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Quote from callmeput:

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Trading futures is a competition. I would never join a marathon competition if i had just learned to crawl.

it is hard to go any where when thousand feet of competitor stomp on your back.
 
Many THx for the Answer.
Well i can say often i have trade a demo and in the end i was evertime in plus.
I trade a littel like Ross Trading is my stratagi and function well.
I have trade the SP not feed but pay spreed my broker was 0,7 point spreed for him.
that is the reson i want go to the mini futur.
Well and what can i say one day i must do my first step in the cold water.
If everbody just tell no is to danger well nobody trade futurs.

Regards and many thx

torero
 
Quote from torero:
Is not possibel with IB to trade the mini futurs with 3000$ ?


Yes, you can. The intra-day initial margin for the ES is $2K.

It goes up to $4K at 15:45 ET. That means you need to be flat (i.e. have no position) by that time, or have more than $4K (per contract), or your position will get liquidated automatically between 15:45 and 16:15 ET.

Also, you cannot open a new position if your account falls below $2K.

I think equity is the lesser of your previous day's equity or your current equity (it's this way for stocks - not sure about futures).

Can someone comment on when the requirement goes back down to $2K again? It doesn't mention this on the relevant page.
 
I want THX to all Great Pepole here and for you help.
Well i live in europ for me is interesting also the premarket margin.
Europ time beginn 8 at morning is 2 Est is the margin 4K or 2K again or is 2k just if the market are open normal time ?
Well my strategi is beginn with 3000 and max. loss 1000.
I think for the first time is a good way to go to the cold water.
Because if i lose so i have loss no more and have time to anayice what i do wrong ;)
But my first Step is not Winn much my first step is not to lose money ;)
Again many Thx for help and the links i will read all.
Last question is IB the only that offer trades with 3k or have i a alternative ?

Sorry for my bad english ;)

I wish you all great winning

Regards
torero
 
2K margin is good from 9:30am till 3:45pm EST
What country are you from torero?
I am from Russia. Trade DAX, ES, YM.
 
From germany but i´m not a german just a foreigner in this country.
It´s how the song from STING I´m a allien here a legal allien ^^
And i trade about a speedbething frim in england and have do a good perfomance.
But often is ist very frustating because often don´t function the trading desk sometimes there don´t make my orders.
And other problem ist i pay all time 0,7 S&P Point on day trading or 1 point on mar S&P.
I have really begann with a mini acount if i tell you nobody want belive me.
And if i say mini is really mini.
I was often in the right way but there software :(
Sometimes you can buy sometimes not lol
Crazy

regards
torero
 
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