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He is right about the commision structure, but for the small trader who
can't stand the size of the stops, the slippage and the volatility risk,
the E-mini is the answer for him. If he wants to trade the S&P. The only
problem might be if his broker won't take a stop. Then if the line is
busy he could be in big trouble even at 1/5 the risk. Ira
S. McGuire wrote:
> The new guy is right.
>
> John Barry wrote:
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> > Hello Realtraders !! Can anyone tell me how fast the
> > fills are for the E-mini if sent electronically, Our new
> > broker says their is no human interaction, and 5 seconds
> > or less fills. Our x broker says there is one person that
> > enters the trades and the fill can be up to 2 minutes.
> > And would the difference in E-mini fills (assuming they
> > are better) compensate for the slippage in the S&P500
> > (since it takes 5 times as many contracts to equal 1 S&P500
> > and consequently 5 times more commission) Any help
> > will be appreciated.
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