yep sean, i understand its around like 1:20 Direct leverage i believe (too lazy to do calculaions)thats why i like futures for scalping, options w/ a delta of 1 (or -1) generlly offer less leverage in that regard than futures
i have another question, how come lets say the NQ8Z futures are priced higher than the NQ8H, i know the initial margin is the same and essentially they cost the same to purchase, but how come the actual price discrepency? do futures have an added time value to them? The NQ8H are 1974 and the NQ8Z are 2054. i remember before december expiry, the NQ futures were like 1-2 points off of the NDX, so i'm thinking it has to be some time value, right?
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