Recent content by Shraga18

I agree the adjustment was a good idea. I was just surprised they raised it THAT MUCH. I mean double, or even triple I'd understand. But going from $500 to $2,800...?

OEC also just raised the margins, by a LOT! While I understand there's higher volatility, raising required margin by almost 600% seems somewhat excessive...

Any idea what happened?

For those of you who will be staying with the ER2 and going over to ICE, aren't you worried about the lower volume?

Ray, thank you. It may be helpful for readers for you to tell us a little about yourself.

about the move to ICE? Will you be continuing on to ICE, or going over to one of the other minis?

I understand. I guess you were trading the ES, right? I was hoping to be able to continue trading the ER, which has much lower volume, hence my questions...

Ok. Would you mind elaborating on what difference there is?

?? As I wrote, I've been trading it with up to 5 contracts. Now I'm going up to 15-30 contracts. Are you saying there's no difference?

Aye, there's the rub. I'm used to ER2, and have invested years in getting to know it well. Moving to ES might mean having to go back to school for me, which I would rather not spend time on...

Hi everyone, After having traded up to five ER@ contracts for several years, I'm getting ready to enter the market with a larger account, in the $150k-$180k area. There are several points I'm concerned about, and which I would appreciate your input about. 1. Fills & trading methodology...

I dont know what they did, but OEC is connecting lightningly fast today. Lets hope it continues this way.

How exactly does it work?