Recent content by hotlanta

Gene, I find your analysis somewhat tainted. A small trading office say 10, can trade easily 12 million shares a month. It seems most firm now charge a penny a share .01. That is roughly about 120,000 a month they generate from commissions. Rent for an 1500 sq ft office space that is not...

You are making me laugh.. you can get some one to help you but i can be sure that you are not keeping 100%. My best advice is to get a job at some hedge fund, save up and trade on your own. Thats a true trader, who can risk his own money and keep everything that he deserves. Plus, you 'll be...

Don, Yes, I did some checking and they are retail.... gosh, $16.95 ticket and .015 per share? This is where the advantage of a trader makes the switch to proprietary trading. since the introduction of the $25k to day trade, might as well study for a month and take your series 7 and trade...

you are right.... when you cannot get filled at a large offer, its the specialst who works with the floor traders who get that stock and advantage! Somedays, I wish I was on the floor working with that specialist! :) I still think that if you are trading pairs which I do at times, the NX...

Thanks for the info. After reading a bunch of stuff, it seems like the two are quite similar. Since Bright Trading has been around longer, do you think that this is looked upon as an advantage to traders, in terms of the ability to recruit and retain traders? How is the financial...

It seems to me that these two firms have the exact pricing? Is this true across the board? Is there anything behind this? Also, I think that they use different execution systems. Can anyone elaborate on it? Is their a major difference in clearing firms and are there what are the...

Dear Ace, I have read your posts and I am somewhat in accord and not. Having traded for several years, there is one thing that I have learned in the business which may help you take your trading to the next level. Trading based on Bids and Offers are a thing of the past and for a small...