Opening Orders - 2008

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Don Bright, Jan 3, 2008.

  1. Keep getting filled on only my smaller sized orders. Oh well, that's how they graduate to bigger size.

    4 short, all wins, +423, 2200 shares
     
    #431     Apr 2, 2008
  2. Only a couple of fills +$320 ....

    Now we have to listen to Bernanke all day, geez I hate this, LOL.


    Don
     
    #432     Apr 2, 2008
  3. lescor

    lescor

    I don't go back and review what my fill was as a percentage of the total opening print, but I'm sure many times it's a significant amount. Sometimes my position in a stock might be 5% of the total day's volume, but that's ok because I'm asking for a premium to provide liquidity to the market. If I get my vig, I'm happy. Sometimes it doesn't work out, but over time it does. I am not exiting stuff in 5 seconds though like some do. If I'm liquidity constrained, I have to work out over more time with many orders.
     
    #433     Apr 2, 2008
  4. Lescor - thanks for the thoughts - very interesting
     
    #434     Apr 3, 2008
  5. I was "thinking" too much, didn't want to buy, wide envelope, only 1 fill +$200 in RIO.

    I hate it when my brother starts talking economics before the opening, made me not want to buy anything, LOL.


    Don
     
    #435     Apr 3, 2008
  6. no fills
     
    #436     Apr 3, 2008
  7. 1 short loser, -331.
     
    #437     Apr 3, 2008
  8. no fills
    good weekend to all :cool:
     
    #438     Apr 4, 2008
  9. gehko

    gehko

    1 fill / short

    +$280.0


    i was in cocoa beach all this week so i only got to OO today...not bad...it paid my bar/food tab :)
     
    #439     Apr 4, 2008
  10. A limerick for Friday to describe today's experience:

    THE SPECIALISTS AT N-Y-S-E
    WANTED NO PART OF MY O-P-G
    I OFFERED TO SELL, THEY SAID "GO TO HELL"
    "AND ON ALL OF YOUR BIDS WE SHALL PEE"


    Yeah, it is tremendously weak, but so was today's opening for me. Have a good weekend.
     
    #440     Apr 4, 2008