I'm not sure you'll find what you're looking for here. Many traders on ET are looking for a largely anonymous forum; the "truly successful" have...
Leveraged ETF's are a questionable deal for everyone except for the issuers, unless you're one of the "lucky few" who happens to time it just...
That depends on the instrument -- for S&P futures, what you say is correct, as all contracts of particular type trade in a single venue. For US...
I think that most of these issues could be eliminated just by having a minimum lifespan of say 1 second for resting orders (i.e. ones that publish...
Broker/dealer internalization and sale of order flow to wholesalers allow a small group of "big players" to jump in front of everyone else. This...
For historical TotalView ITCH data, I think that getting it via FTP straight from Nasdaq is about $1200 per month, with a minimum commitment of...
Maybe rmorse can chime in and offer more perspective, but to me this looks like something specific to your broker and/or account. I don't trade...
Yes, of course. For a price. In terms of full-feed data, I've used the NxCore data and think it's a great system, not the least because their...
That is interesting and something I've never really thought about. Can you give an example of a position for which Reg T is better than PM?
RMorse is completely correct; but I'd also add one other aspect to this -- it's called "clearing". Clearing is even beyond the domain of the...
This is not necessarily true -- it depends on the application, and where your bottlenecks (if any) lie. In some respects, technology is now...
Not sure if this would help in your case, but I think that you can get the NBBO from NxCore for the low-thousands per month, for all options...
The answer to your question depends on the instrument you're trading. For most future in the US, this is easy to answer -- the contracts only...
It does not "work just fine" in the UK. Due to the stamp duty, UK short-term trading has shifted to CFD's, which are not subject to the stamp...
This is one area where trying to guess is difficult, unless you have someone who's tried the specific computer (and graphics card), and the...
You could also consider using Wine or a VM to run a Windows-based quote system (although not without some serious testing). For example, I've...
I have yet to find a completely reliable source for splits as well. NxCore did get this one right, but sometimes their splits are wrong as well,...
One thing to watch out for with an MTM LLC is that your gains become "ordinary gains" which don't necessarily offset any negative "capital gains"...
Good job, SEC! (provided the allegations are correct, of course)
If you're talking about US equities, then I'd say that you should always put a limit in, even if it's a "marketable limit" order. E.g., if you...
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