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Re: Have you ever used Derivatives and Stocks together?

As a intraday trader, I know of traders who will hedge their position by taking a long/short in the index futures and going long/short ETF's. This is a common strategy.

On a longer time-frame.... try holding an index futures for more than a few hours. It will scare you. I don't think I can hold on to the S&P's for more than a day. The YM... I can swing trade.

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