[albatross]

http://www.ose.or.jp/e/news/0705/070501a.pdf

The mini nikkei has average daily trading volume of 151000 units. Not sure if a unit is equivalent to a north american contract.

Decent size. Around your YM or ER2 volume, no?

[MidKnight]

Originally Posted by Soultrader »

Does anyone have access to mini Nikkei futures data? Unfortunately Tradestation does not provide this data. I am looking to obtain a snapshot of a weekly, daily, 30min, 5min, and 30min market profile chart (approx 10 days back) of the mini Nikkei. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi SoulTrader,

I have been trading the Nikkei225 for a while now. Started with the singapore contract but now use the mini. I'm charting the Singapore contract (because I'm with DTN IQFeed who only offer Singapore for Asian markets) and trading the mini. Works great!

Best regards,
MK

[MidKnight]

Originally Posted by Soultrader »

The mini Nikkei traded at the OSE is alot more liquid compared to the Simex. The Simex is handy though to look at market action premarket before the Osaka Exchange opens and during the lunch hours when the OSE halts.

That is true Soultrader, is does about 1/2 of the mini volumes on a daily basis. But you must remember, it is worth 5 times the value....Great points on pre-market trading, very useful indeed.

Best regards,
MK

[deddy]

Originally Posted by MidKnight »

Hi SoulTrader,

I have been trading the Nikkei225 for a while now. Started with the singapore contract but now use the mini. I'm charting the Singapore contract (because I'm with DTN IQFeed who only offer Singapore for Asian markets) and trading the mini. Works great!

Best regards,
MK

Hi MidKnight..
what is your broker that your trading Nikkei for a while now.?
Could you give me the link ?, or more informations on that broker just like a what kind a trading platform, etc or maybe more others stock indeks available on there?
i'd like to open real acc to trade nikkei indeks, Mini Acc for a while, i'm looking for the broker

Thanks and Regard,

[darthtrader]

I'm interested in this too.
It looks like the mini nikkei moves in 500 yen tick sizes so thats about 5 bucks USD a point?
Soultrader did you ever get a market profile snapshot? I think if you got the data from IB you could use ninja trader and that MP addon reaver mentioned in his thread in the beginner forum to get the profile.
I guess tradestation is out though if you want to trade the mini?
Maybe IB, multicharts for all the easy language stuff, ninja with the MP addon...I don't know. That much stuff going might get hairy.

[mezameo]

I came across this broker in Japan for trading mini nikkei futures. Commissons are dirt cheap. Anyone care to shed light on this? I'm based in Vietnam so instead of trading the US sessions it would be wonderful to keep normal hours and shift my trading to the morning rather than the late late evening.

http://pr.gmo.jp/en/article/20070522...%3Foffset%3D60

[Soultrader]

Originally Posted by mezameo »

I came across this broker in Japan for trading mini nikkei futures. Commissons are dirt cheap. Anyone care to shed light on this? I'm based in Vietnam so instead of trading the US sessions it would be wonderful to keep normal hours and shift my trading to the morning rather than the late late evening.

http://pr.gmo.jp/en/article/20070522...%3Foffset%3D60

Do you know anything about the Nikkei? It is a completely diffferent market if you are used to the US. Also those commision rates are pretty much standard right now, some brokers go as low as 80yen rt. (approx 75 cents)

With the rates shown in the link, you should save the trouble and just open an account with IB. They offer similar rates. Most Japanese firms will be distratrous when trying to communicate in english.