Elections and the Markets 11.08.2016

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From our friends at: www.TradeTheNews.com

Elections and Margins note:

With elections taking place, most of our FCMs ( clearing firms) raised the daytrading margins to either 50% or 100% of the overnight level.

This is currently not affecting Transact and Shogun users.

An example may be that you could normally day trade crude oil with $800 per contract but for Tonight through Wednesday morning you will need either full margin in the amount of approximately $4,000 or 50% which will be $2,000.

Not all software and clearing houses did so but we recommend you contact your broker to find out exactly what your margins are set at. This is a temporary increase ahead of anticipated volatility.

In my opinion this will help you protect yourself just as much as it does the firm….

On a different note, nice educational video by my colleague Joe Easton on triangles and chart formations at:

https://vimeo.com/190261629

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