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> Also you can use the eS symbols list here and also maybe get a
>basic
> look at the chart (limited chart) if you subscribe for free (the
>cost
> is advertising emails) - it can be handy if you want to see an
> example chart before subscribing to the exchange.
http://my.futuresource.com/
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brian_z111" <brian_z111@xxx> wrote:
>
> The IQFeed symbol list is a bit difficult to follow.
>
> eSignal symbol list gives a quicker overview of what is at each
> exchange >> click on SYMBOLS GUIDE from this page
>
> http://www.esignalcentral.com/support/cs/default.asp
>
> example:
>
> go to CME and see what is in the CME package there.
>
> You can also see the trading hours and pick up a link to the
exchange
> sites from there (exchange sites explain all the details if you
have
> a year or two to dig through it all).
>
> Also you can use the eS symbols list here and also maybe get a
basic
> look at the chart (limited chart) if you subscribe for free (the
cost
> is advertising emails) - it can be handy if you want to see an
> example chart before subscribing to the exchange.
>
> As a rule of thumb -
>
> a) I prefer to trade instruments that run 24 hours a day OR for
> equities have a premarket (high vol stocks on the US exchanges).
>
> b) I agree you should go for liquidity - look for low spreads
>
> As a starting point the futures quoted by Yahoo are a pretty good
> guide as to which instruments have volume:
>
> http://finance.yahoo.com/actives?e=us
>
> look at US indices >> futures
>
> and commodities >> energy, metals etc
>
> If you are going to chase all the exchanges then you will pay a lot
> in exchange fees and use very little from each.
>
> If you pay for the exchanges that emulates Yahoo you still have a
few
> on your plate.
>
> Chasing all of the exchanges has a high pain to gain ratio.
>
> It is mainly a choice between NewYork/Chicago and London anyway.
>
> IMO it is better to work in reverse:
>
> - follow what your broker trades (in some cases it is hard to find
a
> broker who carries the instruments you want).
>
> - look at the charts your broker carries and decide from them which
> ones have the personality that suits your style/strategies (don't
try
> to trade them all)
>
> - pick the hours you want to work e.g. London is afternoons for
me :-)
> and USA is nights (ugh!)
>
> My simple solution was to go to a trader where I can trade multi
> instruments from one desk i.e. gold, oil, forex, world indices etc
> (for me that is IB or IGMarkets - I will try IB next year).
>
> I like Gold, Oil, equity indices like ES, SP500, ASX200, FTSE100,
US
> top vol stocks or UH top vol stocks.
>
> Except for stocks I can trade them in 24 hour london time charts
> using CFD's which trade like a future or an option (without time
> decay and volatility crunch).
>
> brian_z
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "murthysuresh" <money@> wrote:
> >
> > i am trying to find out what markets to focus on. when i look at
> > iqfeed symbology, they list a lot of markets which trade similar
> > commodities. is there any info that differentiates between these
> > markets so i can decide which one to focus on.
> > BMF (Brazilian Merc. & Futures Exchange)
> > CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade)
> > CFE (CBOE Futures Exchange)
> > CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange)
> > COMEX (Commodity Metals Exchange)
> > DME (Dubai Merchantile Exchange)
> > ENCOM (Euronext Commodities)
> > ENID (Euronext Index Derivatives)
> > ENIR (Euronext Interest Rates)
> > EUREX (Deutsche Borse Exchange)
> > EUREXNDX (Eurex Indexes)
> > ICEFC (ICE Futures Canada - Formerly WCE)
> > ICEFE (ICE Futures Europe - Formerly IPE)
> > ICEFI (ICE Indexes)
> > ICEFU (ICE Futures US - Formerly NYBOT)
> > KCBOT (Kansas City Board of Trade)
> > LME (London Metals Exchange)
> > MDEX (Bursa Malaysia Derivatives)
> > MGE (Minneapolis Grain Exchange)
> > NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange)
> > SGX (Singapore International Monetary Exchange)
> > WTB (Warenterminborse Hannover)
> >
>
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