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 humseper 
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Often in the US treasuries, especially, when the volume is low, the price is pretty stable around a price, switching from the bid to the ask. It is possible to scalp til spread between bid/ask, or is that a bad strategy?


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It may work in theory, but I'm thinkin non-fills and commissions are gonna eat you up pretty good.


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 adkelley 
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Are you talking futures or actual bonds? I have done this using one platform versus another (Btec and eSpeed) but otherwise I don't think you could get enough fills to warrant it


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