Im still confused with the symbols.. for example for mini-silver the symbol is: YI M7 what exactly do the YI and M7 stand for? EDIT: Oh.. lol

Who here trades Futures?

Yea I am also confused on how to read the symbols, is the exp month included in the symbol?

Who here trades Futures?

I think it is only around 25k for certain contracts.. Here is the margin requirements for TS: url as you can see you can have as little as 800 to open certain positions correct me if i am wrong

Who here trades Futures?

So basically what you are saying is it is smarter to just cover your postion and then enter a new position at the beginning of the next contract period? How do I know when they periods end?

Who here trades Futures?

Well I will be trading with tradestation so that shouldnt be a problem then right? As for the expiration.. doesnt the contract automatically rollover for you?

Who here trades Futures?

What is the cost of a typical option in futures?

Who here trades Futures?

So if i do not want to get whipped out of trades I should stick to day sessions then?? Or are the moves not that big at night?

Who here trades Futures?

So If I am trendfollowing doing longer term trades, then slippage shouldnt be a problem?? and why should I avoid market orders?

Who here trades Futures?

So looking at the general consensus here I am not undercapitalized? I looked at the overnight margins... since i am thinking about trading corn, bonds, and gold I think I should be ok. I think the highest was $800 margin.. What do you guys think ...

Who here trades Futures?

read every book you can get your hands on... thats the best thing you can do for your trading

I need a mentor!

gotta love those trends

If only I would have known....

good luck to you sir

Into the Swing......

we would all lose the same way

Forex Gang Trade

No, most all the time if you look at two trader's charts, and how they draw their trend lines, they appear different.. Not only that, but we have different criteria for entering a trade, and how much we trade at a time.. and where we exit, these are ...

Forex Gang Trade

I dont think it will work... not trying to be the guy who poops in the punchbowl but most of our orders do not even make it to the real market because we only control an insignificant amount of captial

Forex Gang Trade

Thats not a definition though... thats like saying something shiny is reflective, but all in all thats not the definition of reflective.. its just a way to tell if something is indeed reflective to truly understand how light rays bounce off an ...

Follow the trend!

yea and if you want the freaky chicks its always fun to trade BOND-age... *crickets* just playing .......anyways, those cookies are still up for grabs if someone can define a trend... come on come on!!

Follow the trend!

Im with Mr. Trend here. the chicks are a perk.. but i think its funny how so many people follow something and use something they cant even define

Follow the trend!