Quote from Baron:
If it was your site, how would you word the description for that forum??
More proof you cannot please all of the people all of the time.
Maybe I am too simple minded to understand what the difference is in naming a forum on futures. To me, it is, if anything, too specific to narrow it down to "spreads" or the types of commodities.
People who trade futures had BETTER know what they are doing. (If for no other reason than it is possible to have at risk more than your initial investment, unlike virtually all but uncovered options, which are generally better understood by ET members than are futures). And if they wish to discuss their strategies, a forum on futures is certainly specific enough. We don't have separate forums for trading nasdaq stocks as opposed to Listed. Or trading "pairs", or trading the opening, the closing, scalping, or trading as a prop trader or customer or even as a licensed or unlicensed equity's trader.
If someone wants to talk about their strategies in trading commodities, they can start a thread about their specific topic. Certainly there is no reason to have a separate forum for speculators, and a different one for bona fide hedge traders (if we even have a one). There is no reason to have a forum dedicated to the cost of storage for precious metals. Or for that matter, delivery of livestock to your apartment in downtown Detroit. Or a separate forum for options on futures (certainly a "crossover" topic). Or a forum for people who have or do not have a series 3 license, and on, and on.
I believe "commodities futures" says all that needs to be said.
Thanks Baron, and I think the entire site is laid out beautifully and probably the toughest thing about doing a forum on futures (real futures...not the index minis), would be finding qualified and willing moderators. And even then, perhaps keeping things civil is more essential than keeping information accurate. For that should not be the responsibility of anyone who is volunteering their time.
Again,, great job Baron, and when in doubt, I would say, "Keep It Simple". Let the members contribute the confusion. (we always do).
Peace,
RS
