alternatives to us index futures

[MattZ]

You can consider foreign indicies like FDAX or MDAX (mini Dax) on the Eurex.
Depending on your hours, you can also consider Osaka based Futures like Mini Nikkei 225 which is fairly liquid.
Eurex is provided via Rithmic, CQG and CTS. Osaka Futures via CQG.

 

[tommcginnis]

Nobody said anything about moving your stop loss....

Meh. My bad. It was late; I wuz tired == cranky.
But the way you put it, it sounded like "Trading $$Millions for 30 minutes a day!!" stuff.
Having paid that price myself, I pulled what the shrinks call "projection."
(Also, of course, this relentless-climbing market *really*does* have my nuts in a vice ("Whoa! Where's the emoji for *that* one!?!?").....)

 

[tortoise]

Calm before the storm
Happened about 10 years ago as well but the volatility always comes back in the end

Ten years ago, markets weren't a tool of Fed policy.

 

[Visaria]

um, yes they were. always have been.

 

[volente_00]

Ten years ago, markets weren't a tool of Fed policy.

Where were you in 1999?

 

[tortoise]

um, yes they were. always have been.

QE is a whole ‘nother puddle.