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I'm also looking for an all-in-one broker...I'm currently with IB -- But I need to be able to trade "pit traded" futures -- specially when electronic systems go down. I think IB's TWS is very flexible and has a lot of useful features (creating customized orders etc.) Are any of the...

EURUSD getting close to prev low...will it break thru that support this time or is this close to a buying opportunity for a good bounce...?? (hey, I couldn't let this thread go w/o a post for 2 full months.)

doesn't er2 trade w/ the regular Russell 2K futures i.e., arbs? I don't have the mkt data for that...

The way I understand it.... and if I think about it intuitively, the leg with the high volatility should have a lower exposure to eliminate directional bias. i.e., ER2 (Russell 2K) has a higher volatility than ES (SP500) so a lower market exposure in ER2 vs. the ES exposure. Otherwise, you...

FT71, you are correct. I have to do a lot more work before trading the spread. At times it can behave worse than an outright position. I see SP500 Index 200dma at 1153.5 -- most probably hit tomorrow -- should watch out. Russell2000 - 200dma 596.9 was broken and closed below today...

While continuing to watch ER2 getting crushed (getting close to yeaterdays lows), thought I would ask if anyone here has a fundamental view on this spread ER2/ES? Seems it just wants to expand more each day... Yesterday's market action seems a short-lived short-covering rally.

Miss Market gave me a break yesterday afternoon to get out of a bad trade profitably (a lot profitable because I plowed in to buy more spreads at the lows yesterday--it turned out to be the lows for the spread..if only I had not bought above 2 days earlier).. I still believe the spread is...

well... now it is obvious that my entry to go long er2 vs. es was a little(?) premature. I sold some ES this AM (Monday) to adjust my long bias..have to admit this AM (Monday) it wasn't pretty (short leg moving up and long leg moving down)...I took the opportunity to sell some as the...

I went long ER2 vs. short ES Friday (yesterday) afternoon in 3 tranches: 613 vs. 1187.25 612.80 vs. 1187.50 611 vs. 1183.50 I'm looking for a good 50bp outperformance by ER2 over ES Monday. Anyone here have this trade on? I have equal # contracts on both sides -- so I would expect it...

I have been trading ES-ER2 spread since the beginning of the year and am still trying to figure out the best entry and exit points...with the leverage I trade with, it has some wild p&l swings (intraday as well) -- in the back of my mind, I always wonder whether I have a false sense of security...

Talking about Japan, this just came on Bloomberg: J Bridge, Asian `Small-Cap' Stocks May End 5-Year Win (Update1) "Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of Asia's smaller companies may break a five-year streak of outperforming the market as slowing economic growth and rising interest rates draw...

I agree with your analysis but my problem is finding the so called hidden gems in Japan......haven't got a clue where to begin...may have to rely on someone who knows and follows Japanese small caps closely?

I think the big money trades volatility thru vol swaps OTC...may explain why not much interest in the VBI future. VIX just keeps on falling as the mkt is in a tight range -- can't really pull the trigger (to go long) when you see day after day it gets slammed down-- I also think some of the...

I have also been watching VBI (VIX future) over the last few weeks and am wondering about the same questions...VIX keep dribbling lower while the premium also seem to erode each week as nothing big happens. Is there anyone here who has experience trading the VBI future? I am trying to find a...

yes when we see the first signs that the global economy is slowing down, shorting oil could be a huge play -- all this Peak Oil stuff and oil to $100 is the kind of headlines you hear when markets are approaching a top. I like the contrarian play of shorting oil but when is the right time? May...

FWIW, I tried to short CHN thru IB (Interactive Brokers) but it wasn't available for shorting there.

SethArb, just covered 1.3090 (future) ..it's sitting there for too long for my patience...it will go down now :)

Shorted EUR H05 Future @ 1.3115 on that spike..so far looks good. have my stop to lock in 5 pips. Let's see what she gives me.

If the Chinese and the other Asian countries let their currencies appreciate, then wouldn't it take the pressure off of the Euro...i.e., Euro should weaken relative to USD, right? I'm confused with today's rally in the EURUSD contributed to China attending G7...or am I totally off base...

My chart also shows a spike down in H05 EUR futures to 1.2936 but don't know if spot spiked down or not --think it could be a bad print??