GATrader, You can trade stock against your Long Straddle Option positions if you buy your options at the correct Volatility and you can...
REDI+ in terms of volume is the largest direct access software provider. Trading on direct access software is not like turning a light switch "on"...
DATTrader, Just a note. I can setup REDI+ with hot keys just like the Watcher if a trader wants the software setup that way. F-1(Buy...
Fees are on a sliding scale depending on the # of users the firm has. Professional exchange fees apply to NYSE/AMEX/NASDAQ. If you pay $200 per...
Don, I would agree with you on this one. If you are a "Professional Series 7 Licensed Trader", trading firm capital at a professional...
Newatthis, I want to respond to your question and it is not easy to answer.Statistics can be manipulated by who ever uses them.70% of the...
Def, I think that is true. The L.L.C. margin is a true benefit to full time professional traders. One of our API traders is in the top ten...
voodoo_invest, You will have to take the Series 7 exam to trade at a professional firm if you enter the orders yourself or by API. The...
Just a note. I know this thread was in reference to IB , but if there are any traders who would like to connect to a direct access order execution...
ShortIgnorance, That's a good point. I always felt that there is more to a firm than pricing. E-Trade may have 2 million plus customers...
tom_p, Just a note. Slowness on direct access software can occur for a variety of reasons . We have used REDI+, ROX and other direct...
Limitdown, I just want to comment on your response to REDI. You say that "I was stuck with the SLK Redi+ system, which was the worst...
Just a note to traders taking the Series 7 . Don't be cheap, buy new study materials that are updated by the publishers. I like the materials from...
PC Quote/Hyperfeed is a good sorce of quotes & data. Alot of the reliability of quotes has to do with the bandwidth of your connection, access to...
Hmmm, I think it's very hard to give simplistic answers to problems you may ecounter with direct access software. I can't answer for...
If you use ISLD or REDI on an ECN match you should get fills in less than one second. If you use NYSE direct(NYSE auto-ex), you will get filled...
Nasddaq II shows who is bidding and offering on the NASDAQ market. Just like a chart, NASDAQ level II is subject to interpretation by the...
Just a note. In the book "Market Wizards", I believe it was Ed Seyota who said about traders" Many are called and a few are chosen." There is...
andrasnm, My business model, trade more-rates get lower. If a firm has to cut rates .01 to attract traders who make 5 trades a day then...
andrasnm, You are welcome to start a pro firm. This is America and if you have the capital & desire, you could be successful. Sure 2...
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