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This thread is for SPI trading discussion using any sort of techniques that is NOT Gann. Some ground rules. No hindsite trades. No solicitation of education services. The posting of dollar sums of profit or loss is discouraged. Do not post information or discussion on technique if you are not prepared to answer questions. Preservation of intellectual property is fine, ...

Yes, still learning. Probably should have put a limit order in at 5690 to close the trade. How reliable is fib generally?. Though, the dow looks vulnerable with reporting season so we may not have seen the end of steep plunges?. The Plunge Protection Team will be kept busy

Never in my lifetime have I thought that I would see Implied Vols of 60, 70, 80% on the Dow!!! The temptation is to sell premium, but the black swan moves are all too likely right now.

Were SPI 200 and Dow Jones close at the same time this morning ? I just get conflicting signals here. Thanks.

Hi I have been basing my strategies on my options trades with the entry and exit prices based on what is displayed on the ASX web site - e.g. Here is qantas Will these same BID/ASK prices be reflected in my trading platform, e.g If i choose Interactive Brokers ? In the COMMSEC screen the bid/ask is always 0 ( I do not have the trading permission to trade options in commsec ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Edwood cheers Wayne - and the SPI too of course! big spike up on the futures pre-open for Dow, looking like 70+ gap at the moment. Caterpillar beat estimates, as did Honeywell, on top of Googles results. hard to believe just over a month ago we were below 12,000! Yep, nothing ...

Hi Guys Thanks alot for the feedback. Yes a few errors here. I thought to calculate the breakeven, I have to use the strike price + option cost for the higher breakeven ($2.77) and likewise for the lower value where I minus the option cost from the strike (3.00 - .42) = $2.58 ? Yes I have not taken brokerage into account for this trade. Cheers

Thought to start this thread because of the IGMarkets Webbased platform failing to operate properly with this morning rise (5.30am -6.15am) which rose some 200pts following the dow up. I've been using thier web based (java) platform and it's had some quirks, but this morning it basically had a meltdown over what I consider to be mildish volitity(rise) which I expect them to be able to come ...

I want to do some analysis on SPI and would like to collect SPI historical data from 1997 to today. I could not find it on ASX website. Does anyone know any public available information on this?

Hi All .... Well, I've been trading CFDs for quite a while now, firstly through CMC and for the past couple of years thru MFGlobal via Etrade. However, I'd like to give the eminis a whirl. I've been practising on the demo Ninja Trader platform, with a Zenfire feed, compliments of Mirus Futures, and I'm really impressed with the platform. and the speed of the feed. My problem is, ...

This thread is for SPI trading discussion using any sort of techniques that is NOT Gann. Some ground rules. No hindsite trades. No solicitation of education services. The posting of dollar sums of profit or loss is discouraged. Do not post information or discussion on technique if you are not prepared to answer questions. Preservation of intellectual property is fine, ...

Hi I have been basing my strategies on my options trades with the entry and exit prices based on what is displayed on the ASX web site - e.g. Here is qantas Will these same BID/ASK prices be reflected in my trading platform, e.g If i choose Interactive Brokers ? In the COMMSEC screen the bid/ask is always 0 ( I do not have the trading permission to trade options in commsec ...

Never in my lifetime have I thought that I would see Implied Vols of 60, 70, 80% on the Dow!!! The temptation is to sell premium, but the black swan moves are all too likely right now.

Yes, still learning. Probably should have put a limit order in at 5690 to close the trade. How reliable is fib generally?. Though, the dow looks vulnerable with reporting season so we may not have seen the end of steep plunges?. The Plunge Protection Team will be kept busy

Hi Guys Thanks alot for the feedback. Yes a few errors here. I thought to calculate the breakeven, I have to use the strike price + option cost for the higher breakeven ($2.77) and likewise for the lower value where I minus the option cost from the strike (3.00 - .42) = $2.58 ? Yes I have not taken brokerage into account for this trade. Cheers

Quote: Originally Posted by Edwood cheers Wayne - and the SPI too of course! big spike up on the futures pre-open for Dow, looking like 70+ gap at the moment. Caterpillar beat estimates, as did Honeywell, on top of Googles results. hard to believe just over a month ago we were below 12,000! Yep, nothing ...

Hi All .... Well, I've been trading CFDs for quite a while now, firstly through CMC and for the past couple of years thru MFGlobal via Etrade. However, I'd like to give the eminis a whirl. I've been practising on the demo Ninja Trader platform, with a Zenfire feed, compliments of Mirus Futures, and I'm really impressed with the platform. and the speed of the feed. My problem is, ...

I'm thinking about opening an account with OptionsXpress, are thevolatility charting tools available for the Australian market?Thanks.

Thought to start this thread because of the IGMarkets Webbased platform failing to operate properly with this morning rise (5.30am -6.15am) which rose some 200pts following the dow up. I've been using thier web based (java) platform and it's had some quirks, but this morning it basically had a meltdown over what I consider to be mildish volitity(rise) which I expect them to be able to come ...

Were SPI 200 and Dow Jones close at the same time this morning ? I just get conflicting signals here. Thanks.