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Has anyone noticed in the past several weeks the YM has become more whippy and less choppy in its movement? In the past it kept pretty good parity with the ES, but lately it has diverged, at least in terms of range of movement. At least in my opinion, and I watch their charts every day. I...

Should you even be trading, making posts like this?

Hi, I know this has been asked before, but not that recently so I'll ask again. Anyone had good (or bad) experiences with a "budget" server hosting company (i.e. $100/mo or less) for hosting auto trading platforms? I'd probably be using both IB and NinjaTrader. Proximity to exchanges is...

They have different farms for stocks and futures (and probably others). These are probably located near NY and Chicago respectively.

I live 2 blocks from the west side of Chicago. I live with crime (or at least the threat of it) every day. You get used to it.

LOL!

Thanks again - that's extremely helpful stuff. I also am a fader. I've developed a successful futures trading system based on this, but am looking to branch out into FX. Hence the newbie questions - the lack of a single exchange is going to take some getting used to. Best of trading to you.

Thanks for the very detailed and helpful reply. That pretty much clears up the question of the spreads. What their data seems to lack, though, is the "last", i.e. the last price for a settled trade. I assume this is again because you aren't dealing with a centralized exchange? If so, what...

Hi, Someone please tell me if I'm reading this correctly. I downloaded a sample of their tick data for GBP/USD. Here are a couple of sample rows: 692083502,GBP/USD,2009-02-03 05:33:20.000,1.416700,1.417200,D 692083519,GBP/USD,2009-02-03 05:33:21.000,1.416600,1.417100,D As you can see...

Hi, I would like to know which pair, in your opinion, has the most choppiness (as opposed to trending action). High liquidity is a bonus too. Thanks

A lot of Microsoft employees use iPods. He'd ban all those too if he could.

OK, so it's a useless thread, but what the heck. I'm bored.

The mind-reading computer has not yet been invented.

Best post I've read on here in a while. We all have to change, because the market demands it of us or it takes our money. The question is, and always will be, do we want to change? Those with the self-awareness and malleability and discipline will make it, while the others won't.

I hope not, for everybody's sake, but we're in uncharted territory now. Anything could happen. Good trading to you.

Instead we had a 2000 point decline. Mr. Cashin (bad name) said that obviously has no clue about trends and technical market action (i.e. the fact that it basically does the opposite of what everyone thinks it will when a given event happens).

I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and go with 700. I'd say there's about a 50/50 chance ... :cool:

I really fear for you bro, because it sounds like you've got trading addiction (you already admitted as much yourself). There is no greater enemy to long-term success, and if we're not in it for long term success, why trade at all? Go to a casino; at least they'll give you free drinks. Some...

Nazzdack is right; it's about open interest. There isn't a fixed number of contracts; they only come into existence when two parties agree on the terms (i.e. the price and settlement month). The exchange's value is in facilitating this negotiation, and tracking after the contract is made.

Thanks for the helpful replies. What I was really thinking for the audience were the skeptics on ET who, on seeing someone say they are profitable, show complete disbelief until they see 'audited' results. I am guessing that would be something less than scrutiny of all your last few years'...