Traders' Roundtable

I've traded thin markets for years and still trade the silly things like rice, oats and oj. keep in mind that when you want to get in or out of a position there might not be a two sided market. in oj the only bid might be thousands of dollars away per lot, in rice and oats there will likely be no bi...

don't watch the market. accept that you have a plan and strategy for trading, check your orders morning and night and be done. spend the rest of your time working on your current strategy or new strategies. if you accept that your system will initiate a position at price x and liquidate at price y, ...

I'm not familiar with the spread betting operation, so they might offer this option for your limit scenerio anyway... but if you were trading the actual wheat contract with a proper broker and the month you wanted to buy was limit up you can always buy the back month and do the calander spread. you'...