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I think the Dow has been leading the S&P down the last few days. In any case I think we are ready for a snap back with the major indexes going up, that may get the spread price moving. I'm doubling up on my short position in the spread at 71, overall short at 52.

Setharb - About 6 months. Yes, although not as much as I'd like :) My impression is that the spread moves around alot during periods of high volatility. There seems to be a real fear in the air (war jitters?), so it has been very volatile lately. May be some wild rides on Monday...

Yes, this strategy could be mechanized. Off the top of my head, I would chart the spread price and buy/sell the spread when it hits the bottom/top of the Bollenger bands. Also I would scale in and out. First Alert has excellent spread capabilities, if it has an automated trading feature that...

Sold today at 26, short at 26. Range is 20-40. Will double up on the short if it gets up to around 50 or so.

Spread is in the 0-5 range and I'm long at about 18. Was moving against me for a few days, but a little improvement today. I've been staying out of it pretty much until things improve. This is the result of a downward trend in the spread price that started last Monday. Also, I have...

I have done ES/YM and SPY/DIA. Currently I do the futures due to lower costs, better tax treatment, and the fact they are all-electronic. I enter both sides simultaneously using MKT orders, to ensure I get in on both sides.

Holding time is anywhere from a few seconds to 2 days. The shorter the holding period - the less risk, so my goal is many small gains vs. the occasional larger loss. Best gain is about 13 dow pts ($65 per contract), worst loss about 25 dow pts., avg gain about 7 pts, avg loss about 20 pts...

Was visiting NYC Times Square this weekend, looks like they are now also competing for coolest video wall. I thought Nasdaq's video wall was cool, until I saw Instinet's - across the street - AWESOME!

Neither one of you going to win this argument because as been mentioned before it depends on the individual trader and their needs - whether they take or give liquidity, etc.. Would be nice if one company owns both an ECN and does prop trading, they could offer very low rates to the traders...

Anyone know what Andover charges/rebates for BRUT ECN?

Buying at 20-22. New range is 15-45

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Hi Deb, I have a few suggestions. Don't pay for any stock picking or any other type of service, they don't work. Don't waste time with Tech Analysis, or other "Make money in stocks" books. You don't have to stay up all night studying charts either. It's generally not helpful. You can...

Had another very busy day and could not post trades for today. For the time being I will scale it back a bit and just post ranges. You can assume I am buying at the low end, selling at the high end of these ranges. I'll post when they change. Currently 42-60 on this spread, good movement...

SELLING at 58-60

BUYING at 49-51

SELLING at 60-62

BUYING at 47-49

SELLING at 56-58

BUYING at 36-38