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    Velocity Trader DAX Journal

    1. Get out of losers quickly. Once you feel a trade is a loser, get out!. Don't try for break even or to save a few ticks. 2. If you don't like the way a trade is acting, get out. Don't wait for it to be a loser. Scratch it and move on. 3. Be patient. Don't try to make things...
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    Velocity Trader DAX Journal

    I'm the V.P. of Trading at Velocity futures. I have been trading professionally for over 5 years. I'm going start posting my trading results to assist those of you who are trading the markets that I trade and wondering how other traders are doing in those markets. Before I post any...
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    X-Trader Simulator free

    TT really is an awesome trading platform. If you have never used it give our simulator a try. PM me and I'll get you set up.
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    X-Trader Simulator free

    we only offer X-trader. Our focus is on high volume active traders, CTA's and Hedge funds. If you would like a list of some brokers that that have good rates and offer a variety of platforms I'll be more then happy to share with you what I know. I have no interests in promoting any...
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    X-Trader Simulator free

    If you wanted to try X-Trader out but don't want to pay $500 to give it a test drive, here's your chance. Elite trader members can get a month free on the X-trader simulator with Velocity Futures. PM me if you are interested and I'll get one of guys to set you up.
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    Velocity Futures

    It will not be a trading arcade it will be a data center. Its seems logical to us that a presence in Chicago will make us more attractive to traders there.
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    market volatility

    You are right the market volatility has gone down significantly. Just look at the average daily range of the S&P as a % of the index value.
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    Velocity Futures

    Our target is more toward the high volume traders full-time traders, CTA's and Hedge Funds. This is the segment of the market we are familiar with and feel we can cater to better then other firms. PM me and I'll give you a list of firms that have better deals then IB, for lower volume...
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    Velocity Futures

    intra-day margin for the ES is $500
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    Velocity Futures

    The trial is just to test us out. Any traders doing decent volume should find our rates very competitive, and our service outstanding.
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    Velocity Futures

    These are the rates for the month trial offer: CME mini contracts 2.82 / rt DAX 1.80 euro / rt DJ EUROSTOXX 1.65 euro / rt Bund/Bobbl/Schatz .90 euro /rt Mini Dow 2.65 /rt CBOT bond futures 3.25 /rt
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    Velocity Futures

    We are giving elite trader members a month trial on the TT SIM for free. PM me to set it up if you would like. Nothing compares to TT's X-Trader live. If you want I can set you up with a month of TT free and a month of deep, deep commission discounts (our 20000-50000 contract per month...
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    Velocity Futures

    We are a FCM that clears our own trades, and we are a 106.H member of the CME. We are currently in process the of becoming a member of Eurex. We are located in Houston and are in the process of opening an office in Chicago within the next six months, trying to coinside with the launch of...
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    how do traders in the US trade the european markets?

    I get up at 12:00 eat, check out the news headlines on bloomberg and go over my charts and review my notes for the day. My fiance doesn't mind. She is used to my routine.
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    how do traders in the US trade the european markets?

    I'm in the central time zone. I trade the DAX from 2:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. when the German equities market closes.
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    speed of execution US <> Europe

    The speed difference between a U.S. firm with fiber lines to Eurex and a European firm with fiber lines is milliseconds.
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    speed of execution US <> Europe

    the speed will depend on your lines first, then the lines of your broker next. Make sure your broker has fiber lines to a eurex hub.
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    Eurex Quotes & Data (ESignal, IQFeed, IRD/Realtick...)

    Eurex only diseminates its trade data every two seconds. That is just how they provide there price data. It is to conserve bandwidth. I use CQG and Bloomberg all the quotes update at the same time. I looked into the issue awhile ago and talked to people at CQG and Trading Technologies...
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    Anyone trading e-mini russell 2000?

    It trends alot better then S&P's and the Naz futures. It also has wider daily ranges (in terms of the # of ticks).
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    eMini Tax

    Futures get tax at 60% long term capital gains and 40% regular income. I haven't used it but, Turbo Tax should work
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