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The problem with the ES (S&P 500) is that everybody is on that bandwagon and
so it has TOO MUCH volume (there is such a thing!). What's wrong with
having too much volume is that there is less trending and more jerky
movements and whipsaws. So unless you plan to scalp like everybody else on
the ES, it isn't worth it.
IMO, the NQ (Naz 100) doesn't make as much $$ off of each day's range as
other index commodities, but this is good in that it would slightly reduce
your $$ risk. The Nasdaq Composite E-mini (QCN) has a potential to make
more $$ per day than the NQ, but since its debut in late October, it seems
like no one wants to trade the QCN.
The YM (Dow-mini) is nice because it has a wide range of ticks, and the ER2
(E-mini Russel 2000) is good because it makes about 50-70% more $$ per trend
than the ES and is less noisy.
What's also good is the electronic contracts on 30 year US Bonds (ZB or US)
or the 10 year US Notes (ZN or TY). They have lots of $$ value per tick and
the margin requirement is typically less than the index futures. These
instruments are also traded on the EUREX US, which is expected to become
tough competition for the CME/CBOT. Also, some people like the EuroFX
futures (EC), but I don't know that much about them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Compra dun" <compradun@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 12:16 PM
Subject: Electronic contracts
> Everyone is familiar with the S & P 500 Emini and the Nasdaq 100 Emini.
What
> other electronic contracts have adequate volume to trade and what markets
> are they on?
> I was admiring some of the CME currency emini contracts, but they seem to
> have inadequate volume to trade.
>
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