It is absolutely true when I was trading and just recently gotten into the markets. I didn't know what to look for in the broker; no doubt I was learning but everything seemed to be very daunting. I was using a commission free account from XM but now when I moved to ECN account through Fxview then I understood that a broker charges the fees due to the specific features it provides like lower spreads and others. They do not double charge for spreads and separate broker fees.
Spread trading newbie has questions.
- Thread starter wartrace
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I used to trade in spreads and it was not beneficial for me because I don’t know what is the meaning or essence of the spreads. The simplest strategy in the market is to open two different positions in similar industries. As the gist of the strategy is simple there are many fine intricacies which we have to follow.
The trading sector is as diverse as there is anything in the world. Everyone uses different strategies with different platforms. Earlier I used to do news based trading through XTB but then moved to other strategies with Fxview broker because of their lower trading charges and overall costs.
Careful with Oats. Jay Homan will corner you.
That’s so true! Low cost brokers make the whole trading process much easier, one can easily experiment around for what would work and what not.
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Overall sounds like less risk;
but sure could lose money on both sides/LOL.,
Seminars tend to be WORST risk reward ; books best................................................... Sure may average less risk; any 2nd position/second time could easy do that/ but op thinking any future$ have unlimited risk maybe close to right.......................ES/nq most likely would have less risk[somewhat]+ they tend to diverge plenty. IBD charges plenty for seminars/almost certain/ more bang for bucks with thier books
LP calls that Grain complex's charts 'bearish'.
Are you watching Grains these days TK007?
How they treating you?
After lot of searching found a spread which I am comfortable to trade
have now been spread trading for 3 months (Asian futures spread) and had good success
Here are observations and questions
Q: Chicken or Egg
in a fifo type exchange traded spread with it's own book when you get filled you get two legs filled shown in your account.
- but how does the exchange make it happens?
- Does the volume of the spread affect volume of the 2 legs own book?
OR
- being completely separate books they have nothing to do with each other ? if so then do the 2 legs positions get merged with the individual legs book?
- In global scheme of things This spread's volume is low but it seems more predictable IF I can increase volume will it affect the characteristic
Observations
- Native spread bid/ask spread ( of the spread) is much better than 2 legs
- Volume of spread is lower that of the legs
- large % goes in Comms and Fees ( even after rebate from exchange fees taken in to consideration!)