I day trade Hang Seng Index Futures from January onward using IB's trading platform. I've to say it's indeed very volatile and liquid. Yesterday, the HKFE just announced that there's an increase of initial margin per contract, maybe due to it's increasingly volatile and the cash index is breaking higher ground. Much more volatile is the HHI Futures, but its liquidity is thin as compared with HSIF.
Ask yourself what you would do if you were someone who had the pwer to manipulate the market short term. also ask yourself what you would do if you were a colluding group of brokers with an aim to set off as many stops as possible and generate as much volume as possible. Note also that Index warrants can be 25% of the cash volume and they follow the futures. Think also what you would do if you had written warrants that were about to expire in the money requiring you to cover at a loss.
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whats the tick value on HSIF and HHI instruments?
I'm presuming these markets open at 9am Tokyo time, which must presumably be around 1am UK time?
I'm presuming these markets open at 9am Tokyo time, which must presumably be around 1am UK time?
peto
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"All trading will be terminated 15 minutes after Typhoon Signal No. 8 (or above) is hoisted" is a clause in the exchange regs that used to worry me! They also don't open for 'Black Rain', whatever that is. Weather forcast at http://www.worldweather.org/002/c00001.htm#, nice and warm this week, bit damp.
hawkman418
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i am currently looking into this Hang Seng index...
does anyone know how to set up some market breath indicators for the HSI....tick, trin, add... or where i can get the information and try and set it/program it up myself?
how do you guys trade the hsi ? rely on "feel" and lagging indicators???
does anyone know how to set up some market breath indicators for the HSI....tick, trin, add... or where i can get the information and try and set it/program it up myself?
how do you guys trade the hsi ? rely on "feel" and lagging indicators???
nine
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There are no such internal indicators for hsi.
lealp, try to trade with the trend to reduce the risk of your shirt being ripped off your back. Unless you're an experienced trader have you considered something more orderly and safer like the nikkie or stw?
lealp, try to trade with the trend to reduce the risk of your shirt being ripped off your back. Unless you're an experienced trader have you considered something more orderly and safer like the nikkie or stw?
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peto,
about the weather warnings:
Typhoon 8 signall, means we are going to get some big winds 60 - 110km/h and a lot of rain. people put up the barricades, if they haven't already and stay home, or are sent home from work.
and the black rain signall is 70mm of rain has fallen or is likely to fall so everyone blocks up the window and doors and stays home.
these are only really of concern duing the cyclone season, the summer months.
you can info on them here: Hong Kong Observatory
about the weather warnings:
Typhoon 8 signall, means we are going to get some big winds 60 - 110km/h and a lot of rain. people put up the barricades, if they haven't already and stay home, or are sent home from work.
and the black rain signall is 70mm of rain has fallen or is likely to fall so everyone blocks up the window and doors and stays home.
these are only really of concern duing the cyclone season, the summer months.
you can info on them here: Hong Kong Observatory
