new to trading futures and only paper trading for now but was wondering when you set a stop is it like the equities market where the market makers can see the stops? I guess my real question is do you set an actual stop or just mental stops?
Thanks

hi dertixo,
i recommend to have always a real hard stops in the market - at least a desaster-stop a bit farer away.
futures can run very fast and it can be very expensive if you dont get out at the value you choosed in your risk-calculation.
its an electronic market in the futures - so its fair orderflow here.

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You should always have stops in place in case you have problems with your computer and it crashes (or anyone of many problems that can occur) and takes several minutes to restart. It may seem tedious to do but after doing it a while, it comes second nature.

Everyone can see what is sitting on the order book.
You could always try having a hard stop slightly wider than what your mental stop is.