Was wondering if anyone has used CME and what their experience was or is like ..read more

Any broker/dealer offer a CP desk, data and book for retail consumption? Thanks, Keith ..read more

The SEC alleges that Left and Citron committed fraud and made illegal profits. Citron Research recently announced they were short Gamestop, $GME, in a post on X. Citron Research went short of Gamestop, $GME, 2 different times including 2021 and 2024. The SEC claims Left would sell his shorts immediately after posting that he was short. They claim this is manipulation ..read more

when you buy and stock plummets right the next second you and every other noob that bought it feels same way when you sell a stock that has been dead for 5 minutes and it suddenly rockets up when you are stuck in reverse split and it keeps going down after while you hold and then that one time you sell after RS it actually goes up. when you hop into a good mover and it just dies and does nothing for next 4 months and you look away for 5 minutes and it makes that one move you ve been waiting... feeling like the market is gainst you. whats the psychology behind it ..read more

Do you know any CFD or FX broker who is also offering Futures on the SP500 with low maintenance margins overnight (less than 1% please) ? Goal is to reduce the Swap fees from normal SP500 cfds where I can get up to 200:1 leverage (initial with 50% closeout level) overnight ..read more

Hi, I just bought a 6TB Toshiba Enterprise HDD Model MG08ADA600E from a local dealer because I ran out of room on my Dell Toshiba 4TB HDD that came with Dell Workstation 5820. But new 6TB HDD came in a Tin Foil & Does not look like the photo that I sent him. I did pay a hefty full price for it but no warranty card or mention of it in the bill. How do I know if it is real or fake ? Without thinking, in a hurry I formatted it & created one Large Volume but haven't written any data on it. Here... Is 6TB Toshiba I purchased real or fake ..read more

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Hello all! I have a couple of questions about Vix and Vix derivatives that I can't find practical answers too. Bis/ask: Are VIX, VXX, UVXY, and their options liquid enough to trade at the mid price in small size? How reliable are fills in these instruments given their typically wide bid-ask spreads? Strategies: I've read around about more aggressive strategies like shorting spreads or selling calls, which are not my preference. Very little is mentioned about simpler strategies... Questions on Trading VIX and VIX Derivatives - Liquidity and Strategies ..read more

I’ve started trading gold futures and I’ve got to roll my August contracts next week. The contract with the most open interest is the December contact, but that also has more contango than the next front month contract. I’m only trading a couple of contracts, so having huge amounts of liquidity is not particularly necessary for me, but obviously, a more liquid market is always better. By default, I had just been rolling to the most liquid contract because that’s what the market seems to do,... Front month vs most liquid month for contango management ..read more

View attachment 344996 This contrasts with the Cleveland FED forecast: View attachment 344997 https://www.clevelandfed.org/indicators-and-data/inflation-nowcasting ..read more