Recent Content by DeeMan

  1. When do IPOs start trading?

    Babak: As zippie26 stated there is never an exact time that is predetermined. In the final stages of getting an IPO done, a preliminary...
    Post by: DeeMan, Jun 18, 2002 in forum: Trading

  2. spread trading

    Wonderduck: I think you are probably right concerning pair trading solely on an intraday basis. I am with a firm, so leverage is not an issue,...
    Post by: DeeMan, Jun 6, 2002 in forum: Trading

  3. spread trading

    You make a great point here and the only thing that has helped me is that I am very familiar with the pair I am trading, as I have traded both...
    Post by: DeeMan, Jun 6, 2002 in forum: Trading

  4. spread trading

    Corey: I'm facing the same dilemma as you are concerning risk control. With summer around the corner and the expectation of low volume choppy...
    Post by: DeeMan, Jun 5, 2002 in forum: Trading

  5. Crossing Stock on NYSE

    freehouse: Excellent description. I couldn't have described it better myself. nylord1: As far as profiting from this occurrence, unless you...
    Post by: DeeMan, Apr 27, 2002 in forum: Order Execution

  6. Large Blocks over the ASK

    I wish I did have more insight in using Level 2 to a more profitable degree but unfortunately I don't (I trade listed stocks exclusively for the...
    Post by: DeeMan, Apr 25, 2002 in forum: Order Execution

  7. Large Blocks over the ASK

    Chances are that a Market Maker was working a buy order for an institutional client. The Market Maker will accumulate shares by bidding for small...
    Post by: DeeMan, Apr 24, 2002 in forum: Order Execution

  8. pea brain needs help

    In answer to your other question - Some firms will advertise volume that they have traded in a particular Nasdaq stock. Most buy side...
    Post by: DeeMan, Apr 2, 2002 in forum: Trading

  9. pea brain needs help

    If you want to buy or sell a large block of an OTC stock that only trades 10,000 shares per day you won't just put it out on an ECN. Hitting bids...
    Post by: DeeMan, Apr 2, 2002 in forum: Trading

  10. Thin Volume

    Some Market Makers that work for some of the larger firms do cover more than one stock. There's no need to have a specific person dedicated to...
    Post by: DeeMan, Mar 27, 2002 in forum: Trading

  11. Thin Volume

    Bronks: Yes, some Specialists handle more than one stock. Those low volume stocks don't require a lot of attention, so it's usually not a big...
    Post by: DeeMan, Mar 27, 2002 in forum: Trading

  12. Reading the Specialist.

    Not quite sure what that is. I never used level 2 to look at listed stocks, and I don't know what #7 is/means. Maybe someone else can help out...
    Post by: DeeMan, Feb 3, 2002 in forum: Order Execution

  13. Russell 2000

    The problem with the Russell 2000 is that it is a very broad index with many of its components trading very small volume (sometimes less than...
    Post by: DeeMan, Jan 26, 2002 in forum: Trading

  14. Why NYSE?

    I have been focusing on trading NYSE stocks for the past month and a half and I use IB's TWS platform and have never had a problem with having my...
    Post by: DeeMan, Jan 18, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  15. Trading Journal, January

    AAA: You just stated exactly what I was thinking. This debate is over an assumed "methodology" which is a very different thing between...
    Post by: DeeMan, Jan 8, 2002 in forum: Trading