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Why trade anything that is smaller? The greater the price the greater the
risk. If you are trying to learn you get more chances to trade mini before
you're broke than the big contracts. Actually at 1 tick=31.25 T-Bonds is
about the highest priced commodity of all.
Brent
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: brente@xxxxxxxxxxxx <brente@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; RealTraders Discussion Group
<realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, April 16, 1999 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: DBC vs Quote.com Midam trade
>Why trade the mini T bonds when the big contract is only 31 and change per
>tick. (31.25?)
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: BrentinUtahsDixie <brente@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 7:02 PM
>Subject: Re: DBC vs Quote.com Midam trade
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>>I'm afraid that this is somewhat of a generalization. You can trade the
>>Midam mini's profitably if you buy low and sell high enough or vise versa.
>>Especially the mini T-bonds that I carefully studied last time I had real
>>time data. By all reports they are liquid enough to day trade and are
>seldom
>>a tick or two different than the full size bonds. If you are looking to
>>trade small, some of the minis are suitable. Always ask your broker what
>the
>>latest volume and open interest is before placing an order. If the OI and
V
>>is only a few then I'd look elsewhere.
>>
>>Brent
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Dick Webb <dickwebb711@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 7:29 PM
>>Subject: Re: DBC vs Quote.com
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>>>Joanie the midam exchange will eat up your profits in
>>>slipage, I know a guy in sacramento who trades hogs
>>>he only has a small account so he trades one contract
>>>at a time with 200-500 risk. Try the E mini, and trade
>>>through your computer this way you do not involve your
>>>broker in your decision.
>>>
>>>Dick
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