Exactly. There are a few exceptions. For example, you're not going to push 150 contracts on the YM, but you could on S&P 500. In currency futures, you can easily push what you need. And there's probably no one on these forums that need anything more ...

Which Broker?? IB TS MBT ???

I have a lot of experience with TS. I would definitely recommend them. I can't comment on their Forex offerings, although they've improved a lot since I left. I saw VERY competitive spreads the other day from another poster... and that's weird ...

Which Broker?? IB TS MBT ???

Hmm, yeah you're right... Matter of fact, that happened to me on a EUR order two nights ago... I got a better fill than I expected...

Which Broker?? IB TS MBT ???

It's a close race. They're both very good brokers... IB's been around for a very long time, and are known by most older traders. MB Trading is known for their futures...

Which Broker?? IB TS MBT ???

Yep... been around for a long time. Also decent protection of your funds. I wouldn't use anyone other than maybe EFX...

Which Broker?? IB TS MBT ???

Only the unemployed ones.

Anyone Trading Forex With Tradestation 8.3?

Their GBPJPY spreads (right now) are 3 pips...

Anyone Trading Forex With Tradestation 8.3?

My main account is with IB which is a universal account. I can trade anything... I trade FX, Futures, and Futures overseas (I trade Hong Kong market nightly)... I also have an account with Oanda, but that's mostly so I can just get the tick data for ...

Anyone Trading Forex With Tradestation 8.3?

.5-1 pip + comms... I pay exactly $8 USD round turn per standard lot... So basically, I pay anywhere from 1.3-1.8 pips Futures I pay right around 2.50 per turn...

Anyone Trading Forex With Tradestation 8.3?

This line of thought is the reason why we have a 95%... IOW, traders can't/won't accept their own actions.

Maybe it won't happen to me ?

Those spreads aren't that bad... 1.1 pip for EUR? That's not bad at all. You can get .5 - 1 at IB+commission.

Anyone Trading Forex With Tradestation 8.3?

Hmmm.. yeah. Not very robust. That's not to say you can't trade it. There are plenty of systems that work fine on one pair and one pair only. But generally you have a really good system if it works across a few pairs. Some of the most robust systems ...

.SI4 for GBP/JPY & EUR/JPY

But in hindsight, that's the case with GBPJPY. You don't know what the future will bring, and you don't know if we're gonna have another two year tear up. Tread lightly with systems on GBPJPY. Make sure that the theory behind your system makes ...

.SI4 for GBP/JPY & EUR/JPY

All I know is that I got a system and a plan. Don't care what the heck happens tomorrow. The moment I start giving a crap, I lose money... LOL.

Trading Sep, 18th Fed's rate statement

Merlin, I swear I've never seen you post so much in one thread before... are you a Greenspan groupie? LOL...or perhaps, a Greenspam groupie? ROFL...

greenspan still has excellent timing

Heh heh. Yeah, that's why I trade HSI and YM... more consistent and slower for my tastes. I trade 15 min on YM and it moves nice and consistent... If I tried that on Russell, I'd go down 10 ticks, up 20, down 15, up 7, down 3, up 10, down 2, up 20, ...

USFE to list forex futures. Can we have your views on this?

There's nothing wrong with ER2, if you're slightly psychotic. To consistently maintain profitability in the Russell market, you gotta be one darn good trader. FX traders have it made... the volatility associated with the Russell is nuts. FX ...

USFE to list forex futures. Can we have your views on this?

Heck no. I wouldn't be able to handle the stress. You should see some of those guys. During lunch, they're all outside smoking on cancer sticks trying to figure out how they're gonna put 20mil in the market by the end of the day... LOL.

The Art of Hand Signals

I pay .5-1 pip during peak hours on IB. $10 per round turn standard lot, so basically 2 pips.

What is lowest spread on GBP/USD out there?

It keeps coming up and that's why if you're a systems developer, you have to continously create new systems. Trading, and the development of systems, needs to be something you enjoy. I don't think enough people get that. One thing you fail to ...

.SI4 for GBP/JPY & EUR/JPY