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the main sp futures contract - in the main - leads all the others - you could view it as a leading indicator if you wanted - but most people get confused, as of course there are delays on most data feeds for all SPs, apart from the emini - so u need to know what you are doing

armenian are you sure the the main contract lags the mini - i trade the S&P and the mini always lags the main contract how do you know the main lags - your data will lag since the data from the pit is delayed due to the delay of transaction to transmission

a rule in the markets is only a rule until it is a rule

Pabst The floor traders have a massive edge because they are there - any data on a feed is out of date when you receive it - whether it comes from Reuters or anyone else - and that is categorical - and that is why most off floor traders lose - they are working with old news and the ones...

floor traders have knowledge and to a lot of stupid people work is a secret they wont tell themselves about - floortraders have the most up to date information - that is VERY valuable and is one of the best edges you can have - make sure you have and edge if you are trading off floor

market profile is absolutely a valuable aid to trading, but like all technical analysis, its how you trade off it that makes you the bucks, not the thing itself and by the way you can buy a book about market profile and a real valuable book - for under $50 - sorry - can't remember its name...

craig ross i know you are on here to publicise your brokerage co, but your direct and knowledgable comments are really really useful, unlike some of the lunatic experts on here and those promoting miracle trading systems any forum needs real experts so people can get real information -...

CoolTrader I suspect you mean $7, but as you said a $1 for the exchange fee, that would mean per side, and i mean $7 per r/t - if you are paying $17 per side or per r/t - you need to do some research - and it may indicate you should check wether you are ready to trade

rigel dont forget - its you get a 1,000 discount or is it 2,995 added on definetly sounds like its for learners! but i get the guys behind it are professionals!

hpydad you dont say what the software does - did anyone tell you - you can forget all the other stuff if you dont know what i does

can i have some of what you are on - it must be great!

a rule in any market is only a rule until it is a rule the liquidity everyday in general is highest at the open and then either on quarter hours with the main at top of hour , but might be bottom of the hour or on the 10 or 20 min - the liquidity is greatest when its greatest - as you know...

the spread is part of the liquidity and if you dont understand that - you should try to get up to speed with it before you do too much trading

craig ross you did not confuse it at all - so thank you for your comments but does the scenario i raised, occur on eurex and liffe? and if i sent a limit order, instead of a market order, at the price you suggested of 1130, might that get to globex more quickly than a market order...

traderfut2000 What are the main ways in which QCharts is better than CQG?

after a high volatility, there will be low volatility etc etc volatility is important in options, but if you are are able to choose the right entry points in indexes, you will have no problems, you will just make less money, but you have to know the right support or resistance levels - with...

tymjr what are the problems you get - not having confirmation of orders or?

does "effectivly" and "more success" mean making money - i personally dont believe it is possible to forecast - but it may mean you are caused to take a 50/50 bet that has been working out i do believe if enough money is put behind a trade by a big bank and the trade was based on mulitiple...

refco are screwing up on retail - big time - i posted somewhere else on here about this - not sure where

single stock futures are absolutly going to offer a lot of opportunity, but they already exist on Liffe in the UK and there just has not been the liquidity to make them viable - only the ones which are in the news tend to have any liquidity as I guess people have started to use them to hedge -...