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Old 01-29-2007, 06:40 PM
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Re: Asia/Pacific traders...How do you cope with the time difference?

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Yea its the depth that you can find in the US markets that makes them so attractive.

If the SFE had the depth that the US markets had, i'd have no trouble or doubts trading it. By when you get over 100K + contracts per day on the CBE E-mini's you can't really compare.

I feel like I understand our All Ordinaries index very well but unti we can get the depth in the Aussie markets, it still feels to prohibitive
If you want to do some serious size, there is always the nikkei or kospi. You can still daytrade the SPI, but if you want to dump 20-30 lots on the market in 1 hit, you are obviously going to have some problems with slippage. Otherwise it's been a great contract to trade.

Obviously it's going to be a case of personal preference for each person, but there are more than enough opportunities for the retail trader in Asia to do quite well without having to be awake at 3am. Personally, I like my sleep too much!

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