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Reducing the tick size on the Emini S&P to .10 from .25 would be like reducing the commission per contract from $12.50 to $5. If you trade 20 contracts a day that would be a cost savings of $150 a day or $39,000 a year. So, this is more than just “an interesting academic discussion”...

Someone in another forum mentioned a study that found that the Emini S&P was a better deal for hedge funds under $30 million(?) than the big contract. If we can get the tick size in the Emini down to .10 from .25, I think you will see larger hedge funds participate. .

Had the same problem. Delete the continuum.ini file and re-log in. Right click on icon, properties, find target - then delete continuum.ini relog in - you will have to put your username and password in. good luck

Jem, I think I see what you are saying. If you compare the bid-ask movement on a listed stock like GE to a NASDAQ stock like MSFT – the bid-ask on MSFT moves in a sequential manner reflecting the trend of the stock and the bid-ask on GE moves in an erratic fashion irregardless of the short...

How do I know? I know because they say the same thing after every reform. It is like a reliable seasonal pattern. When fixed commissions were eliminated and discount commissions allowed – during the following bear market the brokers were telling everyone that it was allowing discount...

The answer to this problem is to allow the Emini to trade in .10 increments and if the liquidity is not there it will trade with a wider spread just like the lesser know Nasdaq stocks do even though they could have a penny wide spread. Let the market determine the spread and not the self...

With Emini S&P volume surpassing that of the pit traded contract – isn’t it time for the Emini to trade in .10 increments like the pit contract instead of .25? The liquidity is there. The Emini doesn’t need the pit contract arbitrage to survive. In fact, the Emini has taken over the...