The Ultimate DAX Scalping Discussion Thread!

Quote from Charly:

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The latter (just 1 c.) happens quite frequently - unfotunately.
Makes scalping the DAX not that easy imho.
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Yep, that is why you have to be very careful. But when spread is tight and books has some volume, you have a much better chance of lesser slippage.
 
I now trade the dax straight from the open, i used to leave the first hour till the cash equity open. I find the very first hour is a lot thinner so you have to have you're wits about you just a tad more but there is some good money to be made especially on the first 5 minutes
 
Quote from teun:

No, tick value of the FDAX is 12.50 euro. This implies that you have less slippage on this contract compared to YM (and other US futures) when markets are tight (because $ value of FDAX is much higher).
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Below is copy and pasted off the eurex website as you can see the 12.50 shows for a 0.5 movement which is the minimum price movement but for a full fat tick (point) its 25 euros

Contract - DAX® Futures

Contract Value - EUR 25

Minimum Price Change - 0.5

Minimum Price Change Value - EUR 12.50

http://www.eurexchange.com/trading/products/IDX/DAX/FDAX_en.html?mode=specifications
 
I used to skip the 1st hour on the DAX and started when the FTSE came online. I have found lots of big moves within that 1st hour in the last say 2 months. So I said what the heck and followed the euros
 
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