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  1. J

    Trading stock index futures when stock market is closed

    Very well put. I don't want to speak too soon but I think I have had my first break through with risk management and sticking to one system and am going into my 6th consecutive profitable week which is a first for me! I think I will stick with indicies for now. I am just trying to gain any...
  2. J

    Trading stock index futures when stock market is closed

    Oh I see.. Well, I was thinking about creating a depth of market for an entire index in Excel. The end result would be multiple sums of the index at different % bands from the current price. Does this sound feasible? Hehe....
  3. J

    Trading stock index futures when stock market is closed

    You might face higher spreads outside market hours. I was reading the spread average for pepperstone and the spread could go as high as x10 when the market is open
  4. J

    Trading stock index futures when stock market is closed

    Are there any ways to gauge the difference between in price between the two? For example a percentage difference to identify big price moves from the index's price? I guess the problem would be picking a starting point to base the % change on...
  5. J

    Trading stock index futures when stock market is closed

    Oh wow that's really well put, thank-you! I have learned a lot.
  6. J

    Trading stock index futures when stock market is closed

    Thankyou I will check that book out for sure. But the futures price loosely follows the price of the index correct? So during market open and while the underlying shares are moving they will dictate the movement of the futures price? Why can I not find a comparison graph showing an index against...
  7. J

    Trading stock index futures when stock market is closed

    Can someone please explain to me how the price of the futures moves when the market of the underlying index is closed? Do the futures contracts end up in market orders when the market opens at 9am? If price moves away when the market is closed then how does it react when the market opens again...
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