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Hi All, I just spotted this thread but could one of you tell me what happened to Velocity Futures (or via a PM). If I look at the numbers of February 2008 on the CFTC website they are not making me happy. Thanks in advance, FT79

Hi CC, They are talking about the volume of the 30yr, was it much better in the past when the US government issued 30 yr bonds?

bund (including Bobl and Schatz) is one of the best Interest products in the world to trade. But because I have to work I can only trade US futures (besides futures I trade DJ Eurostoxx50 index options). I have been watching the T-bond vs. 10/5 T-note and in some occasions the swings are...

Hi All, When reading books about trading the US bond markets (I’m from Europe) all the big traders trade the T-bond future (market wizards, street smarts, martin schwartz, etc). But when watching the volume of the 10/5yr T-Note they’re app. twice as high compared with the T-bond. Can...

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Hi All, Currently trading Index options and want to expand to index futures (daytrading). I will only trade in the afternoon but I’m not sure which index to choose. I want to trade one index and thinking of the ER2 or ES. The volume of the ES is much higher but the volatility of the ER2 is...

Always have an exit strategy or adjustment points before entering the market. During high volatility periods you don't have to think but only executing your plan

I have received an e-mail from IB how the increase effects my portfolio. You can also download a Stress Test report via account management (under Report Management)

when trading you should have a plan, who do I gonna make money this month trading (in my case) index options. I trade a portfolio of income generating strategies (IC, dubble Diagonals, Calendars, etc). In current markets an IC is horrible to manage but they belong in the portfolio. Although they...

I would appreciate if you read my posts before you post a reply, here is some copying and pasting .......but ofcourse trading is not easy!!! I have lost a lot of money, I have made a lot of money when trading. I have found my comforts trading covered selling of options because I don't have...

But to keep things going, buy the book of Natenberg and Charles M. Cottle (Option Trading; the hidden reality) so you know the good/bad side of the mentioned strategies and start trading them with SPY with just 1 or 2 contracts to learn the craft, If you are profitable and felt the pain when...

Adjustments keeps you alive with current market volatility. setting up a position and then closing your eyes till expiration is not the way trading these kind of strategies

Whow, I started something :D , but ofcourse trading is not easy!!! I have lost a lot of money, I have made a lot of money when trading. I have found my comforts trading covered selling of options because I don't have to know what the market is doing but only manage the positions (this is my...

trade a portfolio of income generating option strategies like condors, diagonals, calendar, ATM butterflies and you will easily get 5% per expiration month

IB is the best broker there is!! It's very understandable that IB uses 100% instead of 50% with these kind of markets. IB should protect there company (with result there clients) for these kind of markets. I have been trading for app. 10 yrs, if you can't make money with 100% than you will...

Q1 You can compare the DAX with Russell but I think $$$ wise the DAX is more interesting. EuroStoxx50 is comparable with SP Q2 There are 5 future contracts on Eurex that have liquidity: DAX, EuroStoxx50, Bund, Bobl and Schatz. If you want to scalp the DAX and Bund are the most interesting...

Hi everybody, I have been scrolling threw this thread and I see a lot of discussion about the spreads of the SPX options. I have been looking at the OEX options and the spreads are much smaller (also single listed on the CBOE). Is the OEX not a good alternative for SPX because the spreads are...

Does anybody know why the spreads of OEX index options vs. SPX index options are much narrower? They are both single listed but it looks like the OEX are easier to trade for (small) retail investors compared with SPX. Thanks, FT79

You are absolutely right but I like to trade in products where there is volume. Second, I'm from Europe and trade European index options like DAX, Eurostoxx50 and AEX (also single listed) but a spread of 20 cents in these products is a lot. For example, AEX index options have spreads of 10 cents...