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Yannis: From your knowledge, did Tim really make lots of money himself by trading? I heard lots of guys similar to Tim that offering systems/training that finally being sued by their clients. If I could make lots of money by trading, I won't bother to get involve with people. Thanks!

If the volume of DJ futures itself is so low, I cannot see why they need another one.

I want to find another on-line futures broker in addition to my current IB a/c. I have the following short-listed: Zap Futures PMB Tradestation Netfutures Fox Direct Trade Any guy using the big companys like Merri, Goldman? Please share your experience. Thanks!

Only for system traders. Which factor of your system enable you to make profits? Can it give you better reward/risk ratio? So you can make profit even there are more lossing trades. Can it give you more wining trades than lossing trades? Which one is easier to achieve? My system...

The market today gave two shocks with two data. It seems every time a data is going to be out, I need to stay aside until its effect gone. The market can react to any data virtual randomly!

The T-Notes/T-Bonds usually have some volume from 2AM to 4AM CT (morning in the Europe, I guess they also trade TN/TB) and then become silent for sometimes. When do those guys in Chicago begin to trade? Is it 7:20AM CT for the outcry? In the index futures, the market usually has at least...

Does anyone know how to convert the smoothing factor of EMA into number of bars?

My own calendar doesn't list the consumer confidence would out today. :( But this time the data has quite a big impact on the market. Does any know where could I find a 'more completed' calender? :D

What type of trader you are?

Markus: Thank for your help. What is the meaning of 'leg in'? Assume I trade different month TN futures as spreads. The futher one may have bigger slippage(3 or 4 ticks instead of 1 ticks) and lower volume than the near one. Would this cause a problem when I calculate the profit/loss...

Does anyone trade the TN/TB for very short-term (few minutes range)? Are two to five or six ticks for each trade feasbile?

I got confused about trading spreads. Do I need to buy one futures and sell the other as I trade outright? Or I can do it in one go? How to trade spreads through IB? Which symbol should I enter? Where can I get the info about liquidity of the spreads? It seems there are many combinations, which...

When you are trading, how many % of cash reserve do you maintain in the a/c?

The movement of the T-Notes and T-bonds seems to be quite similar. How do the traders determine which one to trade? Is there any guy doing arbitrage between them? Which broker let clients trade spreads? Is IB OK?

Is the size of T-Notes (ZN) $50,000 or $100,000? There are two T-Notes, one is the outcry and one is the ACE. Are they the same size? Do they have the same min. fluctuation? ZN is the ACE, isn't it? Can I trade the outcry through IB? Thanks!

I recalled a guy who said, for short-term trading, very few information will surface, so you had better off sticking to your system and plan. But for long-term, you might need to digest the news and made decision based on it.

Is spread similar to arbitrage? What is the major difference between them? If it is less risky than outright trading why are they less often discussed in the media? Thank for any comment.

Markus Thank for your help. I am not sure whether I am a scalper or not. Usually I only hold a trade from 2 minutes to 30 minutes. I seldom hold a trade longer than 2 hours. I am trading ES/NQ but want to add bonds and others. I don't know much about spread trading but I want to know...

Markus Thank for your comment. Do you feel for short-term trading (I used 1 and 5 minutes charts) 6 ticks are quit good profits?:)

Any experienced T-Notes/T-bonds trader advise me how many ticks(1/32) could be expected for day trading? And how many ticks for stop loss is reasonable? Any comment is welcome. Thanks!