.:The HSM Boys' Futures Thread:. - Page 50

Ok i fixed it. Click on setup in the top right, then select application settings, towards the bottom right of this window......change the Quote speed to realtime.

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Originally Posted by rolo1128 

Ok i fixed it. Click on setup in the top right, then select application settings, towards the bottom right of this window......change the Quote speed to realtime.

Nevermind. Still out of sync.  Guess this is normal.  Not easy to practice on.

heard from the floor    1/10/12

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Originally Posted by rolo1128 

Anyone using the ToS for paper trading?  Nothing matches up.  It must all be delayed.  i can understand it being delayed but the active trader screen and chart prices/movement dont match.  So when i would make a trade off of the chart.......the prices on the active trader screen are way off, so i dont get a realistic entry.

Also in TOS if it touches the price it fills....not in real life.  so remember that it gives a false sense of trading....but still ok.  I have heard of those complaints on charts/time etc.  go to "help" then click on "system" tab  and dump garbage....might help. then open/close platform...

Originally Posted by rolo1128 

Nevermind. Still out of sync.  Guess this is normal.  Not easy to practice on.

Are you using onDemand or the actual paper trading login?

onDemand seems to be out of sync with the DOM and T&S.

The paper trading login is in sync. 

Thanks Chan. Yeah i understand it would not fill automatically in real life.  Would be nice wouldnt it.  I tried the garage dump but no success. 

Ich, Im sure its papertrading.  I downloaded ToS papertrading software and logged in with papertrading creds.  Thats is right?

Originally Posted by rolo1128 

Thanks Chan. Yeah i understand it would not fill automatically in real life.  Would be nice wouldnt it.  I tried the garage dump but no success. 

 

Ich, Im sure its papertrading.  I downloaded ToS papertrading software and logged in with papertrading creds.  Thats is right?

Yeah, there's two ways to do it. Login to live and trade onDemand which lets paper trade back in time

or you login to the paper trade side and it's delayed 15min (I believe). The Price ladder should match

up to the chart when using this method of paper. 

Thanks.  I will play around with this a little more.  Funky.

Another question, maybe a stupid one but are there day trading requirements for furtures trading???  or is it like forex where you can day trade as much as you want.

To use OnDemand you have to have an account with TD. With an account everything is realtime so the paper trading works fine. Without an account I think the charts are realtime but the bid and ask when placing orders has a 15 min delay. I don't think there are any day trading restrictions for futures, you can trade all you like.

Intresting. I trade on a live account and every time I try to test something in OnDemand the Ladder and chart prices don't match. Freaking sucks.

rmejia is correct. No day trading restrictions for futures. 

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Originally Posted by IchibomB 

Intresting. I trade on a live account and every time I try to test something in OnDemand the Ladder and chart prices don't match. Freaking sucks.

 

rmejia is correct. No day trading restrictions for futures. 

Just tried OnDemand and everything seems to be working fine, no mismatch. When you use OnDemand do you enter the month code? Instead of using /ES one has to enter the whole thing when selecting a date out of the current contract, for example /ESH2 or /ESZ1

Yeah im in the process of setting up an account. I really like the active trader screen, its seems like it would save alot of time executing orders.

Thanks everyone!  Im sure ill have more questions in the future on futures. hahaha.

We finally hit those fresh highs in the NQ i was looking for. I think a long term bull rally continues. I am looking for all time highs in the s&p it wont come instantly. This is a buy and hold market, the one method everyone fears is looking the best for the next year or two IMO.  first long term target is 300 points on s&p for long term holds.   i hope everyone is doing well!

cire i agree to some extent that it wont all come at once, and see perhaps 1370-90 ES but there is alot of external factors weighing things down. I believe there has to be a lower retest before marching any higher but will concede its a carry trade, which builds upon itself.

  But in regards to the tech sector goog missing doesnt entstill the greatest of confidence in the NQ which i also play and other companies are missing, but some like salesforce are bucking the trend. Its a mixed market at best this earnings but am watching to see how much the margins are being squeezed and how we handle the speed bumps.

  Other issues like debt refi are moving farther out to June and things are stabilizing.. however could easily pop and will this year before i think new highs are reached, or we will touch it and then break up perhaps. -- im referencing this year 2012.  Farther out as in 2013 and so on doesnt bode well. 

   Caveat depending on what occurs with the elections and euro related items, could easily move to the up, but there are a huge amount of shorts currency and private related on all things euro. massive covering perhaps? hmmm

things are going well, hope they are for you also..

Been away from this forum for years felt like stopping by. 

Possible small pullback in the markets coming soon to a theater near you!

Possible Day Trade tomm

Longer term views on the market, should be a great trading year!

Todays levels  

Fridays levels,.... Pivots

Mondays pivots

4-2-2012 Mark Sebastian Covering Options 

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