How long does it normally take to do a locate based on your experience? Is this practical if there are say 10 or 20 stocks that need to be...
If i open with Carlin, would i get the exact same short list coverage as someone who has a GS prime account? Would opening an account with Bright,...
Thanks to all posters. Can you tell us which firms you were with, and what types of stocks you couldnt find on their shortlists? Also when they...
Do you have access to GS Prime Brokerage? If so, can you please confirm to us if they specifically have all the 6 above-mentioned stocks? How much...
Good point, good idea and good starting point for the list... i couldnt find any of these on Genesis's or RML's short lists. Does that mean that...
Which firms have the largest short list (hard to borrow), especially for NASDAQ stocks? If its easy for you to post how many stocks there are in...
What is the difference between pro and prop? (Aside: i would never have thought that people who suggest a firm to me would actually be getting...
Thanks for your input, OldTrader. With full respect to your opinion, i think that just because something never happened in the past doesnt mean it...
A system that works well in one market may fail miserably in other markets (other types of instruments or symbols). I find little evidence for the...
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Well actually i was not thinking of holding on for liquid equity markets to return. In my original question i actually was wondering about highly...
ok, were not talking about hedging against a 5-10% event that might occur a few times per decade, were talking about a once in a lifetime massive...
Well, dont the puts give me the right to exercise sale of the underlying at a certain higher price, so i still have the right to exercise (rather...
If you buy some puts a few levels out of the money (yes enough so it doesnt hurt your upside) and the whole market tanks 50%, why wouldnt your put...
I wonder what reg NMS has to do with this?!
Regular hours limit DAY orders placed on Supermontage (NASDAQ) participate in the NASDAQ opening cross and if not filled on the open will remain...
Thanks for your reply, Hamlet. I am an intraday trader, but i dont know how to "jump all over it" and cash in big when theres a market crash....
Have you experimented with buying an out of the money put like you do and selling an out of the money call too so that your net cost is zero on...
Percentage of fills will depend on how aggressively you price your limit order, If you wanna guarantee getting filled, you could alternatively...
For you and anyone else who does hedge (and there are very few it seems), can you tell us how you: 1. determine strike price, expiration date,...
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