Tiffsgreta 

I trade about 12% of my account, for example. I trade option spreads. I have a small account $5400, and I'll buy a spread that costs me $700. So I know I only lose what I have invested - I prefer the low nightmare futures effect. Anybody else do this?

What is that?

Especially the futures part since you are talking about trading options.

SunTrader 

What is that? Especially the futures part since you are talking about trading options.

@SunTrader my trades are more obscure than I thought. I sold a March corn 3.8 strike put. I bought a january soybean 10 strike and sold a january 9.6 strike. These are options on the underlying futures contracts. These are longer term swing trades that I don't have to watch every minute. Hope that helps :-)

thanks for your input!