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    What is the ES limit?

    Q10 Are CME Group price limits in effect for both up and down markets? A10 Price limits are in effect for down markets only during Regular Trading Hours (RTH). Electronic Trading Hours (ETH) have both up and down limits. Q11 What are the ETH limits? A11 For CME Globex non-pit trading hours...
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    ES Journal Archive (2006 - 2008)

    Price limits up only on electronic session not rth. Q10 Are CME Group price limits in effect for both up and down markets? A10 Price limits are in effect for down markets only during Regular Trading Hours (RTH). Electronic Trading Hours (ETH) have both up and down limits. Q11 What are the...
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    They just banned short selling in US

    Because they would or already were next....
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    They just banned short selling in US

    The mentality of the herd be it long or short is overwhelming. Watch the discover channel sometime. You will see stories of herd animals running through the most hunted grounds for thousands of years. Seeing their kin and likeness get brutally savaged time and again. There are alternative...
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    Would the short ban apply to index futures?

    Thank you for your reply, again read my statement and do some research. You are not long an sp or are short an sp, you are entered into a financially settled contract with a counterparty against the underlying index on expiration. For every short, there is a long. Good trading and have a...
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    Would the short ban apply to index futures?

    Futures constitute a contract with a notional value, terms like long and short are misleading. Buying and selling represent taking opposing sides of the contract, as opposed to an equity transaction where there is delivery of a security, or an actual securitized asset. I suggest you...
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    Merril Lynch Top Brass to Share $200M

    Christ, they think they are samari warriors till it comes time to throw themselves on the sword, they have no shame.
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    Does VIX really matter?

    Posted this yesterday regarding vix... http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2070981#post2070981
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    Can someone PLEASE explain to me how the Federal Reserve bought an 80% stake in AIG?

    AIG is fucking everywhere!!!! Pig lips and assholes too boot! http://cmegroup.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2720
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    Historical vix

    This is from a 2002 article I believe but interesting historical perspective. Since the vix was devised in 1993, and revised in 2003, I believe the numbers were reverse enginered from the original vix on the oex and not the spx. Interesting to note as well the dow was up 250% in the 5 years...
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    It was only 504 points down.

    It can only go to zero!
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    Working on the floor in Chicago

    Get in line, mer and leh kids are delivering pizzas tonight. If I were you I would look at kcbt or mgex. Get a list of clearing members and seatholders and pound the pavement. Better yet persue off floor jr trading ops with non financials, usually closely held physical traders. You went...
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    Sunday morning Oil trading.

    www.cmegroup.com and www.nymex.com Oil markets opened early because of Hurricane Ike, same with Gustav a couple weeks ago.
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    I just learned about "marked to market"...Futures Spread Trading...WOW!

    Yes, that is the function of the clearinghouse of the exchange. To match trades and credit and debit respective clearing members who in turn credit and debit their customers or fcms who then credit and debit their customers, daily. When you have an open postion your performance bond is...
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    Futures margin question

    Think of it this way, your performance bond is held by oec during regular market hours. At the 3:15 pm closing the clearinghouse matches trades and determines open equitiy positions for all the clearing fcms. These fcm's then credit and debit respective customers balances and transfers or...
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    Futures margin question

    As intraday requirements are set by the fcm they use the exchange minimum posting requirements assuming the position you opened will be held overnight. As saxon said, if oec's current day trade requirements are $500 you can carry 1 open position per $500/equity in your account. However...
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    Futures margin question

    Call them and ask them! Typically $500 intraday is up to 20 cars, but day rates are between you and your broker, exchange is not involved at all as long as your fcm is capitalized per exchange and cftc.
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    ES Journal Archive (2006 - 2008)

    Just when this thread gets some action again. 100-1 lurkers to posters. Signing off as well. Be good everyone, and if you can't be good, be good at what you are doing...
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