Is that the Generic office in NYC? I don't know anything about them, but was wondering if that's who you're talking about.
"I guess you never traded an IPO on the first day of issue through an institutional desk." No, not as a daytrader, I haven't. But you...
"I bet you thought IPO's were not shortable on day one!" You CANNOT mark IPO's naturally short within the first 30 trading days (minimum),...
I called them today and got voicemail, but they haven't called back yet.
"i think self clearing prop firms like assent have horrible lists because few traders hold overnight so there inventory is terrible" That's not...
Website looks dead... are they still around?
"If a stock is not on the short list of a firm, does that mean it is IMPOSSIBLE to short it " Not at all... usually a phone call and a 'locate'...
"why do brokers require you to open a margin account to short stocks?..." Actually, it's a technicality... natural shorts must be done in a...
I started a thread with the same name a while ago... http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46650&highlight=shorting
Thanks for all the ideas... I'll pass this on to him.
Extended? It means the firm doesn't need to borrow any money. Typically, if you add all the trader's balances up, plus whatever the firm...
A friend asked me if I knew what the cheapest intraday stock charting service was, and I don't. No frills... yet, still "real-time". Well, as...
Intraday margin (your "40:1") often carries little or no cost, because the firm typically isn't extended. It's the overnight positions that will...
Yeah, StreamlineTrade... the deal you metioned would be horrible for a prop trader in the US who trades equities. Unless you were given millions...
"If the arcade provides 50% margin, you only keep 50% profit - yet still have to pay the fees." That doesn't make any sense. Or, maybe I got...
I've never heard of a firm that includes SEC fees into your rate... does that exist? Generally, in life, you get what you pay for.
"The deal will bring 325 traders into the Schonfeld fold... ETG's proprietary traders and retail trading customers trade on average 5 million...
Just curious... where?
I was thinking the 350k was quite low. My first thought was, are times really that bad? (I don't think they are.) But, to be in the "top 30" with...
"can you short stocks at prop firms" Are you serious, or did I miss a joke somewhere in the last 30 pages or so?
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