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At 4:02 PM -0500 11/27/01, Barry Silberman wrote:
>Can someone comment on whether it would be time better spent developing a
>system to trade the e-mini Nasdaq 100 or some other particular market on an
>intraday basis.
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>Thanks for any insights you can provide.
Looks as if NQ wins on all counts:
Margin Requirements:
1 contract of NQ worth $32,000 ... Margin = $4,125
800 shares of QQQ worth $32,000 ... Margin = $16,000
Bid/Ask spread:
NQ: 1 point = $20 on one contract
QQQ: 0.05 /share = $40 on 800 shares
Liquidity:
NQ: 860,000 contracts/week = $28 billion/week
QQQ: 242,010,000 shares/week = $10 billion/week
Bob Fulks
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