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Its the highest priced commoditiy around if you ignore daily volatility.
When you look at the daily range, it is nothing. If you put an order in and
have a stop 4 ticks behind it, depending upon the setup you may be well
protected. Imagine having a 4 tick stop in the Spoos??
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: BrentinUtahsDixie <brente@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 3:26 AM
Subject: Re: DBC vs Quote.com Midam trade
> 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?)
> >
> >
> >
> >-----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
> >
> >
> >>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
> >>
> >>
> >>>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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