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    Newbie Question: Why is trading ES so popular?

    I see, thank you. No wonder it takes YEARS to learn trading. This one is traded on that exchange, this one is over there on that exchange, etc.
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    A good emini day trading strategy

    one piece of advice for trading strategy is "Shadow Trader". Shadow Trader is a radio show (for lack of a better term) on the Think or Swim platform. They broadcasts the markets daily, and incorporate "internals" into their trading, namely NYSE tick chart, Advance/Decline line, and another...
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    Can someone explain the difference between slippage and spread on the ES

    Maybe I was exaggerating when I said the market price was 1500, but I got filled at 1501. Maybe, in fact, I got filled at 1500.25. I lost quite a bit of money trading the ES, and so I haven't traded in about 6 months. I haven't even looked at the ES until two weeks ago. I intend to study and...
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    Can someone explain the difference between slippage and spread on the ES

    I have read definitions for both "slippage" and "spread" on Investopedia, but still do not understand it. I think spread is very complicated. But perhaps I do understand what slippage means. My understanding of slippage is: when I place a market order for 1 contract in hopes of getting filled...
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    Newbie Question: Why is trading ES so popular?

    My broker is TDAmeritrade. I only trade the ES. From what I gather, TF is the Russell 2000 futures? Do you know if I can trade any/all future indexes on TDAmeritrade? I do not know what ICE is. Thanks.
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    explanation or ideas of how to use the DOM

    My broker is ThinkorSwim, and I trade the ES. I have only been trading the ES about 6 months. I use the DOM for making trades. That is, setting buy stops, or sell stops, etc. I really don't know what to make of it outside of that. I notice there are numbers on both sides, i.e., the buy side and...
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