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so can you post an entry in realtime? ticker, price?

this thread is from 2002. hopefully some of those guys made it big in the bubbles and busts since

igmarkets has derivatives of ES (just called 'sp500') where you can risk dollars, if not pennies

Why a future? can't hedge in spot?

What happened to this forum, everyone cashed out after 07-08?

IIRC, equity traders on here say getting a fill on the opening print is not always a certainty, or at least maybe not in size. Check time&sales.

Macro, Alex, and Runningbear what headlines/data are you guys looking for to mark the start of a correction? And what would be your trade? Short AUD/USD? Equities? Thanks for your insights.

Does dollar weakness go into consideration?

He probably means bracketing around data releases with stop limits to enter long/short the underlying, not the options straddle we're thinking. Will work sometimes not all the time; if anything, the targets/stops should be a function of volatility. Higher vola times, your entry will be...

Dollar strength today off of Chicago PMI? Is this a one off? Good entries in ES, AUD, /DX itself are available if so.... Opinions??

Testing something similar to it right now, IMO better to own wings to hedge downside (short stradd + otm put) and concentrate more on hedging upside risk. Just my take, based on flash crash, dubai world, moves which you have to be a lot quicker to hedge on the downside. Dubai world was 2am on...

Find your spots to hedge with underlying (i.e. trade), otherwise you're a sitting duck for the big one.

We got to 114.84 on FOMC, near the 115 area I thought was possible, and now we retreated some. Don't think 115 is breached until/unless a good NFP #. That said, the spread sits -$225. I've been reviewing a diff version using only three strikes (short stradd + otm put) and the underlying...

Since the system works in currencies, just start a $100 account on a micro FX site like FXCM, Oanda, etc., if you can win consistently with $100, increase size from there. Don't start with your full capital size, if you have discipline.

Bullish day so far, adjustment: +7 114 Calls @ 1.98. If we hit 115 tomorrow on positive housing or FOMC reaction, will be more comfortable on upside. Downside obviously has some more risk now, reevaluating around 111.50. unrealized p/l: $0 U.S. Stocks Advance on Lennar, IBM...

Home Sales in U.S. Probably Rose in Sign Real Estate Market Is Stabilizing Home sales probably increased in August, a sign the U.S. real estate market is stabilizing after the expiration of a tax credit caused demand to plunge, economists said before reports this week. Purchases of new...

I imagine OP is in the USA, otherwise spreadbetting in ES would be the way to go. Or, micro FX, if the system works on currencies.

FOMC and Housing #'s this week, among others. I think 1150/115 SPY is possible before next NFP on any positive econ numbers. Beyond that, I don't think 117.50 (swing point from May 12th) is possible unless a good NFP number on Oct 1st. Cautious if we get anymore euro zone debt headlines, we...

If it's a small amount sure (i.e. $200 in micro FX), but if it's trading equities/futs on credit cards, you got another thing coming.

Oct spread sits in a decent spot for now. ES daily close wasn't pretty, long wick after hitting 1132 overnight. FOMC, econ #'s and have to watch EU debt headlines next week. Irish denying the rumors, didn't the Greeks do the same thing before hell broke loose for the Euro and everything...