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i stumbled across http://www.macfutures.co.uk/html/philosophy.htm today. they have an office in chicago. one thing that struck my interest was the ability to jump around the world within macfutures. it looks like they hire people with little experience. not sure if they have a...

ECN fills are instantaneous...and the market is very deep. don't waste your time with the amex. let those clowns go broke.

Def is correct. Kospi does not currently have CFTC approval. Hopefully this will change soon. Here's a recent quote from the following link http://www.futuresindustry.org/fimagazi-1929.asp?iss=141&a=900 "Kospi Contracts Transferred to Kofex As part of a broad effort to centralize the...

trade the Kospi 200. it's liquid and volatile.

wow. i'm the only index trader! no wonder i keep scratching!

it is certainly one of the methods as it is a relatively stable spread...but does move enough to leg in and out. another method is doing a double fly whereby you buy one fly and sell the next fly so you would be left with for example... +1M4 -3U4 +3Z4 -1H5 this is a very stable...

you are correct. 2x the middle leg of the fly.

thanks for the volume update maverick. times they are a changing. except in the options markets i guess. any idea why the fixed income options are having such a tough time going to the screens, while the equities have found a nice home on the ISE?

i believe the huge volumes are from the dealer as a floor trader i talked to last month said that floorbrokers were blackballing traders who held handhelds and not trading with them. this was two months ago though. bottom line, traders adapt and brokers go broker. i'm excited too at...

i trade index futures. commish for this year is roughly 22% of gross trading profits. 17% last year. i lease an IOM on the CME for 1800 a month which brings down CME commish alot. 3/4ths of my volume is CME 1/4th is on LIffe and Eurex where i pay customer rates. i'm in trades no...

you are correct. they do not stamp us passports.

i love sylvia's tatoos :p

i'm in chicago, and i trade S&P mini for the majority of the day. also dabble in: NDX mini Russell mini Dow Dax FTSE100 Eurostoxx 50

baruch is right on about cuba. to add to his comments...the scuba diving and fishing are also fantastic. the people love americans and their USdollars. unfortunately i don't know this first hand. just from pics from my few friends who were able to get in from the usa via either canada or...

Anyone playing with them on globex? Volume is really starting to take off. Feel sorry for those poor floorbrokers who will soon be jobless. Wait...no i don't.

just spent jan-feb traveling argentina, chile, and uruguay. if city life is what you are after...then i would highly recommend Buenos Aires. Crazy nightlife. Super Hot Chicas. Great food. Super cheap. Friendly people. Safe. PM me if you want any specifics as to rent, neighborhoods...

i had been trading 533 a minute before the open. a huge order pushed it down to 522.50! i was able to jump in at 526.50 and out at 528.00 small...only to see it bounce back to 531 almost immediately. doh! anyone else play? and any idea if there are any busts?

anybody out there doing this trade on an intraday or even short term trading basis? just wondering what your views were going into rate cut announcement, and how you've coped with the large volatility in the spread over last three trading days. thanks.