What kind of trading platform is "echo" and what broker offers it?
<i>For Naz stocks I guess the bid has to hit the stop or be below it twice for it to execute? Which basically means, if the stock is now trading...
The Island ECN does enforce the uptick rule for NYSE stocks but not for Nasdaq stocks. With Nasdaq stocks it is the submitting broker's...
IB does not use the exchange stop facility for NYSE stop orders. While the election algorithm differs, they are broker held just like Nasdaq. From...
Unlike with Nasdaq stocks using BE with NYSE stocks can be a good choice at times. However, you need to be aware that the specialist's quote is...
You probably have not been with IB for a long time if this is the first time that you encounter an order that got stuck cancelling. Whenever that...
The slowness of ARCA at IB is not just a problem at the open but persists throughout the trading day and is independent of order size. The same...
I agree with rtharp about price following size, however, short-term reversals especially on the downside are also characterized by extremes in...
In order to protect people from odd lot executions REDI matches odd lots only with other odd lots and never outside its book. That's why you'll...
You can flip from short to long with a single order but not vice versa since it would be impossible for IB to enforce the uptick rule for just...
Your problem with ARCA is due to IB's awfully slow link to ARCA. Like INCA this makes ARCA practically unusable with IB for anything that moves....
It's available in the installed version. Just run the update check utility that comes with the installed version and it will download and install...
Take a look at Tradelog (http://www.armencomp.com/tradelog/). Since there's no capital gains tax where I currently live I'm not using it for tax...
If your primary objective is to get out fast and you don't care about potential price improvements there's also the option of using the NYSE's...
That's correct from a theoretical point of view. However, from a practical point of view it is getting much more difficult to get orders executed...
I don't see how you've come to that conclusion. E.g. for BRCD average trading volume has not increased since it started trading in decimals. Tick...
Keep in mind that by trading NYSE stocks on an ECN during regular market hours you give up all the advantages of an exchange such as price...
You can't trade successfully based on Level II information alone. Level II is useful to judge execution risk, micromanage entries and exits, and...
Unless they have changed their listed order handling over the past year Datek is definitely not a good choice for trading NYSE stocks due to their...
Privateer, "I don't see a reason why to pay 100 or 200 bucks for something which I get for free from my broker anyway." Based on that...
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