Recent content by daytrader14

Rhody, Thanks again, I also caught my mistake when I said the spread grows larger, I'm glad you knew what I meant though. What I am currently considering is a broker that offers both futures and spot trading, so when I run into a liquidity issue I am not stuck. So to continue the...

Yes pboyles, currencies and metals are the markets I trade the most, I do not enter into the es and the like unless it's a very good opportunity.

Rhody, Thanks for taking the time to reply. I am not talking about the natural bid/ask spread which exist in every market, but the ones that forex brokers add on to make a profit. Allow me to restate my question in clearer terms. The problem I am facing is that the price I pay to enter and...

For instance, if I was to place a trade in the euro futures contract, I can take the bid or offer from the exchange without paying anyone a spread, I then pay something like $.50 per lot (100,000 units) to enter the trade and $.50 to exit (round turn cost = $1). Now in forex I pay a spread on...

I have been trading futures yet I am trying to switch to forex. I am a daytrader and my trades often last no more than 7-40 seconds. A problem I am facing is spreads, even with exceptionally low spreads my cost per round-turn is 10 times what it was in my futures trading account - and often a...

Hey guys, I picked this up at a garage sale and cannot find anything close to a lead on what it may be or if its worth anything. Any ideas? The box is made of brass and the inside black felt. You can see what is engraved on the front. Thanks