Anyone here trade the HSI? If so, what time of day does it trade (US time) and which broker would you suggest?
Hang Seng Futures
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That is a very cool site. TY for posting that.
Excellent. Thanks!
I did that at first but navigating that site was impossible. Oddly enough, I go back and find what I'm looking for. Looks like there are 2 sessions in that market. One AM, and one PM, US time.
http://www.hkex.com.hk/ddp/Intraday_Chart.asp?CId=3384576&ContractMonth=Jul-08
http://www.hkex.com.hk/ddp/Intraday_Chart.asp?CId=3384576&ContractMonth=Jul-08
I'm not sure what attracts you specifically to HSI, but if you live in the US and want to trade at night, I would highly recommend the Taiwan futures contract (STW) on the SGX exchange through IB.
- Starts earlier than HSI
- No lunch break
- Good liquidity (~40 contracts at each level in the DOM)
- Nice volatility (2-3% intraday moves are very common)
- Very little slippage on market stops (especially compared to HSI)
- USD based, no currency risk
- Low margin - $2250 overnight right now (lower R:R compared to HSI), which allows for more granular scaling in/out if that's your thing
- $10 tick, $4.30 round-trip through IB
- 50-70 tick days are quite common, 100 tick range occasionally, usually at least 35 tick range
- Can be quite "trendy" depending on your timeframe
- Starts earlier than HSI
- No lunch break
- Good liquidity (~40 contracts at each level in the DOM)
- Nice volatility (2-3% intraday moves are very common)
- Very little slippage on market stops (especially compared to HSI)
- USD based, no currency risk
- Low margin - $2250 overnight right now (lower R:R compared to HSI), which allows for more granular scaling in/out if that's your thing
- $10 tick, $4.30 round-trip through IB
- 50-70 tick days are quite common, 100 tick range occasionally, usually at least 35 tick range
- Can be quite "trendy" depending on your timeframe
