Futures or Stocks?! The truth

Warning to new traders.

All opinions on this site are PERSONAL. As a matter of fact, all opinions anywhere are PERSONAL.

Anyone ever been in court where 2 EXPERT witnesses give the opposite opinions?

But we will always have people, including myself, bark out facts and figures and conclusions like WE have all the answers.

And that is just my personal opinion

Your job as a new trader is to question everything! Like last week when the Cowboys were about to easily win their game and I said, "Looks good, although I still wouldn't bet the ranch because you never know. There was once this Miami Dolphin kicker, Garo Yep .... oops."

Alex L. Wasilewski
Co-Founder & Head Trader
Trades That Work
www.puretick.com

 

does that apply to Future options? Tax rate and tax filings?

 

Well there is a difference when it comes to opinions and posting a thread that says "truth". Maybe you should have called the thread "Futures or Stocks?! My opinion."

 

Well put, can we get a moderator to edit the title?
You'd think a sponsor would act a little more professional.

 

"Most stock traders that switch over trade indeces via Globex. Its computer matched. No humans intervene."

jayford: get a clue

"intervene?"

you are probably confusing a SPECIALIST system with a market maker system

i will repeat. index futures HAVE market makers. feel free to research that.

and don't spout on if you are ignorant.

specialists have the power to "intervene"

market makers do not

and there are market makers in index futures. feel free to go to www.cbot.com to confirm that if you don't understand

 

That's the beauty of the dom. If you put in the time you can see where the market makers are, lifting their bid or offer to bring it down to your entry or getting in a tick or two ahead of them on a rally, decline. Their orders are out their with yours and mine. Gotta be quick

 

Good idea. I've put in a request to the administrator to change it.

 

You are talking out of your A$$. There are no market makers in globex ! You are confusing index options with index futures. FWIW a specialist is just the NYSE term for a market maker.

 

there ARE market makers in index futures

i expect an apology from you volente

here's a quote, and a link

"Pursuant to CBOT® Rule 225.00, the Exchange has adopted a security futures market maker program under which an individual member or member firm (each referred to as a “member” herein) may be registered with the CBOT as a “Security Futures Dealer” with respect to one or more security futures contracts traded on the Exchange, to provide liquidity and orderliness in the market for such contracts. "

http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/cont_detail/0,3206,1935+36794,00.html

everything i said was correct. specialists have the power to "intervene" so to speak. market makers do NOT
here's another quote

"What are electronic market makers (EMMs) and what is their role in the CBOT mini-sized Dow? [top]

EMMs help to provide liquidity for new contracts. They have the same goal as all Dow traders – to see that volume grows by providing a competitive, liquid market - and are committed to an active trading role to make this happen. EMMs provide a more stable trading environment and guarantee ease of entry and exit into the market. EMMs do not receive preference execution – all market participants are treated anonymously and fairly in the electronic matching engine."
http://www.advancedfutures.com/minisizedow.asp#7


so, i repeat - there are market makers in the dow futures. you are WRONG




the NYSE calls its market makers "specialists", that is true. it is also true, as i said, that a SPECIALIST has power to do stuff that a market maker does not

i expect an apology. this is the internet and intellectual honesty is rare, so i'm calling you out.

admit it

 

You quoted cbot rules, globex is cme. Both of you need to know what you are talking about. There are market makers designated or not on every exchange, they are locals on the floor (and now off) and they provide liquidity. They play it neutral when providing liquidity but they always take a side. Have you ever seen a big bid/offer begging to take it to the number just to be lifted and sending the market on a free fall or rally? That is your market maker/local at work. They have the juice to run the stops and take a positiion to fade the move they just started, always knowing that the retail player will fall into their trap. They don't manage the inventory like the specialist or set the price but they can and do affect the actions of the participants. They are the house, odds are in their favor, be on their side. It is that easy.