Recent Content by moneymaker2006

  1. I need help...new to prop firms..

    T3 may be a better option for you than Avatar Securities. I trade remotely for Avatar and their prop desk is mostly made up of traders who have...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, May 22, 2009 in forum: Prop Firms

  2. ECN's Costs

    This is definitely a simplified list. EDGA, EDGX, and BATS have been constantly adjusting their rates over the last few months to grab volume...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Apr 17, 2009 in forum: Prop Firms

  3. ECN's Costs

    These are the posted rebates and charges from the ECN websites. Rebates and charges are per 1000 shares. If you are at a firm that is marking...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Apr 17, 2009 in forum: Prop Firms

  4. Bad profit split

    I'd say it's the latter. Very few places fit your criteria since the risk/reward ratio doesn't make sense for most of the firms out there. The...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Oct 7, 2008 in forum: Prop Firms

  5. rates

    3 to 3.50 sounds about right, with 100% payout. There are more factors involved in every deal besides rate. Software offered? buying power...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Oct 12, 2007 in forum: Prop Firms

  6. Prof and non prof registration

    If you are trading through an LLC, you have to pay the pro rates for market data since you'll just be trading in a sub-account, with the main...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Oct 12, 2007 in forum: Prop Firms

  7. Prop question

    This can be a fair deal if the rate scales down with volume. Say .0045 at 500K shares, .004 at 1 million shares, etc. There are more things...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Aug 2, 2007 in forum: Prop Firms

  8. Inet & Nasdaq

    As I understand it, after the Nasdaq/Island/Brut consolidation took place, it is now one book. There is no need to route to INET specifically....
    Post by: moneymaker2006, May 16, 2007 in forum: Order Execution

  9. current avatar traders

    Not sure if you're talking about the same Avatar trading go hokies. Or maybe you're just trying to bash a company that's doing things the right...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, May 13, 2007 in forum: Prop Firms

  10. NYC firms in Midtown Manhattan or Queens?

    There's no desk fee if you trade Lightspeed or Anvil through them (I trade lightspeed remotely and sometimes in the office). If you want to trade...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Mar 18, 2007 in forum: Prop Firms

  11. Prop Commission vs IB's

    My per-execution account only makes sense for large size orders, which eliminates GOOG and other pricey stocks (anything over $40-$50). I'm not...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Feb 26, 2007 in forum: Prop Firms

  12. Prop Commission vs IB's

    I have two accounts at the prop shop I trade at (per-share and per-execution) The per-execution account is used when I'm trading larger size and...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Feb 25, 2007 in forum: Prop Firms

  13. NYC firms in Midtown Manhattan or Queens?

    Southwest Securities clears for Avatar traders using Lightspeed software and Assent clears for traders using Anvil software. I'm currently using...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Feb 25, 2007 in forum: Prop Firms

  14. Echo current traders

    I scalped with barkley and avatar trading. lightspeed platform was great for scalping nyse and very fast for nasdaq. i had to get out of...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Jan 21, 2007 in forum: Prop Firms

  15. ecn question

    Yes, all the traders in a prop firm are pooled together to come up with monthly volume figures. However, it's not only the prop firm you work...
    Post by: moneymaker2006, Jan 21, 2007 in forum: Prop Firms