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what is your experience with stop slippage - reasonable amount of ticks to expect? QM

If you had to do it all over again would you go with wide screens? What was the choice to go with standard ratios screens. I am just thinking with wide screen you could fit the chart with a dome next to it?

I voted smaller. I would like ES .10 tick and $10 for that tick = $100 a point rather then the current $50

I went long yesterday near the low, and I went long today near the low. Monday is a new day, we will see.

What is the typical slippage on stop orders in copper with 1 to 5 lots?

10 ticks is $100 dollars per contract.

When one achieves consistency through years of practice/money management/discipline it is no longer gambling because the outcome is not uncertain anymore. TT

in sim I could generate pretty consistent 50% returns in 10 trading days. But that was 4 years ago, i'll never go back now that I am live.

http://www.freestockcharts.com/ u can try that...

thank you masterchanger for your replies, helps us noobs to the copper market a bit more. Looks like it has plenty of day trading volume, will have to keep an eye on it for now.

yeah really, the rules are too vague, what really is a block trade? Placing orders larger then the book depth or what?

the very fact that you replied probably means you made some money this week so far or today. If this was poker you gave yourself away I would fold.

what is average daily volume in copper? EDIT: and daily range?

maybe he made all the 4mil today? cant wait till Friday, Neke, will you give us a early showing?

agree last half hour or even hour is like gambling for me, it just never works. 9:30 to 11:00 however is my trading time frame. I quit for the day after that and relax or go out. My system needs volatility to trade, and that is just the time that works for me. I can squeeze out 1 or 2 to 10...

Your opinion(s) may be incorrect because of the malfunctioning way that index futures are taught and perceived. It is my full belief that futures do not lead stocks. In my mind it is no way possible for this to happen, no matter how much volume the ES accumulates. It can carry a higher or...

RiskArb, are you still trading with them? Is everything still okay? How have they changed in the last year(s) Does anyone else have some comments about them they would like to add?

He is not talking about which market is weaker or stronger, because that fluctuates every day, and throughout the day. He is speaking of daily range and volatility. And I agree NQ is far superior to ES for day trading. NQ is my main trading instrument. On any given day lately I have...

IB, OEC, Did you try the broker section above, and check reviews? TT

On the ES there isn't any slippage trading small size unless your holding through a news announcement. The spread is normally 1 tick, if you buy right now @ 1096 and want to sell imidiently 1095.75 you lose 1 tick or $12.50 a contract.