Newatthis, The current market is extremely challenging to all traders, even top pros. There is no momentum in a bear market,.01 Bid-ask...
New_2_this, Not a good idea and no doubt regulators read these boards. Gene Weissman...
lojze, You can call IB and find out why they won't trade Bulletin boards. I assume they do not want to clear or execute any stocks they...
Just a note. Many clearing firms(direct access) will not clear micro cap companies. You need a "ticket" $25.00 or less. Be aware that you are...
dvegadvol, I think you made a valid point. The big money in FX is sophiscated trading (arbitrage) or trading against customer orders....
dayraider, Overnight margin in a customer account is 2 to 1. If I own 1000 shares of stock at 50 , I would be required to keep $25,000...
dayraider, If I Buy 1000 shares of XYZ @50 (9:30am)and Sell 1000 Shares of XYZ @ 51(4:00PM-or until ECN close at 8PM). This...
Bryan Roberts, I was responding to a fellow firm owner of Van Buren, Vito Sisto who runs a well known & successful trading firm. The Tough...
freehouse, The specialist in the QQQ's on the AMEX hurt themselves by adding the cancels. I never liked the idea and I complained to the...
Nordic, Cancel charges are real. As I said earlier, the firm may pass the charges thru to the trader. This cost only applies to AMEX...
TraderJimR, It is possible PAX clearing or ECHO are picking up the costs for the cancels . I believe the AMEX specialist may not be...
The QQQ cancel charge was a pass through by the specialist in the QQQ ,Susquehanna Investment Group. It is possible due to competition from the...
KTM, Honestly, if you want to start a hedge fund and you have the ability to trade and raise money , go ahead. I am not trying to discourage...
bozwood, If anyone wants to start a hedge fund , I think they should. The costs I gave are very close to the true costs of starting a...
ktm, The costs of starting a "real" hedge fund is at least what I stated and probably more. Managing a hedge fund is like running a...
Just a note. To start a true hedge fund, will cost alot more than $25,000 for legal fees,office setup, phone lines, trading software etc. At the...
skadinkus, They have a cool shockwave presentation. Very nice. Why don't you open an account with them and let all of us know what...
There are several sights on the web for monitors. I use Tiger Direct at www.tigerdirect.com . As an example a 19" CRT quality monitor runs about...
Vito, It has been a tough enviroment for everyone and I know your firm has a good reputation for service as well as competitive rates. Best...
cashonly, That is true, diversification is your best bet for any "positiion" type of trading . The profits in matched pair trading tend...
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