Unless there is something going on with the new autoex system at the NYSE, which I am not familiar with, you are obsolutely entitled to a report...
Not sure where Lescor is getting the "two minutes before the opening" you are entiltled to the print. It is more like one second before the...
All exchanges have their advantages and disadvantages. It is imperative to be familiar with market structure to best understand how and where...
I will try to be as polite as possible here. First, back in my initial days on the floor, the commission income from each book was enough to live...
Please explain why this will hinder "tape-reading"?
Strategy has never lost more than $100,000 in a month. In five years it only had five losing months. VAR $140,000. 10 sigma day $520,000....
Aren't you responsible for the losses in your account? Are you trading enough size where their $ are at risk? Think about this.
Call Gs and tell them about your dilemma and ask them for advice.
Why not figure out a market you know and then trade that?
Can anyone say market meltdown..... I don't see any chance that reg t will be changed. In fact, it was mentioned often that perhaps the Fed would...
I would love to increase my stakes at the blackjack table but at what cost? We keep talking "risk" based borrowing with no talk of the risk. I...
Maverick Thanks for working with me here.... I come from a different end of the business but I must say I would not take any risk with 99% of...
I asked this question on a thread a long time ago and was told by all that even on equities it was a "haircut". Again, I had always had a margin...
Sorry guys, but now I am totally confused. Haircuts are determined by an exchange? I have never heard the NYSE setting any "haircut...
I left the floor over six years ago but it is my understanding that stop orders are still on the book. How is the Specialist supposed to execute...
I guess the answer goes back to the original question of does your broker transmit orders to the exchange or hold stop orders internally. If they...
I would be more interested in what firms are not chop shops? What firms actually care about a business plan, a trading model, a traders ability....
I think the Nasdaq needs a one price opening. I also don't understand the value of my leaving an order on a exchange or ECN that allows the contra...
JimRockford I would approach everyone on this site with suspicion:D I can only answer as to what the rules and procedures were ~7 years ago....
Specialist clerk then a specialist. You are correct self-regulatory does stink and is no basis for thinking the order will be handled correctly....
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