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    Data Vendors for Futures

    Thanks tntneo. eSignal costs $185/month plus $22 Eurex fee. That's not cheap. :mad: Livecharts is free with ES and NQ futures. :) Futures on DAX seems to be very good instrument for day trading. What do you think? 25 EUR x index value ( ca. 4700 ) = 117,000 EUR value of 1 contract. On...
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    Data Vendors for Futures

    What software do you use for futures charts on german DAX index? Thanks, DT-waw
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    TWS Emini quotes

    def, today I've got different quotes in TWS compared to real time livecharts quotes. For example: Livecharts shows ES01U Emini at 1133,50x1133,75 TWS shows 1129,25x1129,50. What's going on? Thanks DT-waw
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    New Forum Software

    New layout and features are great, but I liked 1-pixel space line between posts. DT-waw
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    New SEC rule has me crying...

    You are absolutely right, Fohat. Futures are the best instrument for day trading. I don't know how praetorian trades with options. 10% spread is 5.00 bid x 5.50 ask. DT-waw
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    IB hotkeys

    Up arrow - increase price by 1 cent Down arrow - decrease price by 1 cent Left arrow - decrease order size by 100 Right arrow - increase order size by 100 Enter - transmit C - cancel F1 - buy limit F2 - sell limit B - buy market S - sell market Big "Enter" key is good for...
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    general background for this board ????

    I think that age and education isn't that important as to be smart and to be in the "right place". Hitman left China, now he trades in US. I won't also work for my country, Poland. For example, on August 8th 4,222,360 shares ( worth about 15 million dollars ) were traded on the Warsaw Stock...
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    E-Mini Size & Cars

    I have a similar question. What number of NQ100 Emini contracts can I daytrade "safely"? There's almost always 5 or more contracts on the best bid/ask levels. Sometimes 20, 50 or even 100. DT-waw
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    LiveCharts

    I've just find out that the new initial margin requirement for NQ100 E-mini has changed to $5,250 from $6,750. http://www.cme.com/clearing/pbrates/pbadv0155.htm Change is effective from August 1, 2001.
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    LiveCharts

    thanks tntneo. I will need only one 15 inch monitor to track E-mini chart instead of 2 or 3 bigger monitors required to track 10 or more stock charts. LiveCharts is your backup, what's your primary quote service for futures? DT-waw
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    LiveCharts

    Are E-mini NQ100 futures quotes in http://www.livecharts.com real time? I've compared them to http://www.time.gov and quotes seems to be real time! Livecharts is a free service... Can I use this applet as a chart@quote service for trading E-minis? Is it reliable? Thanks for feedback! DT-waw
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    Under $25k traders should NOT go Professional

    You're right candle. And what about volume on ECNs? Most of orders routed to ECNs come from day- and swingtraders. With new SEC rule, many traders will move to futures. I think that NQ100 E-minis are the best instrument for day trading. very liquid. Volume 100,000 daily. Each contract has a...
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    horizontal trend

    Does anybody make money today ( 28 June )? Nasty horizontal trend... In my opinion, it's better to stay out of the market on days like today. What do you guys think? DT-waw
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    NQ100 Mini futures volume

    Hi everyone! What's the average daily volume in Nasdaq100 Mini futures market? With new SEC rule perspective, I consider to switch my attention to futures... DT-waw
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    shorting with IB

    Does anybody know how many shares of each stock from IB's short list are available to sell short? And why there's no "hot key" to sell short order in TWS? Thanks in advance, DT-waw
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    best broker?

    I have a question to the most active ET members, ArchAngel, Baron, praetorian2, zboy2854A, Privateer, andrasnm, mjt, Spacegold and rtharp: What broker and quote&charting software do you use? And are you satisfied with them? Thanks for your answers! DT-waw
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    large orders fills

    Hi! I'm new to day trading, I didn't started yet and I have a question about large orders fills. I want to place an 4,000-share limit order on a Nasdaq stock that has 10,000,000 daily volume with limit price between current bid and ask. What would be my chances of being quickly ( in...
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