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    Fills on electronic vs. pit.....experiences?

    today,was interesting.well the last half hr anyway.the ecbot went wild while cbot was a little bit more steady price wise.i guess when the funds want out,they get out. :)
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    Where/How to trade in the pit?

    bobby-i use Ib for hogs and they are pretty good.do you get cme floor data? i don't know waht to expect with oct 07.i'm going as far as june right now. ihave used mkt orders before and didnt get screwed but not with a thin month. you will need cme floor data to trade that month.it will pay for...
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    What happened to gold at 6:39EST (13 nov)?

    i've been there e-miny.i thought i was getting a great trade only to watch blow through and keep on selling.thats the risk i took screwing around in thin markets.thats the way it goes.comex then sold off.of course after i covered it reverted right back to where it stared.lol.someone wanted out...
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    What happened to gold at 6:39EST (13 nov)?

    hi. i used to make a living just watching gold/silver in the aussie/asian hours.a $2-3 malfunction was common,but now thats not a big move.the problem is it doesnt happen every night and can get old in hurry sitting there watching nothing move..i'm sure a good automated system might work but...
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    $ Silver $

    this is from an email from globex: Mock Trading Sessions for Potential COMEX and NYMEX Metal Futures on the CME Globex Platform To prepare for the potential launch of COMEX® and NYMEX metal futures and spreads on the CME Globex platform, CME is hosting two mock trading sessions...
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    What happened to gold at 6:39EST (13 nov)?

    if someone was long and got stopped out,yep i would be ticked.but these spikes are great opportunities also. i am surprised the trades wern't adjusted,unless it was just one sell order and that "person" didnt care.
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    TWS Charts vs IBcharts vs QT ??

    check out sierra chart,tarl,thats what i use.easy to use and cheap i havent seen that name in a long time.intersting handle. :)
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    Can you hit your own bid from your other account?

    yeah,the history of the vse is full of these stories from the good ol days.just need to get on the top volume in the paper and magically the stock gets attention.:)
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    livestock trading other than cme?

    is there an exchange besides cme that trades cattle/hogs? i thought there would be something in asia,but i can't find anything. thanks
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    $ Silver $

    i subscribe to the emails from cme/globex and they sent me some stuff about it.it was geared towards developers setting up for it though.but i'm guessing it won't take long.oil went pretty quick. i dont have the emails otherwise i coulda sent them to you.:D
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    $ Silver $

    i see that cme will now list comex gold/silver on globex. cool!:cool:
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    live cattle and feeder cattle in IB

    if you use the front month for live cattle,you should get a decent chart.feeders have almost nil daily. i would just subscibe to cme floor and chart that instead.:)
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    IB Data Feed Problems?

    i havent had cbot data for over a week.the tech guys should let it be when things work proper.data hasbeen great for months then malfunction.bitch,bitch,bitch.oh well,things could be worse:cool:
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    Grains and Meats newbi ?'s

    i watch reports like today:grain exports,crop production.also,any storage number reports and cattle on feed. i trade intraday only so my frame is probably differnt than these other guys. cash reports for cattle and hogs can also mess with things or sometimes they dont' care.just like any of...
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    ecbot down.....again?

    yeah,i think i'll be better off to go for breakfast. i havent had cbot data for a few days now also.so myabe the virus spread to the other data:p
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    ecbot down.....again?

    hi . when the quotes disapear look at market depth,it will show proper on that.pain in the butt but when i was trying to cover at least i had an idea.
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    IB Data Feed Problems?

    seems like the bund and dax data is flowing fine.strange.just NA stuff
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    IB Data Feed Problems?

    ecbot also,serious lag.market depth seems to show proper quotes. no cbot data at all for days.cme and globex also nfg.
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    Another Ameranth!

    hi. do they expand the daily limit if wheat goes limit up so many days in a row? when bellies went limt up 2 days in a row,they expanded the daily limit to 450,instead of 300.is it the same with cbot grains? thanks for any info.:D
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    Another Ameranth!

    looks to be another interesting day.do you think the change in margin will have any affect? doesnt seem like a big change.unless a person is hurting already.
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