Requirements of volume in options, futures trading?
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at
8:26 pm
Hello Everbody,
Can anyone please tell me what is the Good amount of volume (Minimum) to do Day trading for the following:
a.Options Trading( Min Volume or Min Open Interest or Min whatever?)
b.Futures Trading ( " Same as above ")
c.Straight stock trading.(Min Volume)
Please answer my question clearly.Also, if you feel like you need to provide any additioanl information or advice or suggestion for the question i asked, Please write that also.I appreciate your help.
Have a Good day Guys.
Thank You.
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Liquidity is relative your YOUR volume. If you are trading onesies and have patience to wait 10-20 minutes for a fill, most contracts are liquid. If you are trading ten lots and want instantaneous fills, you better be in something that has lots of volume and then stick with busy hours. And liquidity varies by time of day, so daily volumes mean less than you think. Oil is liquid at almost any size from 7am to 2:30. US stocks liquid from 9:30 to 4, and sometimes earlier. TBOnds good from 7am to noon. But I am a small lot trader. Trading even a single emini at 9pm is silly, and trading euros after 1pm is sometimes treacherous.