website.
Hi Everyone Thank you for your prompt response. Bogan7 You ask why do I seek this information. My style is geared towards intr-day trading, I can't think of any major advantages to trading illiquid contracts. If you know of any advantages and are happy to point them out, please feel free. I used to assume wheat was more liquid than corn, however having looked at the COT report and heard about what others are saying, the reverse appears to be the case. Cheers
corn is much more liquid, wheat was the best to trade out of all three imo but not anymore. for pure liquidity and ease of getting in and out you might want to try Pork Bellies, Oats, Orange Juice and Lumber. Lots of volume all day long so market orders are fine. Especially in the far out months. Happy Trading!
The GE [Eurodollar - CME] is incredibly liquid, not only on the front month but up to several years forward...
barchart.com --> Futures (on top) If you drill down to the individual commodities, you can see the last day's volume for each.