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Trading mini euro ( E7) or micro euro (M6E) currency futures ???

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mystic
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Curious, what times are you trading these futures at? Have you tried trading M6E? I had the impression that M6E has more volume when compared to M6A and M6B.

I trade from just after London open up to NY open. 6pm to 10pm local time.

I am just not keen on trading the Euro. Like most forex starters, I did trade the euro a lot, but found I had no "connection" to it. I was not up with the European fundamentals and news influences. Once I concentrated on my local currancy - AUD/USD - my results improved.

I find the mico GBP future (M6B) good for trading the (sometimes) big trend after the London open.

I really have no trouble getting fills on the micros. While there are lots of bids and offers on the DOM, most are just from bots, so they are not much indication, however they do provide fills.

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 tturner86 
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Thanks for your insight.

So I can assume that based on your trading system, the lower volume of E7 and M6E is not a problem?

No, not really. There is naturally slippage and sometimes it may take a bit longer to get filled. But that has actually taught me patience. It has also taught me to not scalp out on good trades. With M6E its about 5 ticks for B/E so you don't really want to be scalping.

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 JohnS 
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No, not really. There is naturally slippage and sometimes it may take a bit longer to get filled. But that has actually taught me patience. It has also taught me to not scalp out on good trades. With M6E its about 5 ticks for B/E so you don't really want to be scalping.

second that! I traded the E7 for a while and finally moved over to the M6e simply because I wanted smaller size...the E7 takes a while to fill. The m6e is not too bad. But in general when your targets require a few hours or days to hit then the slippage & fills don't really matter.

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second that! I traded the E7 for a while and finally moved over to the M6e simply because I wanted smaller size...the E7 takes a while to fill. The m6e is not too bad. But in general when your targets require a few hours or days to hit then the slippage & fills don't really matter.

Good point.

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For those, like me, trying out M6E, here's a great video from FT71 :

June 12th Webinar @ [AUTOLINK]CME[/AUTOLINK] Group: Exploring FX Futures Using [AUTOLINK]CME[/AUTOLINK] E-[AUTOLINK]Micros[/AUTOLINK] - Trading Live | FuturesTrader71

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hy..good trading mini eur. the liquid for day trade..samo not stop preblizu..15 tick a little stop. and should be done at least 2-4 lot.

I'll put the picture chart when I get there .. Regards

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 AshleyQueenTrader 
New Jersey
 
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What are the total costs for each M6E trade?

I am not merely referring to commissions , but brokerage too.

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 Obelixtrader 
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What are the total costs for each M6E trade?

I am not merely referring to commissions , but brokerage too.

By IB total costs for 1 RT are 0,64 USD.

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 AshleyQueenTrader 
New Jersey
 
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My broker recently informed me that the total cost for trading M6E is $5.00 (this includes commissions and brokerage)...

Why is the brokerage cost so expensive for such a tiny contract??? I am charged less to trade ES & CL!!!
@Big Mike @Jura

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 AshleyQueenTrader 
New Jersey
 
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By IB total costs for 1 RT are 0,64 USD.


Really? and what is the minimum account size at IB?

do they have free trading platforms?

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