Not their prop desk guy, he goes through a different guy at that desk, and more often than not likes to use the pit more on some big orders. I'm...
Yes, I can see exactly which guy at the desk is doing it. Same guy the whole day, so that means most likely same customer. Locals here could...
Think that guy was finishing up before Greenspan today. Was 23 bid 6000, up until two minutes before, he pulls it, then local offers 6000 at 23.5...
TomCole, Following the broker/dealer/paper would have been much less painful yesterday for a lot of locals, but their job is simply to provide...
Essentially we use Alaron for floor clearance purposes since I am not yet a member of the CBOT. I do not really know anyone at Alaron but my boss...
Ok, should we start a thread kind of like that old "t-notes today" thread? Maybe call it "CBOT Bonds". Any suggestions welcomed.
15,000 more bought, Goldman in the pit on 1,000. New highs again. Make it total of 50,000 all day across the whole range. Unbelievable.
He is not physically in pit but his two guys in there didn't look too happy this morning. I would imagine he sold at least half of those on way...
Came in and bought 35,000 ten years this morning from 111-15.5 up to 111-21.5, pretty much all on screen. Hardy selling all the way up, in the...
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Adding to the squeeze stuff above, two guys right behind my desk fill for the fixed income guys at SAC and a couple big basis traders out in NYC...
Bunch of spreaders long the NOB spread size most of today (that is long tens versus short the bonds). Fuji/Mizuho has sold about 8,000 of these...
The reason the position limits were put on was because the potential squeeze during the last expiration. Furthermore, we had one f****ed up...
The AM membership is 1400 to lease versus the GIM which is 900 (nitro had them flipped around). I couldn't exactly tell you how much is saved, it...
To trade 5/10/30's you need to lease either a GIM or an AM membership. This will enable you to get member fees while trading on the screen.
That 30yr is definitely not as liquid as it used to be. That was kind of cool to see also, it was trading 16, then someone paid 21 on 500, and...
Chip Kenyon has not been on the floor in a long time. Last I heard was doing a lot of skiing and coaching his kids athletic teams. Can't forget...
Bloomberg.com is free, the guys behind me use MCM Capital Markets (mcmwatch.com) and that one seems pretty good, not sure on cost of it though.
Bloomberg.com, go under "News and Commentary", then "markets", then "Bonds". There are usually good articles on themes of the day and they often...
Around 10am central time today after coming off the highs of 114-00 in the ten year the screen was suddenly bid for size, say 4000 or so, then...
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