The E-Mini Pit
If you currently trade, or are interested in learning to trade, the CME E-Minis, this thread is for you. As opposed to just another market direction discussion thread, our focus here will be on providing a traders resource of specific information on the E-Minis, including discussions of brokers, trading platforms, order types, trading methodologies, money management techniques, futures-specific tax issues, etc. In addition, feel free to post your trades if you like, but please include your reasoning, so we can all learn. Links to charts, articles, seminars, and other message boards dealing with E-Minis or futures trading are encouraged. Also, please check this original post from time to time to see any new links we post here and to check out The Post of the Day, which will be selected from daily contributions to the board.
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A Few Thread Guidelines:
This is a moderated thread, so please respect these few posting guidelines:
1. Please stay on topic. If you want to discuss corn, beans, or stocks, there are lots of other threads for those.
2. Please no bashing, profanity, or boasting of your fabulous trading prowess. Show respect for the folks who wish to post here. Help out the new folks who want to learn.
3. If posting trades or market predictions, please tell us why you are taking that position.
4. Have fun, and help us make this board a valuable resource to Futures Traders.
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POST OF THE DAY:
Message #184 from Brandon at Jan 30, 2002 6:29 PM
I have been trading the Emini's nearly exclusively for several months and I like them a lot. I would not want to trade anything else. That said, I think a lot of people get into them for the wrong reason. I've seen a number of people who get involved because they do not have the 25K to trade equities, either from being underfunded to start with, or because they lost a lot trading stocks. I really think that if you can't trade stocks, that futures are the last place to hang out. It's the most brutally effeciant market in the world and it will expose every single weakness you have. Anyway, thats my two cents. It's a great market, but carerfully consider why you are trading it.
Brandon
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Key Links for E-Mini Traders:
E-Mini Contract Specifications:
cme.com
E-Mini FAQ: cme.com
Register for Free E-Mini Real-Time Quotes:
realtime.barchart.com
E-Mini Charts (Delayed): futuresource.com
Information on Futures Brokers: elitetrader.com
Futures Trading Free Seminars: zapfutures.com
NFA Home Page: nfa.futures.org
Louis Lambrecht's Pivot Lines Spreadsheet: lvlamb.itgo.com
Tax Site for Investors and Traders: board.fairmark.com
CME 2002 Holiday Calendar: cme.com |
