Recent Content by heavy

  1. $5000 of my $$$ at Dimension Capital

    "Interviewed with DC today..." Do they give you a W2, 1099, or K-1? If it's not a W2, I wouldn't call it a job for which you need to be...
    Post by: heavy, Apr 18, 2008 in forum: Prop Firms

  2. NYSE trading Dead?? Hybrid??? End of alot of traders

    You can trade-through with INET on certain NYSE stocks... they list them on their site, but not in one big list. You have to sort through a bunch...
    Post by: heavy, Apr 2, 2006 in forum: Trading

  3. Difference bet Prop firm, trading for bank/financial inst.

    " Any DECENT prop firm would be able to monitor, in real-time, the exposure and P/L of its traders." I fully agree. Notice, I made no mention...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 29, 2006 in forum: Prop Firms

  4. Difference bet Prop firm, trading for bank/financial inst.

    I tried to edit my post about the CECO/COCO (can't remember)... that was INTRADAY. Yeah, that was extreme, but over the years, I've seen lots of...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 29, 2006 in forum: Prop Firms

  5. Difference bet Prop firm, trading for bank/financial inst.

    "So, you're telling me that in instances where a trader went to a prop firm, put up money in order to buy leverage, that they let him lose more...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 29, 2006 in forum: Prop Firms

  6. NYSE trading Dead?? Hybrid??? End of alot of traders

    "I PRESUME that specialists make the market LESS efficient, not more efficient. This, I suggest, is a reason why specialist involvement is a good...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 28, 2006 in forum: Trading

  7. Prop and odd lots

    When in doubt, pick up a phone and call... it may take a few transfers before you get someone who knows what they're talking about, but you can...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 28, 2006 in forum: Prop Firms

  8. Overnight leverage

    "You money is no longer segregated... but is comingled with the Firm's capital and becomes part of the Firm's Net capital" Not true (at least...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 27, 2006 in forum: Prop Firms

  9. Difference bet Prop firm, trading for bank/financial inst.

    "Well, you need to realize that they aren't going to let an account go to zero." Hehe... I've seen MANY accounts go waay past 0. Even 6 figures...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 27, 2006 in forum: Prop Firms

  10. Prop and odd lots

    "I know this applies when sending orders to NYSE, but does this really apply to ECN's as well?" Ever since ARCA became an exchange, they follow...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 27, 2006 in forum: Prop Firms

  11. Internet explorer 6.0 freezing

    I just started using flyonthewall, and every time a news story comes through, my IE freezes... using the task manager, I can see it actually gets...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 19, 2006 in forum: Trading Software

  12. Hold Bros/GreyBox API

    Yeah, seems like that should be an option, because most traders would be willing to pay for billables, as long as they don't have to "get at the...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 17, 2006 in forum: Automated Trading

  13. Esignal Software Behind IB TWS by 15 Seconds !

    I'm amazed that eSignal has as many users as it does. I've used it in the past, and my firm had constant problems, whether connecting to in-house...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 17, 2006 in forum: Trading Software

  14. Hold Bros/GreyBox API

    GATRader- Graybox only recycles dot orders (NYSE at about 290 seconds and AMEX about 110 seconds). You can leave ECN orders in as long as you...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 15, 2006 in forum: Automated Trading

  15. Invitation to PM with a better deal...

    The guy on the other thread said this: "Commission: $0.55 per fill (if you send in a 1000 share order and you get filled 200, 200, 100, 500,...
    Post by: heavy, Mar 13, 2006 in forum: Prop Firms