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chris22241
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trading question

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What's the best way to get a trade done at the open price?
For equities you simply place a market order prior to the open.
Is it the same for futures?
Does it depend on the broker you use?
I use MF Global.

Thanks very much for the help
zacharyoxman
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Post by zacharyoxman »

Depends on what opening you are talking about. With electronic exchanges, most markets are open for a large swath of the day. In most markets, the traditional MOO (Market On Open) order is not accepted anymore.

Which market are you trying to get done at the open?
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Post by Chris67 »

My Comments Echo Zach

Interesting that with modern day electronic markets that people still trade ORB systems ? Surely these carry far less weight now
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Post by Trading Leech »

Chris67 wrote:My Comments Echo Zach

Interesting that with modern day electronic markets that people still trade ORB systems ? Surely these carry far less weight now
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What kind of systems should they be trading? I thought many systems traders still preferred not to trade while markets are open...
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Post by M20J »

Trading Leech wrote:I thought many systems traders still preferred not to trade while markets are open...
For sure, there are times my systems' performance would be improved if I tried to trade only when the markets are closed.
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