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While I agree with you somewhat, a move like this is somewhat unprecedented. Would it bankrupt firms? Is anything in place to deal with something like this?

According to the CME Price Limit FAQ, there is no price limit on the upside during regular trading hours. http://www.cme.com/trading/prd/equity/pricelmtfaq4108.html

(I am fleshing out the details.) It is late in the afternoon, maybe 3:00pm EST (1:15 from close). ES has been drifting down. Longs are looking to for a chance to get out; maybe a bounce to break even. Some are looking for a good place to get short, as this looks like a long-term move...

You have the Ensign #f contract on. They seem to have rolled over to the Sep. contract over the weekend (from what I can tell from your chart). Trading, though, has not yet rolled over. This explains both the gap on your charts, and the lack of volume. As of 8:45est June has traded 1669...

I can't link to this one -- it seems to require a password?!

Actually, I have trained with 2 vendors over the past 3 years. One charged me $1,500, the other $300. Neither of them were willing to provide me with statements, and for all I know, they might not even trade their own accounts. I have no idea what issues they have with trading themselves, or if...

How does one come up with a value for standard deviation per trade (such as your $150 in the example)?

Care to post a layman's explanation of above post? I would appreciate.

I had the same problem with Global Futures that day. Obviously, it's hard to have enough staff that when EVERY SINGLE CUSTOMER is going to be calling you, they'll be able to help each one instantly. It took me a few minutes to get through (i.e. busy signal), but once I did, the phone was...

If only it were so simple. Sometimes bonds will react immediately and violently to a move in bunds. Othertimes, they seem to ignore the bund movement. No doubt there is a great degree of correlation, but I have watched this and there are definately times when the bond/bund traders are each of...

Yes, my misunderstanding. Just to clarify, say tomorrow (Monday), or Tuesday, price trades up to 1003, and closes there. Are you sitting strong. Say the day after price goes to 1012, and closes at 1009, are you still sitting strong? Not saying I think this is going to happen, or even...

I don't trade the big SPOOS, but I distinctly thought $500/point was a thing of the past. Don't the bigs trade at $250/point now?

Yes, I've tried it, and if you reduce your order from 2 to 1, the 1 remains in queue. Increase does the whole thing over. Thus, if increasing, better IMHO to enter as separate orders. Hofferino

Thanks -- learn something new every day!

A question about how orders are matched: Let's say I place a limit order (using TWS) for 1 contract, at which point I'm placed in a queue. If I later change the order to 2 contracts (not cancelling and starting again, but rather changing amount to 2), are both contracts bumped to the back of...

When I do, I do it in reverse. I.e. I enter a position at 1/2 size, and set a stop. If the market immediately goes my way, I'll take it. If the market goes against me so that, let's say, it's half-way to my stop, I'll enter the other half. If I'm stopped out, it only costs me 75% of what it...

Did any of you who are experiencing slowness with E-signal try using the feed to run Ensign, and see if it's software, or feed-based? They have a 1 week free trial. Just an idea...

If those buyers are buying because they think the market is going up, because there enough other people who also think the market is going up, and the market indeed goes up, and they make money, while the sellers lose money, what praytell makes the buyers "stupid"? Sounds kinda smart to me...

Which stocks specifically? Hofferino

A couple questions about trading bonds (and t-notes): 1) I don't seem to get quotes on IB from 8:15pm (or 9:15pm or whenever the evening sessions starts on A/C/E) until after the 12:00 logoff. Once TWS comes back on (at about 1:00 am est), then I start getting bond quotes again. 2) Does...