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Which index or future would you be looking at scalping? I have no knowledge of stock scalping but I trade the european interest rate futures and am doing quite well scalping there. The only idea I can think of why future scalping is more difficult is because there are more professional, and...

Not using the crappy books to tell me I'm underFerforming, just using them to get head back into shape and back into the correct objective trading mindset. FGBS

Trading in the Zone This book and its predessosor The Disciplined Trader, all lessons in these books are amazing... been trading for 3 years and whenever I know its me not the markets that have been underperforming go back to basics and read these two books. FGBS

does refco use an inhouse matching algorithm? should explain why refco pro chooses to match orders outside the market's best bid and offer. FGBS

Truly believe they were the first with the DOM idea and the static price ladder... and REFCO isn't exactly what i would call a small operator that can't defend itself...believe me they tried!

Are Bunds and Bobls german debt instruments??? :p

Is the 74c per RT starting cost including or excluding the Eurex fee? Is it 40 + 34 or is 40 + 74?

I've heard of an automated trading system linked to the numbers coming up in the figures screen, been around for ages but hasn't been the money maker that you'd expect. Also a link to a reuters screen that has automated buy sell orders for multiple "hot words" in one line... ie Explosion +...

Dec bund 123 call is 0.09/0.11 longshot but you might get lucky trading out on one of the NFP figures towards the end of the year :D Does anyone here actively trade the options? FGBS

Thanks for the Euro ehads up, looked into trading it multiple times, which contract and where do you trade it? Cheers, FGBS

What are you guys going to use next week? is there any physical way that TT can check who is using TT?

This for all Mac offices? including london? Any idea what they think the other options are? what software do they think people will be able to trade with that compares to X-trader? Does anyone have any clue as to how GHCO settled and what the TT demands are? read most of the FT articles but...

Kind of gives a new definition to Minute Maid's drink named Splash :D

It's not a dream job, but quite close if you get the addiction for the game. This i think is where the misconception-discussion about daytrading vs. corporate job stems... Those of us that love the thrill, sit behind our screens waiting for a move, a sign an edge with which to beat the...

Anyone know which prop firmsoffer the best deals for trading high volume Eurex futures in London, possibly with own money down. Any views or names would be much appreciated. Cheers FGBS c

anyone wanna make an educated guess? Bloomberg 97.0: higher or lower?

Having read most of this thread...(i know not really trading this morning) i find that the big difference in trading and poker and something that can never be practiced is the time one gets to make decisions, in online poker one typically gets 20 secs to determine the odds, analyse the play and...

Which data software are you using for your TA, i know bloomberg and CQG carry demark, any others?

Is anyone using DeMark indicators in bund/bobl/schatz? haven't backtested their use but seems that they work quite well with the 10yr and therefore should also be good indicators for bund trading. Any views on other indicators people use would be much appreciated.