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Here is some info from IB website http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/usFuturesStopOrder.php Stop orders are not natively supported on CME/Globex. Interactive Brokers provides customers with simulated stop orders

It seems to me that since you are using a non-native stop market order type that the order is on your broker's stop server and not globex. It should be possible for the bid-ask to move in either direction prior to your order hitting globex.

The basic difference between your example and exchange traded futures is that futures contracts are marked to market every day. If the next day someone else executed a contract for $3, the contract would be changed to $3 for delivery and the bread maker would send the farmer $1/bushel cash...

Normally don't post, but since my situation was very similar (mid-40's, wife + 2 kids, some capital), I thought I'd chime in. I started full-time trading 2-1/2 years ago with no prior experience and so far it has been working out pretty well. I don't thiink I'd recommend it to a friend since...