<i>"Good to hear things are progressing to the point of managing accounts, aka where the real money is at."</i>
Well, I could keep trading ER 5 - 10 lots indefinitely and do just fine. That symbol is easiest (relative) of all eminis for me, with NQ a modest second. ER does not have enough liquidity to turn more than 10 contracts on limit orders without too many partial fills.
To trade it bigger, have to dial out into 15min charts and widen stops = targets.
Another choice is trade the ES. Size is not an issue there at all, but I find it considerably tougher to trade than ER. That's the tradeoff, similar to 30yr bonds being much easier to trade than the 10yr imo on an intraday basis. Similar, but different.
One of a few career path choices I qualify for is managed money. That and probably running a restaurant are the two things I'd enjoy and am capable of. Between the two, managed fund is an obvious choice.
So I set the ER (mostly) aside and am focused on the ES. My CTA paperwork should all be approved next month. Everyone has to begin somewhere, so this is where I start. I'll continue to work with existing clients as always, no changes there. It's something I do enjoy. No new clients accepted on the educational side starting next month (Saturday).
So that's where I'm at right now. Future objectives are maxing out trade size in ES, then adding ZB and / or ZN. Doubt I'll ever max out intraday trade size in both... that would be $50mil or more. If I hit that and return 30% annual, everyone will be happy
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Most importantly, if John Beck is finally the answer to Miami's problems under center, I'll be happy. I fell out of my chair when Quinn was passed in the draft. Hopefully that was not a ten-year gaffe on fins part. Browns are loaded at the QB spot... brightest future for them since Kosar in his prime
