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I need good liquidity so mini lot is not an option. Would like minimal slippage too. What are the spreads like when trading FX over the future?

Is there really that much difference?

Do the EURUSD and 6E contract move the same pretty much? Why would one choose to trade one instrument over the other?

I'd appreciate any input that you have on what you think would be a methodical approach to coming up with these numbers.

Thanks for replying. Another question, how many ticks are the typical profit targets for scalp and swing positions? Also, as far as a pure money stop what is the typical stop that one should use, on the ES, my stops are 8 ticks, and my initial profit targets are 1 point, followed by 2 and 4...

When I trade the ES, I really don't find it too useful to look at the overnight session data and usually just watch charts from 9:30 - 4:15 EST session. For both the EuroFX and Bond contract, what are the best hours to trade? I assume 8:20 AM and the first few hours after that? Also, is...

Thank you for your contribution of absolutely nothing :)

Just to clarify, the 4 tick targets that I use are for the ES, I am asking what a scalpers equivalent would be for crude. One thing that I did notice is that crude gaps quite frequently on the 5 minute QM chart, which does not seem to be the case for the CL future. Currently for my entries I...

Oh come on guys, give me a little love here. Besides, if you are any good you should be happy to have other traders joining the market, more opportunities for you to take their money :)

Thank you for the response :) We all have to start somewhere in markets that we are not familiar with, these are pretty straight forward questions. Do you have to be a jerk about it?

What type of max money stop and profit target are most traders using for scalping crude? For example, on the ES, my max money stop is usually two ticks (at most) or below the previous tick of the bar before my entry bar. My targets are a minimum of 4 ticks and I usually swing multiple...

Just to add, the strategy that I wanted to test out is basically finding options for a stock after it has had an unusual price price spike i.e. more then x standard deviations which has caused the call option price to plummet. This would only apply during trend phases of the market i.e. a clear...

I've read that during certain circumstances that an increase in stock price can reduce the value of a call option because of a reduction in volatility. With that said, is the above statement something that happens to the majority of options when the market is in a specific phase in this case...

One last thing, what might be some well known intraday strategies that are useful for either bullish or bearish positions?

Thanks for the replies everyone I appreciate it. Are there any free sites that will show what the delta, vega and implied volatility are for an option? Possibly even historical volatility or is this something that I have to calculate? Also, any recommendations on a introductory options...

Quick question for everyone and I don't normally trade options so please be nice. If my interest is purely to leverage a position with less capital and I am trading intraday swings, aside from slippage what are the risks of purchasing deep in the money call or put options rather then stock...

Didn't even realize that daily was available for free from Yahoo. I think excel is the easiest way to go. Thanks everyone.

Hey everyone, Quick question for you pros. Is there any software out there that will allow me to back test how the market reacted after a specific event occurred over the course of a specific time period. Say for example, the market hit a 20 day low and I wanted to know how many times the...

Hello everyone, Regarding ES futures, is the initial margin requirement standard for all brokers or is this discounted anywhere? I.e the requirements at IB is approx $6k per contract. Does this hold for all brokers? Thanks!

I'm sure there are many ways to do this, but are there any well known algorithms out there to identify what points are peaks and troughs on tick data regardless of time period. Thanks, Dave