Recent content by Billy Valentine

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    Optionshouse Experience

    I'm thinking about trying these guys out. Has anyone experienced any other situations where they were clearly unable to trade against a posted bid or offer due to a poorly routed "smart order"? Also, when working a spread order, are you typically able to execute somewhere in the middle of the...
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    Issues with Day Traders qualifying for a Mortgage

    Call yourself an "investor" and put 20% down.
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    New Head of Assent

    My bad. I meant to ask about John Allen. I actually left Assent in Nov '07 after a disagreement with Allen. Bill Myers actually cared about the customers, that's why he moved on.
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    New Head of Assent

    What happened to Bill Meyers? http://advancedtrading.com/showArticle.jhtml?article SunGard Appoints James Weber EVP of Assent Trading Brokerage Operations By Leslie Kramer January 13, 2009 James Weber has joined SunGard as executive vice president of SunGard's Assent business...
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    Protecting Assets From a Divorce

    Get a first-hand recommendation as to who is the absolute best divorce lawyer in your state, and go see them no matter what it costs.
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    Looking to Trade Tokyo Stock Exchange

    3399 Yen commissions @ Etrade aren't gonna work for me. I'm really looking for a direct access firm with a high speed platform, and a commission structure geared toward the high volume trader.
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    April 4, 2000

    The day legends were made. Any old-time SOESer's here remember?
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    NYSE Arca Routes to Dark Liquidity Pools

    This is a very big deal in my opinion. Theoretically, well-priced orders on the dark pools will get filled much faster. Has anyone noticed any differences on Millenium, pipeline, or ATD yet?
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    Look at the special ECN

    book=btrd
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    Anvil problems this morning?

    He must have the secret translation guide: "It's not or fault. The problem is on your end." = WARNING
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    Anvil problems this morning?

    Today was atleast the 3rd time in the last couple months I've experienced the problems you're describing. Off the top of my head... we had the same problems after the last FOMC meeting, when Bernanke testified last week, and even after the oil inventory # a few weeks ago. By the way, I...
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