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Thanks a lot. I stayed away from that book originally because the table of contents did not mention index futures specifically. However, I will give it another look. Thanks

Hi All, After reading all the info on the CME, I still have a few questions. Any responses are appreciated. 1. If I were trading something like sugar, my understanding is that when the contract expires, there is a physical exchange of sugar and money. How does this work with index...

Let me know what you think of this. Today (1/15/04), IBM had a low of $93.55 after starting much higher due to good earnings reports. Looking back on the last 6 months or so, there is a clear level of resistance right around $94.00. Do you think today's bounceback from right around that...

Thanks, guys. That was exactly the kind of insight I was looking for. I appreciate it.

Hi All, I am a little confused as to when to actually place the buy order when using a system such as a moving average crossover system. Lets say the MA is at $20.50 and I am going to buy as soon as the current price hits $20.51. The problem is that when the price hits $20.51 and I look...

I saw this on a trading journal thread: "26 fills for 2.84 cents/share traded, or $1.48 overall." What does this mean and why do people post this stuff? I don't see how it could help other people in their trading but I see posts like this all the time on ET... Thanks for your help (and...

Hi All, All I want to do is design and test systems and strategies using historic data with TradeStation... I don't want to actually place the trades and I don't need real-time quotes. Can someone please tell me which product I would want and how much it would cost, including all...

Agreed!

It depends on your initial trading capital. If one started with $10 million, $50k would seem lame. However, if one started with $25k, $50k would be pretty good. Questions like that are too subjective. Honestly, the more the better. I would say that if you are making as much trading as...

Sorry for the bad pun. Every day, I notice that SIRI is one of, if not the most actively traded stocks on the NASDAQ. I also notice that in many of these days, the trading range is only a few cents. My question is, why is it getting so much volume and not getting any more volitile? Why...

I think it is very similar to people trying to lose weight... Some people eat bad in the morning, and think, "screw the rest of the day, I will start off better tomorrow". Then the same thing happens tomorrow. They get in this downward spiral that is very difficult to beat. It is good that...

You should be able to get a free trial. I got their realtime quotes free for 14 days... Not a bad service as far as I can tell...

Just curious. I'm in Silver Spring myself... Do you trade with a firm or at home?

Hi All, Lets say that I had a simple trading system in place using moving averages (the length does not matter). If the price was above the moving average, I would buy. If the price was below the moving average, I would sell. I know this is not the best system, but I am starting out...

Exactly. If no one was making any money using TA, no one else would use it. However, there are people that make a good living using TA, which is proof enough for many people... TA is merely a tool, not a crystal ball. While TA may not be able to predict the exact place a market is going...

j_medved & iqfeed, Thanks for both your responses, they were both extremely helpful. In less than 24 hrs, ET has become an addition to my "must check compulsively" list of websites. One more question. Can you explain to me the process I would go through using the API to develop a 5 day...

This is a lot. I don't want to bombard you with questions so feel free to answer as little or as much as you like. :) Your QuoteTracker prog is very nice, by the way. Thanks for the quick reply. I am trying to decide whether or not to use the service for a personal automated trading...

Hi, I have seen several threads where users are talking about this API but I am wondering if anyone is actually using it successfully and what their thoughts are. Specifically, I am looking for a Java API to access real-time tick data (Level I and II) and historical quotes. However...