Mick
You are there. What is the consensus of the people you are in tune with?
I can tell you that here in the states, it is pretty much the same situation...my son just bought his first home, and he and his wife must continue to work to meet his mortgage payments. The thought of having a child...
If you are a daytrader, this market is reacting to the news RIGHT NOW. It has nothing to do with fundamentals or TA (I am a TA whore BTW). Although TA will point you in the right direction once the masses decide how to react. Don't try to front run the news. Trade on how the market reacts to it.
On Ninja, with CQG, you have the option to use a session template of RTH which will begin on the half hour, or 24/7 which will populate at the top of the hour. I assume most platforms have this feature.
Since options and futures (1256 contracts) are taxed at 60/40, you would think that options on futures contracts should be taxed at 60/40 of THAT gain. Chew on that!