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hi there. which broker would you suggest to use for the meats? i would like a bit of help with info,research etc. i have been trying to trade hogs and cattle with only charts but i find my lack of fundementals is causing me to cover too quick.( today for example). any publications you read...

this is from the cbot website:25. How will the CBOT provide market liquidity in the metals contracts? The CBOT currently uses an electronic market maker program for the mini-sized metals. A market maker is obligated to provide tight bid-offer spreads for specified quantities. For the...

sometimes i find the er2 contract has some potential in the pre-market.just because there is a spread, i find anyway.:)

http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/page/0,3181,1174,00.html the ecbot says 8 cents for silver for a no bustrange. did you get filled?

hi all. thanx for posting this stuff. i trade gold through the ecbot and the website says gold uses the pro-rata system. so,my question is:if i put a bid in of 10 contracts and someone comes after me and bids 11 contracts,does that mean he gets first crack at 11? or just the first 1 contract...

are they anticapating a change in fed statement next week?or do is it more of liking the yields? with gold and bonds buying i always wonder if these guys see something crappy on teh horizon:)

well,the low was 250-300. not 520. analysts are usually late and i find they are the best indicator of a turn. plus cnbc is also asking"is now the time to buy gold?" but like you said,its all relative. i also think these central banks are trying to support an export of their country. russia,sth...

i just wonder why central banks are buying now? i think they have the buy low/sell high thing mixed up. plus the analysts are coming out now and upgrading gold.wow,what a call! but the real topper for me is there is info-mercials out trying to sell gold. i sold at 519.50 for a starter.my long...

agreed on that. kudlow is more annoying than cramer i think. cnbc is becoming like fox news. especially in the morning. just lay off the politics would be better. cnbc has become a joke.

thanx jay. thats what i thought. i guess i better get to chicago one day and see the pits before they are gone

cattle and lean hogs have had electronic access for a while now and the volumes there arent that great.i just wonder if it will be the same for the other ag's if they go electronic? cause of spread trades easier to do with the pit? just wondering. if IB allows pit access that would be great:)

i say i'm a assisant junior vp of steeldust derivatives group. they will either smile and run away or ask what the hell is that. i used to say" me a trader" but the result usually was arguments about being a gambler or how i personally am ruining the economy. the great thing about being an...

i got squeeezed a bit in the er2. i think the fed has been bought off by wall st.lol.

i was a bit off but the results were the same. at least he is creating volatilty in the bonds.:)

next week he will say"there is no reason to raise rates,inflation is ok".

i just find it funny that with all the computing power that no one saw that this guy had this short copper position. i would think clearing firms have auto alerts to notice? probably has a long position in every other metal and they are just screwing with the markets

my other personalities dont know how to use a computer.:)

who is the biggest republican supporter? thats who will get the job,not the best person for the job.

wasnt it only a few months ago that he said that US tres.is the best place to put your money and what were the alternatives? i think the 10 yr yield was around 3.9%. now this guy can't shut up about inflation and basically negative comments concerning the bonds. did the economy change that much...