One thing to consider is that professional firms often have high monthly fees, several hundred dollars at some firms. This might be an issue for...
Roger2, Hmm, I could have sworn that I saw a news release on the IB website that said it would all start on August 28. I believe there were...
There are a number of reasons why a block trade might cross away from the market. In your example, the trade was 50 cents below the offer perhaps...
It depends on your own preference. Both are solid routers. As for a long cable, it should have no effect on your download speeds, as long as you...
Fast, The august 27 deadline is for new york stocks and hte september 28 deadline is for nasdaq stocks. Many firms, such as interactive...
The public in Hong Kong and China are VERY active in the stock market. Even more so than the american public. Imagine a communist country...
I had the chance to meet Ron Insana last year, and he seemed like a really nice guy rather knowledgeable about the markets. But I agree that alot...
The real obstacle to a longer trading day are the market making firms. The ECNs don't have any problems with extended hours trading because they...
Has anyone tried out the new datek order entry prototype? I've found it to be quite fast and I wonder how other opinions are. I think its real...
Livtotrade, One suggestion on scalping is to focus on stocks with mid-to-low volume. The active stocks that trade several million shares a day...
As Jesse Livermore once said, prices are never too high to start buying and never too low to start selling. Being a short-term trader, I try...
I'm not surprised that IB chose not to offer the 4-1 margin. I think many online brokerages will follow their example. With 4-1, it is simply too...
The reason for island fee structure is because the island ECN itself rebates brokers who add liquidity. The logic is that if more people post...
I believe that the advent of supersoes makes the market more efficient, due to faster executions, and thus decreases the opportunities for...
As this bear market continues, there will be fewer and fewer retail traders actively involved in the market. The $25,000 SEC rule will only...
Roger2, Selectnet was originally designed so that market makers could preference each other with various buy/sell orders. Only in recent years...
I wouldn't worry too much about the market makers themselves. Remember that each market marker is responsible for at least several stocks so alot...
I believe a mechanical approach is a good starting point for new traders to experience the market and learn about proper risk management. Strict...
Concerning buybacks, you really have to read the fine print carefully. Many times the buybacks will have vague terms that don't really specify how...
The news stories often talks about the Fed Fund future, which trades on the chicago board of trade, http://www.cbot.com. I'm not sure though if...
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