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To: Andreas who wrote (29179)	7/31/1999 7:11:00 PM
From: John Pitera	Respond to of 44573

Hi Andreas, 17$ a contract sounds like a reasonable price per contract. I am not sure why they would have charged you a $700 dollar commission last week, ask your broker. Read all you can about the markets and trading and follow the market over a period of time. Several people have suggested that it is a good idea to paper trade a market for 1-2 months before trading with real money. Consider that. You should use stop loss orders. There are several on this thread that you can bounce ideas off of. I spend more time on equities and other markets and by no means am a full-time S&P trader. SO I would imagine that others are more qualified to discuss trading the S&P for a living Hope this helps, John

To: Andreas who wrote (29179)	8/1/1999 4:42:00 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 44573

Welcome the the wild and wacky world of futures... I trade the SP's... my best advice is to know how much you're going to risk even before you enter the trade, and know when to fold,... "know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away, know when to run... don't count your money while it's sittin' on the table, never count your money until the dealin's done." GZ