Why is this representative of the true distribution of orders/cancels/fills, though? Could one not construct a scenario to show a loss to IB?...
Option Trader: IB may make a fortune on cancellation charges. wilburbear: Strongly agree. Why do you think IB makes a profit on these...
What you're looking for is traditionally called "Time & Sales". It's available in TWS (though not as nicely, yet) from charts. Right click on a...
I don't think it's poor advice at all, and you make the point in the last 'graph. Newbies routinely imagine all sorts of conspiracies against...
Like what?
It is not inadequate for most purposes. I far prefer this snapshot approach to getting every tick. My other platform (Hammer@Assent) sucks a ton...
Quote from Toonces: TradeStation, Nasdaq, 'intelligent', postmarket maybe 5PM. I called their trade desk, and they confirmed exactly what...
Any idea if NYSE/ARCA will adopt the same anti-competitive cancel fees, pacing restrictions, anti-retail-MM rules, etc. of the other exchanges?
Since nobody has said it yet, I will. You really need to read, and understand completely, a basic options primer. I think you misunderstand the...
It has to do with them changing from trading the SSFs in the commodity sub-account to the equity sub-account, the benefit of which is to allow...
Where was the order routed, and were there any other bids from that route at the time? For example, if NYSE was the only venue at the inside...
All that aside, using words like "lie" and "theft" in this situation is completely inappropriate, and is likely to get you absolutely nowhere with...
Who's the broker, and how did you route your order (i.e. "smart" or specific ECN)? Did it actually take the shares from BRUT and ARCA, or did it...
At http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2006/2006-64.htm : "In addition, effective Oct. 1, 2006, or 30 days after the date on which the Commission...
Someone posts one of these every American holiday (but not other countries' holidays - hmmm). Why not just look at the exchange websites for...
Which exchange? You might look at other posts first. Someone recently asked similar questions.
Why do you think the futures have a different volatility than the index? I suppose, on a per-minute basis, they might, but any difference in the...
Quote from alanm: Can someone comment on why this is the business of the judiciary committee? Apparently I should have made myself clearer by...
Quote from rabmanducky: I mean why do some brokers don't allow clients to buy a stock and then excercise a put. Who? Why not? As long as you...
You're trading someone else's account without authorization being filed with the broker? That's pretty dangerous. If, OTOH, you have correctly...
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