The David Finnerty (Fleet specialist) front running scandal was in April. So, maybe the specialists have been observing the negative obligation...
What is this "job" thing everyone is talking about?
I wonder how much volume it would take to justify a .10 tick size. 2 million.....2 billion....... You won't kill the floor until the tick...
That .25 spread is criminal. Should be .10 increment in ES. I think they keep it wide so they can give CEO Jim McNulty his multi-million...
I have heard of a commodity broker who, in the phone-age (e.g. before electronic trading) - would piggy back off trades made by a big customer who...
I have not tried it myself. I don't see why it would not work - as long as you don't leave the positions open too long and get a margin call in...
Look under using "Using Different Colors, Sizes and Fonts". Unless you were just kidding. :cool:...
If you are really worried, open two accounts with separate brokers. Every now and then - open your trade with one broker and close it out in the...
For a normal person, I would not say anything because we are all just "guessing" at the future. My prediction back in July was "1050-ish" for a...
This is about Romeo's market calls (more so about his insufferable, inflated, needy, ego). All I am saying is that if he tries to pull another...
:confused: Maybe under T-Rex's sliding scale logic that makes sense. But some of us will not be told that day is night. I will be...
It looks like the SPX might work its way down to its 200 day EMA which is also the 40 EMA on the weekly. We are due for a mid point...
Juliet http://www.romeoandjuliet.com/players/ , when you are wrong you have the thread closed like you did when you were wrong predicting the top...
If there was ever a time to have changes made at the NYSE - now is the time. The protection for the specialists, Dick Grasso, has been...
You never know...... http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,7359384%255E462,00.html
When volatility/range is lower you can increase your size. This can be an advantage for a Prop trader who has access to greater leverage.
Same thing but the silver spoon goombas there call it an association The Specialist Association http://wsbear.com/tsa.pdf
The specialist union will fight it. But like all featherbedding and shakedowns - people eventually get wise/tired of it and demand change....
Dick Grasso's failure was that he did not have a mini-me or another Dick Grasso to look after his own security. While a bodyguard like Grasso...
I wonder if one type of stop has priority over another i.e. the day stop vs. the GTC stop as far as first to fill on Globex.
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