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Originally posted by whyohwhy
Hmmmm.....you trying to see if one can be played against the other (futures) TRADER? ;-)
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Although there are arbitrage opportunities, I watch the spot price while trading futures because the spot market is much bigger and it is the main market. Also a particular support or resistance level will remain at the same price over time in the spot market whereas the futures price needs to be adjusted day to day for the cost of carry according to the time left until expiration.
The spot price on Bloomberg and CQG are always 2 pips apart and it’s always in the same direction so it’s not that one is timelier than the other. I would like to be following the most accurate spot price and if one source cannot be identified as the most “accurate” then I would like to be following the data feed that is most widely used (especially by the big players).