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    How about sliding scale margins to limit speculative bubbles?

    I am sure, like all of us, you have had to deal with a government bureaucrat or bureaucracy at some point in time. Why on earth would you want them "testing" to determine excessive speculation or if a market is behaving within the "fundamentals" The Exchanges are free to raise margin at will...
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    TRUTH about Commodity Rally

    Yep, just what we need, more government intrusion into the last bastion of free market action. It is curious that the 24/7 printing of paper currency [by the same shmucks that want to regulate who can trade] is not mentioned as a possible reason for commodity price inflation!
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    Chuck Norris Trading Facts

    Chuck Norris uses Point and Figure charts for his trading. He "points" to the price level he would like the market to be at... And the rest of us "figure" how to trade the market to that price level.
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    POLL: Tick Size

    I have that effect on people ! The YM is 1 tick = 1 point...easy to calculate the math on the fly. The value of the tick is another story, but as was stated by another poster, the big dow has no volume.
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    Can someone recommend a good broker?

    Trading at Advantage Futures...... .99 commission + fees. Good service, no frills. I am a CQG integrated user, but I believe Advantage has Ninja and some other platforms at no or little cost.
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    POLL: Tick Size

    Not sure if I am understanding your poll, but here goes: I trade YM and the tick size is perfect, 1=1. The value of the move could be greater, however. $5 per tick demands 4/5 contracts to payoff.
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