Below is a list of the market holidays for 2011 in which the stock market will be closed. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 17, 2011 Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day) February 21, 2011 Good Friday April 22, 2011 Memorial Day May 30, 2011 Independence Day July 4, 2011 Labor Day September 5, 2011 Thanksgiving Day November 24, 2011 Christmas Day (observed) December 26, 2011
New Year’s DayJanuary 1, 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. DayJanuary 18, 2010 Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day)February 15, 2010 Good FridayApril 2, 2010 Memorial DayMay 31, 2010 Independence Day (observed)July 5, 2010 Labor DaySeptember 6, 2010 Thanksgiving DayNovember 25, 2010 Christmas Day (observed)December 24, 2010
Tick size or tick value for futures represents the minimum fluctuation in price of a futures contract. Rather than trade in penny increments like stocks, futures contracts trade in ticks. This value is denoted in various dollar amounts per contract. For euro futures a tick and pip is essentially the same thing. E-mini S&P Ticker Symbol: ES Value of 1 Tick: $12.50 Ticks per Point: 4 E-mini Dow Ticker Symbol: YM Value of 1 Tick: $5.00 Ticks per Point: 1…
For those who trade or are interested in trading e-mini Futures, you may be wondering how the contact symbols are constructed and what they mean (eg: /ESZ0). The four e-mini index futures are S&P (ES), Dow (YM), NASDAQ (NQ), and Russell (TF). The e-mini Euro Future contract is 6E. All platforms have their own form, but the basic letters and contract months are the same. For the thinkorswim platform, simply typing /ES will pull up the front month e-mini S&P…
The market is simple, supply versus demand, the balance of greed and fear is how price is determined The market is ALWAYS right Trade with the market momentum The market continually retraces Old support acts as new resistance & old resistance acts as new support Always sell what shows you a loss and keep what shows you a profit One trade won’t make you, but can surely break you There will ALWAYS be another trade The prepared trader has the…
Run by the National Association of Securities Dealers now acquired by the AMEX, the National Association of Security Dealers Automated Quotations (Nasdaq) began trading on February 9, 1971, as the world’s first electronic stock market. Today it is the largest electronic stock market with more than 3,000 companies listed. The Nasdaq, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations has the largest trading volume than any other US exchange, trading approximately 1.8 billion shares per day. The exchange trades a variety…