I've always assumed that programs keep the cash and futures in line sync. In that sense, programs probably slightly reduce volatility and keeps...
Don't know if anyone caught this in the AM, but .... to the best of my knowledge, UN Ambassadors do not usually quit and criticize their premiers....
I wish I were papertrading :D My brokerage statement is available somewhere on this site, so I'll leave it as an exercise for you to figure out...
... I've increased my leverage and brought in my stops and targets to try to maintain the same P&L opportunity as in higher vol days. the one...
Thanks for the info, I looked up the CME rules and found provision under Rule 581 for a Globex Market Maker Program - anyone knows what this is?...
I'm assuming that ES orders are executed in the following priority: 1) price 2) time stamp 3) size Does anyone know if this is accurate?...
... & Cramer are rumoured to be the same as Cohen, buying the first call. For what it's worth. The premise of securities law is to create a...
Some of the books mentioned above are quite interesting. In addition, I would recommend Triumph of the Optimist for a history of markets....
... which is why they are exempt from registration under 34 & 33 Act.
I've studied reverse splits for the 1995-2000 ish period (don't remember exact dates). Majority of companies who reversed split were heading...
I respectfully submit that a better way to define bang for buck is to take avg daily range x multiplier / margin per contract. That's dividing...
Making money by squeezing the bid-ask spread from your home PC? Will wonders never cease! :D
A smaller tick size is definitely a wealth transfer from the market maker to the speculator. Anyone who doesn't believe this needs to go have a...
.... I have to believe that somehow, somewhere, someone in the universe is nicking me by the tick size bid-ask spread everytime I put on a trade....
Trading is a great vocation - with room for many personalities and styles. Some are intellectuals, some are mathematical, some are tactical,...
bdixon, if you can point me to the right article, that would be great! I don't do these exotic macro spreads myself either, but it is...
... believes in things like an IBM/Yen spread trade. It's certainly testible and plausible (esp once you buy into this interconnected /...
bdixon, thanks for the Wolfram link - I GET it now. The formula is recursive. Formulas (2), (3), (4) and (5) provide the key explantions....
bdixon, thanks for the link. I don't think I understand the math behind the page. in f(x)=a*(1-x)*x, I assume y = f(x) is plotted on...
I'm still somewhat in the dark. But its probably because of perspective - there are a thousand ways to look at the market and because I'm...
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