Who besides IB offers bracket orders for equities? Thanks
Is this the norm now? Which companies don't do this?
Has there been a solution regarding the laser stops for scalpers? As I remember, the stop loss in level II had huge lag/slippage. The OMS...
You are implying that a "clockwork" system equates to every trade succeeding. A "clockwork" system could also be defined as something that...
Correct, not all retail brokers do it. I know Scottrade and Fidelity do. I don't think TDAmeritrade does, but you would have to check to make...
Some retail firms charge extra for orders over 1,000 shares or to trade stocks are under $2, OTC, etc. ex: $9 per trade, with an additional .01...
Lightspeed for speed/reliability. Charts aren't great on either, Sterling has a slight edge.
http://www.lightspeed.com/?page_id=5061#tabnumber7737
The strategy wouldn't be share heavy (max 400, more than likely ~200) with several dozen open positions at once. Partial fills and averages won't...
Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I was thinking that even if they tripled the ECN cost per share...I'm still talking pennies. Getting worse...
Is there any ECN that will allow 1 share lots to forward test automated strategies for realistic fills or is considered taboo?
The point of the thread is not to compare ROI. The point is to determine the average gross return per share. This number allows you to see,...
And what kind of volume do you do? Mine is pretty high at an average of $0.051 a share, but my volume is incredibly low (around 50,000 shares a...
This is the demo by the way, so the real thing might be different
Is there anyway to fix the crossing market on the level II? When the volume ramps up, it's hard to even look at the L2 to see what the current...
I'm assuming you're talking about Lightspeed. You can check out their SEC filings here:...
What makes you use the particular software that you use? For me, my main conern is the stability and time lag with quotes and data.
The .2/1000 and 50% payout vs. $5/1000 and 98% payout really depends on what type of trader you are. ex 1: If you trade 5,000 shares a day and...
If commission is .001/share, it would cost $2 because you have to buy 1000 shares AND sell 1000 shares for a total of 2000. So that would mean...
I trade stocks that tend to run up real fast and subsequently could give up gains very quickly as well . Positions are held for a maximum of 2...
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