Check out this website for highest rates for Banks and MMF. It is www.cranedata.us. Surprisingly, banks have higher rates than the MMFs.
No. The CFTC doesn't have an equivalent like the FDIC for banks and SIPC for stock brokerages. The good news is that the CFTC requires tons of...
Back in the nineties, someone suggested to me that the best trade is to fade the 9:30 AM ET open. Sell if the futures are up and buy back when/if...
I like the comment New Deal V.2. FDR broke it down into three actions: rescue, relief, and reform. Rescue efforts for the financial...
Take a look at thinkorswim. I am considering going back to "investing" and away from trading. I opened a papermoney account, and I like the...
Go with Global futures. Best customer service around. A human answers the phone within four rings, and emails are answered promptly. The free...
The FED can print as much money as they need; we are no longer on the gold standard. One way to do this is to buy Treasuries. In this case, the...
Relief rallies are sharp and quick; so, I agree with the opening statement. If I were fortunate enough to have been long on Tuesday, I would have...
Thanks for your comments. I think that IB is best for active trading, but not for investing (low volume orders). The monthly fees will kill me....
I like to use the slow stochastic when entering trades. In an established downtrended market, I enter my shorts when the slow stochastic reaches...
I am looking for the best stock and stock options broker. Criteria: Decent customer service, lowest commission rates for low-volume investing...
WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? 15 POINTS INSTEAD OF 10?
I TRADE FOR A LIVING AND I CAN'T SELL/BUY ENOUGH CONTRACT TO MAKE THE SPREAD WORTH WHILE. FOR INSTANCE, LET'S LOOK AT TODAY'S BEAR CALL SPREAD...
I have been selling OTM puts on the ES for about three years. When volatility was low, I just sat on the puts until they expired. In 2007,...
If you trade on the CME, they list the exchange's reduced margins for spreads. Most brokerages follow those or allower HIGHER margin...
I use the J-Trader to trade ES futures. It is the fastest platform I have ever used, including TWS. Executions as well as real-time data are...
You can always call the exchange yourself. I had a commisiions/cost issue with the CME and my broker. So, I contacted the CME, and they took...
I am also with Global futures. The customer service is A-One. Margins and comissions are the lowest I have ever seen (including IB). Give them a...
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