That is what they taught us at school. The random walk theory. :)
More like 1 ES point every 5 minutes!
Agreed.
In all fairness to IB, this blog entry in the Wall Street Journal states that there are now 55 different stock exchanges and trading platforms....
Blackguard was correct... one trading career ended: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080228/20080228005520.html?.v=1&printer=1 MF Global Announces...
Exactly. Since Optionshouse is their own version of SMART routing it is reasonable to assume that (1) all order flow will first go to Peak 6 so...
https://scs.fidelity.com/other/offers/registration_freetrades.shtml?IMMID=00233&banner=homepage&psite=homepage&refhp=c You have to roll over...
Sure this can happen. If I am a broker-dealer or market maker I can place these types of orders. However, I am guessing that it would be...
Yes, it could be a market maker with a hidden order marked to the bid-ask spread (i.e., it changes with the bid-ask spread). It could be part of...
A good suggestion would be to have a public "spread book" available to all IB customers. Assuming that the customer wants his order to be shown,...
Option Trader, If you watch carefully with certain options on certain exchanges, the bid-ask spread is relatively wide. You notice that all...
I agree with this. Also, I have noticed that if I am doing a spread trade the order is held upstairs and watched up the computers. If it can get...
A long time ago before IB started charging order cancellation fees, option commissions were the same regardless of using SMART or DIRECT routing....
But here is one problem with EWZ options. I am not disputing the ISE and CBOE stats. However, if I am trading EWZ options on the ISE or CBOE, I...
That makes sense. The order from the second broker could have been executed on the ISE as part of a spread strategy. The ISE has a spread book....
List of brokers: http://www.onechicago.com/040000_trading/oc_040302.html
Maybe your other broker is routing your order to the ISE? IB's smart router put the order on the CBOE. IB isn't receiving ORDER FLOW PAYMENTS...
Meanwhile, B1S2 is out enjoying a few drinks. This is all noise for him! :)
Avarus, It is starting to seem that you are the BSD in the ES market and you are the one moving the market to the "right areas"! :)
Agreed..... you guys kicked some serious butt. :)
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