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    If Fed cuts only 25, what is best strategy?

    where is the best place to get access to the statement as fast as possible? I have interactive brokers, fidelity, and scottrade as my brokers, but I do not subscribe to any dedicated news streams. Oh, and is there a precise time in which the statement is released? I keep hearing...
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    Explain to me the YM / $INDU gap AH?

    Can someone tell me why in TWS the $INDU shows 12367.40, and YM March futures are currently hovering around 12480? I've only had limited experience trading index futures, but I've observed that the YM is about 40 points higher in relation to the djia. Right now there is a 110+ difference...
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    Doesnt the dow look like a big giant head and shoulders over the past 10 months? And we happen to be watching the confirmation of that head and shoulders right now? --Relleum
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    You are misunderstanding what I meant by play money. I am trading with real capital from my trading account. However, I have done pretty well with the low number of contracts I've been trading, so much that I have increased my portfolio by 3% since friday. BTW, doesnt it look like an...
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    Nope, I guess not. Just wanted to know in a hurry which symbol to trade and how much each tick is worth. --Relleum
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    I only use stops to prevent a catastrophe, and so they are almost never hit. In my opinion, stops are context ignorant, and I've found that managing my stop with a human touch nearly always results in a better market play. Especially with a day as volatile as today. Of course, this takes a...
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    My apologies. I thought you were making fun of the fact that I said I was using play money, and then hours later I said "making a killing". I meant to quote myself, to show that even play money with just 2-3 contracts can become thousands when it moves so much (either with you or against...
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    Some of you guys are total assholes. I've made thousands today because the few contracts that I traded moved almost 200 points in my favor today. So many gotdamn haters. --Relleum
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    Anybody else making a killing off all this volatility?
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    FYI, in at 91. And btw, I'm trading with play money, so don't worry about me (a couple of contracts per trade, at most). Well, that is unless it moves a hundred points against me. But I doubt that will happen with my stops. --Relleum
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    I have no idea why my post elicited so many haters. I needed information in a pinch, and some helpful traders quickly responded. As a result, I made the money that I intended to make based on the opportunity I observed. Why is this so amusing?
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    Looks like the sell was a good move. I will rebuy in the 12890's, if it gets that low again. But if there is a runup and I'm not included, I won't chase since I have done so well. Overall, i think the market will be moving up today. --Relleum
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    Just closed my long position at 12922 for a total of +68 points over 3 trades. Beginners luck I guess.
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    I have been using tws for a long time to trade options, stocks, and forex. Even though I've never traded futures before, I liked the setup on the DOW and wanted to trade it. I just didn't know the symbol to trade, and the ones i tried were incorrect. Even though I made some good money on...
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    dammit, wasted time with webtrader, for some reason kept getting that stupid invalid login. Finally entered ym march 08 into tws, and just missed 12849. Oh well, at least i was spot on about the opportunity. --Relleum
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    opportunity is running out. what symbol do i enter, and how many contracts should i purchase to risk $1500?
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    First time futures trader, assistance needed

    Right now the DOW is approaching 12800, i want to go long at this level with a stop below 12730. How can i enter this order in interactive brokers tws?
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    Charting to compliment IB datafeed

    I really don't have too many issues with the IB datafeed. When I view the charts that TraderWorkstation provides, the data seems more accurate. But as I said before, their charts are ugly, slow and cumbersome to use. The problem seems to be in QuoteTracker, where it has a few bugs when...
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    Charting to compliment IB datafeed

    I am looking for the best price/performance charting program to hook into my IB datafeed. Up until this point, I've been using QuoteTracker, but I keep getting corrupt charts in certain scenarios. More specifically, sometimes when I open the program, all of the charts will have the latest...
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    "IB NOT a TRUE real time data source!"

    Here are the numbers from in IB Account Mgmt: NYSE Open Book Real Time 60.00 USD That is pretty steep. If i wanted lvl 2 data from NASDAQ, NYSE, that runs 80 bucks a month? This does not include pink lvl 2 or AMEX. AND, this doesnt address the slow backfills with their realtime...
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