Nope.
To each his own. While the open book is useless without being interpreted in the context of the overall trend and, even more importantly, the...
Today's Trades
I made back yesterday, at least... Gross +2512, Net +1812...
Mine does. have you seen those LIIs that combine not just the inside NYS quote but the NYOB? Now that would take some getting used to trading...
The same as the ones anyone else can use except the NYSE quote would show floor-broker orders which a non specialist/floor broker can't see except...
Well today sucked. Up +800 at like 9:40. Lost the rest of the day. Donated $1200 to DJ.
Finally, today's trades
Thursday's Trades
Today.
Well, I have to start with thursday. I started out net +1650 at 10:26... lost half... made it back... then lost it all, and got really pissed,...
Buyer steps up large size, gets filled, refreshes on ECNs a few cents down, people short into it, decent sized offer comes in, people realize the...
The trades where he gets filled though will be more often the losing trades; where he refuses to hit a bid and pay a penny (or several penny)...
You can hit a bid now to get short, so you won't get burned stepping down on the offer like you used to. You don't have to paste an offer now....
Since you say "specialist," I assume you refer to on the NYSE. The answer is: not much else that you can't. They get to match orders when...
Just FYI, my prop trading firm lets me electronically locate any stock that's hard but not impossible to borrow, and charges me between...
My trades:
Net: ~$1700 Gross: $2836 188,0002 shares traded I was up $2500 a few hours before the close, gave back $1000 an hour before the close,...
Net + 330, Gross + 1150 I'm happy with today because I was extremely sick, came in late, and started out in a $1100 hole (gross -950) and still...
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