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    ES Journal - 2012

    out for 1 tick profit. market not clear to me now.
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    ES Journal - 2012

    closed it for 1 tick loss....now short 94.5
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    ES Journal - 2012

    long again 94.75
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    ES Journal - 2012

    stopped out .
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    ES Journal - 2012

    long 1394.5, stop 1393.5, target 1397.75, so risk 1 point, reward 3.25 point.
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    ES Journal - 2012

    out 1396.75. for a 2.25 point profit. So net net 0.5 pt till now.
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    ES Journal - 2012

    covered at 1394.5 for a 1.75 point loss. Now long 1394.5, target 1398, stop 1391.25
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    ES Journal - 2012

    short 1392.75, stop 1395, target 1383 or so.
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    Global Macro Trading Journal

    Would you believe it !!!! I bought 1.20005 leveraged myself 30 times, stop at 1.1970, hopefully target 1.22/1.23 (if SNB intervenes strongly). If nothing happens in next 2-4 hrs, will close the position maybe around 1.2030 or so. Seems like a concerted speculative attack on the peg. Things...
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    IB reduced ES margins

    Thanks a lot icarus for clearly defining it for me :) However, it seems to me that your information is wrong or maybe a bit dated. I have switched from one side to another side many times over in the last few months, as recently as 2 weeks ago. And always I was trading 1 contract for every...
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    IB reduced ES margins

    Thanks for the info. What is margin on reversal orders and what are reversal orders. Can you please clarify. Thanks
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    IB reduced ES margins

    Thank you very much for the information. Cheers.
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    IB reduced ES margins

    Substantial reduction in ES margin from 2500 to 2188 and maintainance from 2000 to 1750. Not sure if the reduction is across the board or just for ES since vol has pared off. Does anyone know what was the margin for ES during Sep-Oct 2008. I didn't trade then so have no idea.
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    ES Journal - 2012

    out 1394.75...That was quick!
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    ES Journal - 2012

    short 1395.75
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    ES Journal - 2012

    closed the position at 1396 for a 4.25 point profit.
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    Opening Orders Are They Any Better?

    I don't have much experience with stocks but I often wondered about this thing. Maybe ask Don Bright - he is a guru of opening only orders. He can explain the strategy better than most.
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    ES Journal - 2012

    long 1391.75, took the trade around 30min ago or so. Late posting. Currently stop is at 1390, targetting new highs for the day.
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    Came into $23 million... suggestions?

    Exactly and thats why everyone is joking here ofcourse :) Apart from some folks who took it a little too seriously. I mean even Jack deserves a little appreciation from people here sometimes :D LOL
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    ES Journal - 2012

    real short out at 1414 for 1 tick loss.
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