Forum: Traders Hideout
June 28th, 2016, 06:11 AM
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Forum: Traders Hideout
June 27th, 2016, 04:48 PM
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Bear also in mind ES is only one futures...
Bear also in mind ES is only one futures instrument. There are others that are more volatile and others that are less volatile. You may want to spend some time on identifying the one that most suits...
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Forum: Traders Hideout
June 27th, 2016, 03:59 PM
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Bear in mind that if you are starting out many...
Bear in mind that if you are starting out many people would recommend against trading with more than 1 contract.
Also consider using more than just the minimum amount you can post in your account....
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Forum: Traders Hideout
June 27th, 2016, 03:29 PM
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Since I'm assuming that you want to trade for...
Since I'm assuming that you want to trade for speculation (i.e. to make money) it doesn't really matter to you.
All you want to know is roughly how much money you need to deposit in your account...
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Forum: Traders Hideout
June 27th, 2016, 03:19 PM
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Your trading platform usually reflects...
Your trading platform usually reflects instantaneously the new account balance, at least in terms of how many ticks you have made/lost. Some trading platforms allow you also to configure commission...
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Forum: Traders Hideout
June 27th, 2016, 02:51 PM
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Hi John. You're mixing the value of a contract...
Hi John. You're mixing the value of a contract with the margin in your account. You don't need 2000$ in your account because the ES is trading at 2000. If that were the case, you could buy Oil for a...
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