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It has been more than 15 years since I did any Futures trading. When I last traded, the markets were all "Open-OutCry", or floor traded. In this trading environment, slippage, and commisions were comparativly large. In a typical agriculturals trade, you were down about $50 from the start.
I am running EOD Metastock , I have developed systems that will enter the market on the open, one day delay. I plan to trade Corn, Cocoa, and Soybean Meal in the electronicly traded markets.
My question is: What kind of slippage am I looking at?
Also, is there any posting on the net of typical slippages?
Another question: What is the best method of obtaining the Entry and Exit signals when actually trading? Do you code them as a True, False Indicator, or do you code them into the Expert Advisor?
I will be using different systems for each market.
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My opinion would be: it depends on the commodity traded and the broker. I would assume that your old open outcry slippage is still in affect and be surprised if you get
better fills.
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Thanks John for your input. I really did¨not want to hear that for an answer, but I am not surprised.
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