Aspen Research also provides Eurex signals. It is a few hundred dollars less than CQG per month. Yes, Puffy, CQG is several hundred dollars a...
All locals in the S&P pit race the paper. That's all they do. That's why the E-mini will only get bigger. At least you know what's there, and...
Be careful about particular Chicago-area proprietary derivatives groups. At least one gives a nominal draw, only pays out at the end of the...
For bond traders, there is no equal to Stone & McCarthy. I could not trade without it. www.smra.com
I love contrarians. Thanks for the liquidity. I need it.
Since a significant portion of Eurex volume is generated from the United States, Eurex has invested significant capital in Hub Infrastructure in...
I think that there are guys who are working another job, and want to transition into trading who could trade that timeframe. For that particular...
I think everybody finds their own way. I honestly believe that if I sat down with someone and showed them exactly what I look at and how I...
Cartm, You could just wait for the New York open, and start winging 'em. Seems like a really thick order book.
I've never traded the DJ Euro STOXX 50 - but have been trading Bunds, Bobl, and Shaz for five years. CBOT interest-rate products for ten years.
If "selective" means that you are minimizing the number of trades you make, then you must also radically expand your drawdown and profit-taking...
Anybody trading the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 futures contract on Eurex? It trades a ton of volume. Eurex listed volume of over 498,000 cars...
I used to work for a guy who regularly took 200 lots in the S&P pit.
This is still another area where a Bloomberg comes in mighty handy. It does the analysis for you. As a matter of fact, you want to do this...
There are indeed prop firms that give traders statements with their own account numbers. Maybe Bright doesn't; but he shouldn't say "it doesn't...
I would choose stocks that correlate highly to an index, like GE to the S&P, and Cisco to the NAScrack.
I've been spread trading for over ten years. Some points to consider: 1. You want a high correlation between instruments. The last thing...
I call B.S. on you, Don Bright. I have personal friends who have gotten blown out by rogues at prop trading firms - namely, Griffin. It does...
Insist that you have your own account number at the firm, and specify that your funds are held as "segregated U.S. customer". I can't go into...
The blended capital gains tax treatment for 1256 futures is capped at 28%. This is quite nice. Doesn't matter how much you make. Also, you can...
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