Volume on Ag's

[brownsfan019]

Since I am too lazy to look it all up, can you guys give me a quick comparison of ag volume vs. the index e-mini's? Just curious what are the more popular ag products and what the volume is like there.

Thanks.

[TinGull]

Corn is the most popular (still lacks in volume over YM) followed by soybeans followed by wheat. Those are the 3 I follow anyhow. Corn I think is going around 80k a day if I'm not mistaken. I don't have my charts up right now...but I seem to remember somewhere around there.

[brownsfan019]

Are you trading the ag's live tin? If so, what kind of slippage are you seeing?

What are the best times to trade the ag's? In other words, when are these things moving?

[cooter]

At least you admit it.
Corn, wheat and soybeans are the big three. That's where the money and the moves are.
I'm presuming you know what the e-mini volumes are already. You can go to the CBOT website and check the ag volumes at your leisure. Or just fire up Tradestation and look at the volume for all three on the Daily charts.

Best time to trade is RTH for the pit...trade the electronic during that time: 9:30a-1:15p CT (10:30a-2:15p ET)

[TinGull]

	Quote:	brownsfan019
	Are you trading the ag's live tin? If so, what kind of slippage are you seeing? What are the best times to trade the ag's? In other words, when are these things moving?

bf,

Im not trading them live yet...testing out my regular setups to make sure they work good on the ags too. I dont if slippage would be an issue if you're trading less than 10 cars. Again...Im not positive, just a guess.

[brownsfan019]

I saw the threads in here and thought I would ask about the ag's. I looked at them at one point, but I think the lower volume did not appeal to me.

I suppose when trading size that the indexes and EC are probably best.

[cooter]

You'll have to define size. 10 cars at a single clip is definitely not a problem.

If you are looking for futures that trade "technically" well, and provide volatility, with the same tick value as the ES ($12.50/tick) - and a greater daily range - you can't go wrong with the grains.

[brownsfan019]

Interesting cooter... very well said.

[notouch]

Remember CBOT is not the only exchange to offer ags. LIFFE offer coffee and cocoa, ICE offer orange juice and there's CME's livestock and pork bellies which I think is going electronic soon.

[cooter]

Yup, but the barriers to entry is easier with the CBOT grains. And since this is about the Ags...well, corn, wheat and soybeans fit the bill nicely.

I'm not into softs and meats, which is what you are talking about, so I won't comment on the markets that you mentioned here.