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So what is the cheapest data provider that offers this feature: ESignal $99/mo Quote.com ??/mo Is anybody using a provider with this feature cheaper than $99/mo?

Thanks for the replies and confirming my beliefs. As i'm new to this, i called a live broker that i know is in the futures business to pick his brain and make sure that my "thoughts/strategy" was logical. He admitted he rarely trades the mini's for his clients, which is why i was skeptical...

What is the typical (if there is a typical) spread on the Nasd mini and the SP mini? I just spoke to a broker who told me the ND mini tyically trades with a spread of 2-5 points?!?! Is this accurate, as a spread this wide would seem to me to make it too difficult to profitablly trade...

Does anybody know of a service that provides real time futures (specifically the E-mini contracts) that allow export to Excel using a DDE. This allows one to view the prices, in real time as they change, directly in Excel. Thanks.

Matthew, Thanks for the answer and the follow-up.

Right, but if you were trading 2 contracts in the same order (2 in, 2 out), is that $4.80 or $9.60?

To show how new i am to futures.... $4.80/RT at IB (or $6.50 thru your firm), is that per contract, or per round-trip order? (ie-if you trade 2 contracts in and out, is that still $4.80 or is that $9.60?) Any suggested websites to get info on contract sizes and how a 1 point move in the...

They're there, i just didn't see them.(not my main email program) That's the info i need, but each file only had 1 day of data... anyplace i can get that daily data but covering a few month period? Maybe the CME's website? Thanks.

Matthew, Thanks for the email, but where on the site is the historical data? Thanks!

Matthew, YES!! Please email me the data you have (i guess i'll start with the SP minis and NASD minis (i'm assuming the NASD mini futures are based off of the NASD 100, no?)) Please email to contactmypics@hotmail.com I think i have about 1.5MB available at the above email, if the file...

Thanks for all the help so far. I'm not new to basket trading as i currently trade some sectors. But it would be different trading the SP500 vs trading something like the SOX (executing 17 different stocks in the SOX compared to executing 500 different stocks in the SP500). I was also...

I have a strategy i'd like to implement that has been backtested using the SPX and NDX indexes. Is there a way to buy/sell the "cash" indexes? If not, how closely correlated are the futures and the indexes? I would expect the futures to have a premium/discount that varies throughout the...

I'm working on a strategy which will trade short/long the SP500 and either the COMP or NDX. What are the best vehicles to use for trading the above indexes... futures or SPDRs and QQQ? If the answer is futures, could somebody please point me in the right direction for info, as i've never...