Can Tick Values Affect Your Trades?

Most traders get so involved with the act of trading that they give very little thought to what they will be trading. Little do they know that which instrument they choose to trade can have a big impact on their overall success. Choose the wrong market and you ll find yourself under-capitalized, taking bigger losses and losing out on precious profit. So how does the average trader pick a market to trade? Usually there s very little (if any) thought involved. They usually gravitate to whatever market is “sexy” at the moment. This usually translates into a very fast, very volatile market such as Gold or Crude, to which the average trader may not be suited to trade. Another popular way of picking a market is to go for a high tick value. This explains why the emini S&P is “King of the Hill” of the mini-index markets. At $12.50/tick profits add up quickly – it’s almost too good not to trade – of course people never seem to consider the reverse of the equation and think about
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