LIFFE were definitely too cocky at the time but the facts remain - they developed the bund future in 1988,before DTB even existed.They used their...
Deutsche Borse wasn't successful at all until the late 90s.Most people on this forum probably don't know that the Bund used to be LIFFE's flagship...
Couldn't agree more.They advertise themselves as providing this 'great' liquidity and really being a welcome addition to the market but as soon as...
Amazing.I posted a week ago with my views on Euribor and not one person has come out in it's defence saying how much they love it in there,look...
Not sure what you mean by the first bit,I was only answering the original questions i.e. how long have you traded them for and what are your...
nazzdack is absolutely right,technically DOW goes up,30 yrs should come off and vice-versa but sometimes they go together - I've gone heavily...
Have dabbled in Euribor for the past 7 years,my advice is don't waste your time.The WSJ published an article reckoning the top 3 traders in there...
Who said it was?
I also have a serious question for THE-BEAKER,do you think you'll still be trading the markets in 5 years time?
OK Bundman,I'm not too familiar with the intricacies of spreadbetting but if you make that much giving up such an edge then you'd be well advised...
What size do you trade bunds in? How many ticks is a 'vast deal of success'? Are you for real?
Women generally have more patience,will go with a trend rather than try and fight it and aren't trying to impress their mates all the time trying...
But doesn't the 10 and 30 Years feel more mechanical in the way the prices and bid/ask size fly about?The flipping model in the bunds is annoying...
Also the 30Year has so many algo-models running on it,it's like playing a video game permanently set on ULTRA-HARD only no fun at all,just like...
Apparently it's going half-tick as well next year,what with the new algorithm starting in August humans might stand a chance again - like you say...
Not trading Short Sterling any more?
It's become a lot harder to find an edge lately,bottom line is you've got to know what you're doing instead of just scumming ticks out of the...
The only way to outwit them is to be right,not over-trade so you're not stopping yourself out just because you can't afford to run them any more...
Definitely the only way to make money now is to position take,don't get spoofed out by size and keep stops disciplined. If anyone is interested...
I've always been hugely against reducing the minimum price change for any contracts but it does make sense to stop these...
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