> Also you can use the eS symbols list here and also maybe get a >basic > look at the chart (limited chart) if you subscribe for free (the >cost > is advertising emails) - it can be handy if you want to see an > example chart before subscribing to the exchange.
http://my.futuresource.com/ --- In [email protected], "brian_z111" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The IQFeed symbol list is a bit difficult to follow. > > eSignal symbol list gives a quicker overview of what is at each > exchange >> click on SYMBOLS GUIDE from this page > > http://www.esignalcentral.com/support/cs/default.asp > > example: > > go to CME and see what is in the CME package there. > > You can also see the trading hours and pick up a link to the exchange > sites from there (exchange sites explain all the details if you have > a year or two to dig through it all). > > Also you can use the eS symbols list here and also maybe get a basic > look at the chart (limited chart) if you subscribe for free (the cost > is advertising emails) - it can be handy if you want to see an > example chart before subscribing to the exchange. > > As a rule of thumb - > > a) I prefer to trade instruments that run 24 hours a day OR for > equities have a premarket (high vol stocks on the US exchanges). > > b) I agree you should go for liquidity - look for low spreads > > As a starting point the futures quoted by Yahoo are a pretty good > guide as to which instruments have volume: > > http://finance.yahoo.com/actives?e=us > > look at US indices >> futures > > and commodities >> energy, metals etc > > If you are going to chase all the exchanges then you will pay a lot > in exchange fees and use very little from each. > > If you pay for the exchanges that emulates Yahoo you still have a few > on your plate. > > Chasing all of the exchanges has a high pain to gain ratio. > > It is mainly a choice between NewYork/Chicago and London anyway. > > IMO it is better to work in reverse: > > - follow what your broker trades (in some cases it is hard to find a > broker who carries the instruments you want). > > - look at the charts your broker carries and decide from them which > ones have the personality that suits your style/strategies (don't try > to trade them all) > > - pick the hours you want to work e.g. London is afternoons for me :-) > and USA is nights (ugh!) > > My simple solution was to go to a trader where I can trade multi > instruments from one desk i.e. gold, oil, forex, world indices etc > (for me that is IB or IGMarkets - I will try IB next year). > > I like Gold, Oil, equity indices like ES, SP500, ASX200, FTSE100, US > top vol stocks or UH top vol stocks. > > Except for stocks I can trade them in 24 hour london time charts > using CFD's which trade like a future or an option (without time > decay and volatility crunch). > > brian_z > > > --- In [email protected], "murthysuresh" <money@> wrote: > > > > i am trying to find out what markets to focus on. when i look at > > iqfeed symbology, they list a lot of markets which trade similar > > commodities. is there any info that differentiates between these > > markets so i can decide which one to focus on. > > BMF (Brazilian Merc. & Futures Exchange) > > CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) > > CFE (CBOE Futures Exchange) > > CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) > > COMEX (Commodity Metals Exchange) > > DME (Dubai Merchantile Exchange) > > ENCOM (Euronext Commodities) > > ENID (Euronext Index Derivatives) > > ENIR (Euronext Interest Rates) > > EUREX (Deutsche Borse Exchange) > > EUREXNDX (Eurex Indexes) > > ICEFC (ICE Futures Canada - Formerly WCE) > > ICEFE (ICE Futures Europe - Formerly IPE) > > ICEFI (ICE Indexes) > > ICEFU (ICE Futures US - Formerly NYBOT) > > KCBOT (Kansas City Board of Trade) > > LME (London Metals Exchange) > > MDEX (Bursa Malaysia Derivatives) > > MGE (Minneapolis Grain Exchange) > > NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange) > > SGX (Singapore International Monetary Exchange) > > WTB (Warenterminborse Hannover) > > >
