Recent content by toddk63

Large spreads compared to the ZC, ZS, etc... I traded them a few times while learning small. Glad I can afford a full ZC/ZS now. Much tighter. Todd K.

The exits for my futures trading system are based on closing price as shown on the daily charts ( I use Norgate Premium Data) . Specifically, at what time of day are these closing prices posted for PA and PL? Generally, what closing time is used for all futures (ags, metals, energy...)...

This in an IRA account at IB. I attempted to BUY some USD.JPY e-micro (M6J) contracts yesterday. Since they are demonitaed in JPY, I got an error message saying I did not have enough JPY to cover the margin requirement. How do I convert some of my USD funds into JPY to cover this margin...

There is a substantial amount of floating storage. With the Baltic Dry Index at all time lows and crude futures in contango, big traders are buying spot crude, leasing cheap tankers to store it in, and selling the futures contracts.

There is probably a real simple answer to this question. Maybe I just don't understand ARCA well enough. Below is my question to OX Customer service and their lack of response... -------------------------------- ARCA .vs. Quote Box? Just curious. I just placed a "large" limit order for...

I have been swing/position trading a "system" using a stop loss of 2xATR's. Risking about 1% of account equity on each trade. This naturally accumulates about 5 or 6 open positions at a time. Average holding period around 2 weeks. Recently, I finally invested some quality time developing...