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December 10th, 2021, 02:48 PM
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Why dont people trade 150 ES contracts?
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Yeah. I very cynically say that anyone that...
Yeah.
I very cynically say that anyone that is "know" because of their social media or YT is almost certainly full of shit.
There are/were a few traders in here that trade that size, but don't...
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December 2nd, 2021, 01:44 PM
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Why dont people trade 150 ES contracts?
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Funny. Since I was shocked to be wrong "old", I...
Funny. Since I was shocked to be wrong "old", I called three guys that used to be in that crowd. One said he thinks they are switching to all electronic but was not sure what would happen to regular...
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December 2nd, 2021, 01:38 PM
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wldman
Totally.
Totally.
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Emini and Emicro Index
December 2nd, 2021, 01:37 PM
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Why dont people trade 150 ES contracts?
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I stand corrected about size trades in SPU. Back...
I stand corrected about size trades in SPU. Back in the day size traded SPU. LOL
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December 2nd, 2021, 01:34 PM
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Why dont people trade 150 ES contracts?
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Yeah. I thought that it was a rhetorical...
Yeah. I thought that it was a rhetorical question. Size trades on the regular contract, not the mini. Professionals would be using professional leverage or at the least portfolio margin...so the...
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December 2nd, 2021, 12:28 PM
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Why dont people trade 150 ES contracts?
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No. I was saying how the calculation works. When...
No. I was saying how the calculation works. When I have /ES on I can expand a column in ToS..from the main screen, Monitor tab then Account Statement tab. There is a column "Margin Req"
Hope that...
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Emini and Emicro Index
December 1st, 2021, 04:20 PM
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Why dont people trade 150 ES contracts?
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Brokers charge between 3% and 12% of notional for...
Brokers charge between 3% and 12% of notional for initial margin. I was quoting my rates, which are near the lower end of that.
But you are correct.
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December 1st, 2021, 03:26 PM
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Why dont people trade 150 ES contracts?
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Well. Many people do trade 100's of contracts and...
Well. Many people do trade 100's of contracts and make millions. BUT the initial margin requirement on a /ES contract with a notional value of $227,750...calculated as $50 times the market price of...
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