Recent content by metromotor

The New Schwab SSPro is here and it SUCKS!!!!!! If you download the SSPro platform it will update and grab your setting from your current CT setup. The process takes a while !! There is way too much time spent making sure your order is routed properly to open a short and the fill time is...

I have spoken in depth with a schwab active trader rep and they are well aware of every issue we have posted here. The biggest problems IMHO that will not go away are the slow short fills through UBS, and forget shorting in AH, so no more scalping on earnings announcements, a favorite of mine...

CyberTrader Rep, you haven't posted in a while... Is there any chance you could enlighten us with any updates to the integration. It is obvious that shorting through ECN's is a huge issue, but wondered if there was any truth to a post that I read sighting Schwabs website that it states " all...

My worst trade's to date was "one day loser" of $14,000.00 + I was using Schwab StreetSmart and Scottrade at the time and I can't remember which account lost more, but the reason was that I was long two companies that reported earnings on the same day. At 4:01 PM the numbers came out and...

Traded back with Cyber on Friday and immediately realized frofits again, in fact out of 12 trades had not one loser, not one slipped fill. This is a No-Brainer

Lets try something. yes I know that in real life it is much more complicated, but in simple broken down accounting it's the same so just to entertain the brain. Suppose you and I and two other guys named investor 3 and investor 4 were the only shareholders of a company XYZ and the float...

I am moving my funds back to Cyber from Schwab tomorrow and will trade Cyber for it's 2 last weeks of service. I am attending a SS Pro seminar at the end of the month and if there is any indication that Schwab will allow direct access shorting and 13 hour trading I will consider staying...

the problem is that it is virtually impossible to obtain homeowners insurance anywhere in South Florida and it is a serious deterrent right now. Oil/Metals/Grains going higher, dollar weaker and real estate lower is one of the most serious signs of recession.

I got the email today as well. I am so freaking angry ! What a crock of crap this is. It wouldn't surprise me if UBS is making decisions on shorts depending on the agenda of their MM's for that security. The 5 minute blackout period alone is enough to give up on these guys. Do they have...

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End of day run up was early and failed. End of day run up's almost never follow through. You will probably see more of them just as you did back in July/August. The point behind them is not to try and squeeze shorts, or money on the sidelines coming in or any of the other brilliant excuses you...

I have been reading posts here for a very long time, but out of the blue decided to actually interact so that I could vent about some issues with my broker. Wisdom? I don't have enough gray hair to fall in that class, but have acquired quite the collection of battle scars from a very jagged...

I trade frequently as well, who is your broker? I am looking to try someone new when Schwab takes over my beloved Cybertrader. I trade only around 800K shares a month so I don't qualify for the deep discount . Some of the suggestions here so far are very good.. Averaging down or up starting...

many stocks have more than one market maker, and they will compete with each other. In fact, market makers are nothing more than glorified scalpers. Yes, market makers will run or gun stock prices to catch a big order or stop that they see on the book, that is why you see so many gaps fade and...