Neutral Al, I also switched to pairs trading about a year ago. Overall positive results. However, I've generally not had stop loss points....
I put in a short order for a NYSE after hours recently. The price was below the last trade (which was higher than the market close). The order...
Reminds me of that Canadian gold company (I think it was Bre-X) that went bust several years ago. The stock sored when they announced they had...
I've put most of my funds in bonds, preferred stocks, and municipal bond funds to generate income and then do most of my trading on margin. The...
ChrisM A big drawback of pairs trading is limited use of limit orders. I use a limit order to sell short, generally setting it at the ask...
For testing pairs I use IB. With such low commissions I can start out with just 100 shares each way (although then I'm playing the spread then...
I've only had a few problems with IB in the 1 1/2 years I have been with them. After getting their explanation, mulling it over a bit, etc., I've...
I've been Pairs Trading for just over a year and now do it exclusively. Yet it's still a bit clunky keeping track of the spreads, executing...
Help. I need a new broker! I have an account with Interactive Brokers and am completely satisfied with it, except that I can't access it from...
Is there a way on IB's Trader Workstation to display whether a stock's last tick was up or down?
I use to live in Singapore where no tips were expected. You might round a taxi or meal bill up to the next dollar but that was it. It was quite...
Look at the bigger picture. Plenty of studies showed that when the NYSE went from 1/8 to 1/16 ticks, bid/ask spreads decreased. So on the whole...
Separate names with a comma.