Options Trading Tutorial

Question about Volume in trading Options, stocks,Futures?

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 ") 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.

Public Comments

1. Volume and open interest are very important when it comes to getting a good fill. AAPL is a very good example of a highly liquid vehicle. Tons of people trade each and every day so you get in an out in matter of secs. Since you day trade you want something more liquid than if you are a long term trader due to slippage a. Options - OI >10,000 V> 3,000 b. Futures- there is no set number but the most liquid futures are ES, NQ, YM, TF, QM, and YG c. Stock- greater than 2 million in volume