I found this sweet site that cataloged some of the hand signals used in the pits by different exchanges.
http://tradingpithistory.com/gallery/2/prices_qua…
You should check out the signals for the brokerages . . . particularly DB's and REFCO's. Brilliant.
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Refco went out of business in 2005 and their former CEO is currently in prison.
good find man
LOL @ DB... nice one
Open outcry hand signaling (Originally Posted: 03/30/2012)
For allthe people thinking that hand signals look quite cool in open outcry trading floors, but have no idea of what they mean: here's a guide published by the CME
http://www.oxfordfutures.com/docs/Handsignals.pdf
Very interesting, thanks!
The months are what completely threw me off
Will be using these on the dancefloor!
trading hand signal (Originally Posted: 08/06/2013)
Do traders still use trading hand signals to inform trading strategies? If so, where should I find those information about the signals?
Yes they do. Will vary slightly depending on the exchange/product. Here is something to start with though
http://www.variancefutures.com/resources/education_instant16_hand_signa…
Great! Thank you so much
You could also look at http://tradingpithistory.com
thanks too!
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