HFT Killing Retail Traders in ES Futures - NY Times Today

no kidding, they use to write these same articles back in the 70's

but back then they were getting an eighth, maybe a quarter

now it's just a penny or less

things have gotten faster, but nothing has changed

 

For a number of reasons I'm back to futures (stock index and testing waters in CL)... Didn't find SIF's to be any harder than back in 2006, when I traded them last time.

 

Like the man said, "Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treads the field."

 

What does it mean? English is not my 1st language.

 

Wow, you pay that much! You have to be a whore, I am. I still think I pay too much and no where near that.

 

+1. Same games, but so accurate, old floor traders have been seen to blush in admiration.

 

No, I misspoke; I pay close to 5.00/RT, only 2.30/contract

 

When you told me you're going to trade CL my first thought was, I hope he doesn't ask me how I trade it.

 

Here is an interesting article:



High-Frequency Traders Seen Profiting at Small-Firm Expense



http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...-seen-profiting-at-small-firm-expense-1-.html




best quote from the article:






Higher Education is the key to become a successful trader. Higher Education will allow u to enter in the house



Higher Education!

 

where are all the Phd's yachts?