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I just looked at the EMD DOM and the total size was only 16 by 12. It doesn't take much to sweep the book with that tiny size. Trade the EMD contract as it is not as how you want it to be. If you want liquidity, trade the ES.

IB has okay commissions for the low volume trader, but gets less competitive as volume goes up. Volume traders usually have to negotiate a best commission rate at most futures brokers. 5perside.com starts at $1.75 flat per side for ES and NQ. For 274 or more RT a month Transact Futures...

IB works fine for conservative futures traders. There are futures traders that don't require maximum intraday leverage and others that hold futures overnight. IB's main problem with futures is that their commissions are too high compared with other futures brokers.

If you want reliable historical tick data you have to purchase it. In realtime IB provides snapshot data every 100 to 300 milliseconds. High frequency IB backfill is 5 second bars. Opentick data is free, but not the highest quality.

OK, that makes sense as an average fill price of 857.92 for the 6 contracts. You said you placed at sell limit order at 857.75, so when you order was received by Globex there must have been a best bid at 858.00 for 4 contracts and second best bid at 857.75 for 2 or more contracts.

The ES trades at 0.25 increments so a fill at 857.92 is not possible. I've never seen any such odd price in ES time and sales. The proper fill would be at 857.75 or 858.00. I don't know what broker you are using, but you will have to ask them for an explanation of the very odd fill at 857.92.

There is no cash settlement for the COMEX gold contract. "In fulfillment of every contract of gold, the seller must deliver 100 troy ounces (5% more or less) of refined gold, assaying not less than 995 fineness, cast either in one bar or in three one-kilogram bars by an approved refiner. The...

You need to specify what you mean by "crash". A software or hardware crash? Is it the "blue screen of death"? Is it the computer shutting itself down? Hardware crashes can result from a number of causes such as bad power supply, dust blocking the CPU cooling fan or cooler, bad memory or...

The shorts normally cover to avoid delivery, so why is December going to be different?

If stupidity was outlawed then Congress would no longer exist.

The settlement price is not necessarily the last trade price. Each exchange has rules for how the settlement price is determined.

The top of the queue fills your order and everyone elses.

It is all explained in IRS Publication 550 - Investment Income And Expenses.

The paid manager cannot just leave their fees in a customer's account. Management fees normally accrue daily and must be paid out on a regular basis - monthly or quarterly. Management fees are subject to regular income tax and FICA tax. For the customer taxes are based on the net return...

Of course there are plenty of things that IB could do to be a better broker, but cutting futures commissions to more competitive levels would be better for their business long term and save their customers money now.

I've never heard of a broker providing Form 6781 to customers. Brokers report income and loss on Form 1099. The customer/taxpayer is responsible for transferring the information from the Form 1099s to Form 6781 and Schedule D. Go to http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f6781.pdf to see Form 6781...

Brokerage: "Pre-tax margin increased to 47% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared with 44% for the same period last year" With a very healthy 47% pretax profit margin it is long past time that IB lowered their futures commissions to more competitive rates. It is easy to find...

If your total income is low enough, only for the portion that is long term capital gains. Short term capital gains are taxed at your regular tax rate.

Futures trades are reported on Form 6781 (to get 60/40 long term/short term treatment) and appropriate numbers are then transferred to Schedule D. You will have to request Form 6781 and instructions or print them off of the IRS website.

It was made clear in the inital post that this is an End of Day swing trading system and trades would be posted in the evening. Each trade has been clearly posted in sequence. Just start at the beginning and read forward.