Full participation won't happen, nor is it as good an idea as you think it is. NASDAQ is aiming to reduce the use of the ECNs using SuperSoes...
I agree that 4:1 margin is crazy, especially in volatile issues that can easily move more than 25% per day. It also seems interesting that the...
Your list is missing a bunch added at the 2nd phase - e.g. NVDA (INTC & CSCO addition tomorrow being phase 2.5ish, before everything switches at...
Before I send a request to IB to add an interface to them, can anyone tell me whether it is unusual and/or difficult for brokers to provide access...
The dude is right...
I'm having trouble finding a source of realtime overseas futures data (i.e. charting/analytics) in the lower end (QCharts, esignal, nextrend) of...
A computer that simulated the universe with perfect accuracy would have to be at least as complex as the universe. Since the market is a...
FWIW, I really like to have the statements e-mailed to me so that I have control over and possession of the data, and in fact I need them in...
When attempting to use the futures TWS demo, I am unable to get a (simulated) order execution. The following error message appears: Rejected -...
The NYSE sells CDs of tick-by-tick data for NYSE/AMEX/NASDAQ, one month of data per CD. You will have to hunt around on their web site for more...
As far as access to ECNs, they're all there. Are you sure you're not just choosing BEST all the time? As far as page arrangement, I usually...
I assume you mean streaming news, and not just a web page (for the latter, any free web site does fine). I know http://www.redinews.com exists...
The uptick rule does seem to get enforced - I think people are just getting lucky fills and trying to come up with magical ways of explaining it....
I have been told by a futures broker that the currency futures are not nearly as liquid as the spot market, but that something called...
I have not used their services, but matchbookfx.com is an ECN-style market for forex, so you don't have to worry about getting read by the dealer....
In fact you can use any login/password at all, which people may wish to do if they don't want to be stuck with the incredibly stupid "GuestNNN"...
Please don't confuse liquidity reduction with liquidity diffusion. The same liquidity is there within the same range, it's just that you get to...
def, thanks for the info. However, I and others have had problems getting shorts on NASDAQ issues such as BLUE & CCMP, which are not big NDX...
Single-stock futures have been approved and will probably start trading in the US shortly after this margin rule goes into effect. However, I am...
I have a feeling that this will just result in people switching to futures trading...
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