[rummages around end-of-trading-day "toolkit"] Mmm, let's see... Three Sagas #5, half a box of Charatan Coronas - ah, here you go:
[picks jaw off floor] Spot on. Very few people know, or formulate this. Give that man a cigar.
I don't normally trade equities, so this may be a somewhat basic question. Please bear with me ;-) Over the last few weeks I've followed the...
Ah. Not being on a Reuters feed I didn't know that. Right, in that case it does reek of early release of embargoed numbers. Hm. Maybe Reuters...
Were they usually on the first Friday of the month as well ?
You misunderstood. He'll write the COMMENTARY beforehand. Two pieces. One saying "number went up, everybody surprised, here's why", another...
I would expect that the wire services write commentary both ways, park it, and then release the one that fits the facts a few seconds after the...
Seems to me that the proper capitalist way to react to these advance orders is to ride on their coattails. Seriously, this has happened two...
They SPAM by email and lie about having asked for it, as SPAMMERS always do. My recommendation: Stay well away.
Being relaaaxxed, not saying "hey, I must catch this, NOW", but instead: "ho hum, that's interesting". Not watching trades tick by tick....
Bingo - now that explains the wide spreads in what looks like an otherwise liquid market. Thanks for the explanation.
I think I get it now. You think that I looked at some quotes, said, "OK, these look good, let's undercut them by a tick and see what happens."...
Hm. I must say I'm a little surprised at the open hostility here. Perhaps I missed something when phrasing my original message. I do have a...
Just trying out a few things selling Bobl and Schatz options, and I'm having a hard time getting filled. Example: The bid-ask spread in Mar...
Thank you, that makes it a lot clearer.
Well, my questions are quite simple to begin with: 1. As I understand it, to open or close a position you specify it the same way as a futures...
Hello all, Are there any traders here who trade speculatively (i.e. not as hedgers, producers or end users) on the LME ? I'm trying to get...
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