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you mean you are safe from flash crashes, huge unexpected gaps due to geopolitical events or market distress? Maybe, but then again, if the risk is small so must be the pay-off.

my point was that the blow outs while rare they are always spectacular. the problem is that when shit hits the fan things don't go smooth. You may get the market open a few % lower because there are no bids and suddenly everyone is rushing for the fire exit. Before you know it all correlations...

I've heard that there are requirements now in place that make active fund managers (of pension plans etc) financially liable for both underperformance and excessive costs generated, as compared to some benchmark. As a result of that financial liability it makes then unwilling to take that risk...

I don't do options but know that there a pros that are trading options by buying (volatility) only just because everyone out there thinks that selling is the only way to go and it's really crowded out there with everyone i.e. shorting volatility. While option sellers might make a lot of money...

I'm not sure I follow your logic here: if the bar to entry gets so much lower then there should be more trades. And while the number of companies may be shrinking (let's leave the facts why that's is happening as it shouldn't be a surprise) what does this have to do with shrinking volume? IMO it...

There is nothing "complex" about it, as some claim above. If the ranges expand or rotations get big enough, then the market becomes more "trade-able" (as speedo said) simply because you can take smaller risk for bigger pay-off. You can take multiple smaller losses before you catch the bigger...

In fact they are not separate beasts, they pretty much trade the same since they are arbed pretty well. Forex through a reputable broker is just as solid as trading currency futures, if not better, but that's not the point here. Again, I was merely trying to ease OP's transition into currency...

They might not matter to you if you have never traded forex, they might for OP. From his opening post it was clear he used to trade forex and I thought my posts might be a friendly reminder on the similarities/differences that could ease his transition. This is especially true since some...

add to it that when you're trying to call in there are a few others at the same time desperately trying to reach your broker with the same problem...

it's apples/oranges. CME microFX is for learning mostly. Who would trade 14 m6E? They would trade 1-2 6E and pay commissions accordingly. I don't study ATRs but quick look at your calculations makes me wonder why would you decide to do ATR(14) based on 5min and some arbitrary time of the day...

I don't know where you get that from but true ES scalping is for ticks (1-2 ticks) profit (nor risk). Is or "was", as nowadays you'd probably need to distinguish between what algos vs humans can do. It might be that for humans scalping ES nowadays could be as much as 1pt target. It goes without...

Not that I agree with OP's views on the market but I disagree with your claim. The price direction you can get by looking at price bars. You can't get all the info from volume histogram alone regardless the way you decide to display it. If his method actively looks for increase/decrease of...

By looking at his chart it is quite clear to me that the volume histogram's color coding is based on rising/falling volume, not rising/falling price. Check out your charting platform options for that option.

as far as the costs, I'm not going to argue about $0.01 difference per side or whatever it is you were quoted given your turnover. as far as the margins, how do you think it is possible for their IB to offer lower margin and them not? The answer is that you're probably comparing apples to...

TF4Less is IB to Dorman. You may as well go directly with (in house) Dorman. Don't know if they offer TT, they do Rithmic (among others).

If you haven't seen one of my favorites from that era, "the color of money" then you definitely should. Be a student of human moves...

Anybodys post count or number of likes is meaningless to me. If that proves your manhood so be it. You're really quick to determine and so sure of my intentions, who the other posters are and that I must have some different aliases, that it makes me think you must either be a true retard or...

Mike, I don't watch those but let me ask you this: Do you find that the divergence mostly ends up resolving in those nyse indicators' favor or it's more of a 50/50 with futures?

nothing is free. it might be structured into the commissions and/or execution fees. So when comparing the costs make sure you understand the difference. The cost of Real time data feed is standard and goes to the exchange. If you want more than the quotes for futures then add that as an extra...

even if you're disciplined enough to honor your mental stops, one thing to consider would be using "disaster" stops in case you lose connection or have power outage etc.