Hi,

I am an experienced trader (chart patterns based), but have never actually traded in the US markets. Once I have my trading account opened up, what is the procedure for:

(a) Making a short trade (via an online trafing account from say, thinkorswim)

(b) At this point I would like to avoid getting into futures, but would stil like to play the indexes. What, if any options, do I have?

Thanks

Rick