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The margin for a full Naz contract is currently $20,625, roughly 5 times the margin for the mini.

version77, A point in the full Naz contract is worth $100, so yes, its 5 times the e-mini version. The minimum tick size for the full contract is .05 Naz points or $5. Kirk

nicholas, Here are several forex brokers who allow you to open a demo account with live quotes: www.globalforex.com www.fxcm.com www.forex-mg.com I'm sure there are others too, but these are the ones I've tried in the past. Before doing any live trading with them however, I...

Thanks Don.

Robert, I don't disagree with you. I was just taking it to the extreme. Certainly, if everyone knew that one person had a 100% accurate method, they would never take the opposite side of the trade and the game effectively ends. If I had such a system, I would do my best to hide the fact...

If you can trade off the tone of a CNBC commentator's voice, then more power to you, but I can't. I can attest to the fact that there are mechanical systems that work. By that, I mean they are very profitable, not that they are 100% accurate. As we all know, there is no holy grail, and what...

Tahoe, Its been my experience that you will have a hard time finding "hard and fast" rules that you can get for free (that work, there is plenty of free crap for the taking...). I agree with you that you shouldn't pay for buy and sell signals. I would go one step further and advise you...

Qwik and DeeMan, Very well said. One thing I like about trading is that you get to take money from those arrogant, self-righteous, silver spoon...er, um, I mean well-educated, gifted, thoroughbreds. No offense to those from the ivy league, I just think their priorities are messed up...as...

Anyone attend the Vegas expo this weekend? I had wanted to go but was unable to make it. Just curious if there was a good crowd and if any ET members got together. I think the main benefit of these things is meeting other traders. Eventually I'll get to one. Kirk

Cold Turok, just cold...:)

Magna...LOL, trading would be MUCH more interesting with those, huh?

neo_hr, The S&P E-mini is 1/5th the size of the full S&P 500 futures contract. A 1 point move in the big futures is $250 while the same move in the mini is $50. The minimum increment the big futures can move is .10 which would be worth $250 * .10 = $25. The minimum move in the mini is .25...

GATrader, For longer term trading like you intend to do, it is probably possible to trade options successfully given your experience. I would have the opposite answer if you intended to scalp options the way you scalp stocks, for the many reasons you listed. I don't think those are only the...

Thank God the SBA doesn't include trading as a viable start-up business. At least my tax dollars aren't financing losing traders. I am assuming your question is intended to be serious and not posted as a joke. You are unlikely to find any "normal" source of business financing willing to loan...

Kicking, I was using Qcharts and had virtually no problems with their quote feed for the e-minis. I know others here have had problems, but it seems to have improved over the last 6 months. I remember only one time that it went down on me for an extended period (most of the day) back in...

Yeah...As The Worldco Turns... As always, great stuff Hitman. Kirk

bobdek, I tend to agree with Magna, that the postings here would not hold any water to anyone looking for a proven track record (due to the mentioned edit capabilities). If you really need "proven" results, you should look into a service such as Auditrack (www.auditrack.com), which is setup...

Ok, thanks Gene...that makes sense. Kirk

What kind of pro trader would be experienced but not have any capital? Seems if you have one, you should have the other too. (I'm assuming "experience" means a successful track record).

Trading strategies are like women ... some men stick to one and are happy, With the right one, this leads to a healthy long-term relationship with the market... others can only be satisfied with many. This only led to disease and decay of my...trading account :) Kirk