Recent content by sltrader

I was wondering if anyone on ET subscribes to the service and what they think of it

I am curious to hear how you have been doing since your last post

I was wondering if anyone knows exactly how volume gets reported with dark pools as well as OTC transactions. If someone is looking at an intraday real time chart say 5 min intevals is the volume accurate?

it seems to come down to different strategies RBC from what i understandpromotes longer term trading rather than the pairs scalping opening and other intraday stuff that goes on at most places so if RBC seems to be less interested in commissions and more interested in traders making a lot $

can anyone out there currently trading at one of the above mentioned firms provide some additional feedback on this?

I agree but it seems like a certain hyperactive trading style is in your best interest

Don we would all like to hear your opinion on this, if you are confident in your ability to train traders why not create a more formal and selective training program that places an emphasis on profitability rather than commissions, clearly you seem to stand out as one of the more legit shops and...

I'm not a trader but after lspeaking to various managers at these trading arcades its become fairly clear their interests are not aligned with the trader, but I am sure you are one of the top traders at your shop which is why you went through this thread in the first place

It doesn't seem that the top prop traders at banks and hedge funds are running over to these daytrading arcades where they can keep 100% of profits so cleary these traders see some value in splitting profits with the bank/hedge fund

I agree seems like first new york is the only place that is really created for position traders and that business model seems to be more beneficial for traders or people that want to learn to trade, why is it that other shops have not followed their business model? It seem to me that most prop...

i came to the same conclusion it just doesn't seem to be in the interest of these firms to promote this type of trading since the firm makes a lot more collecting commissions from hyper active daytraders

It seems like most prop shops are focused on intraday trading does anyone know of any firms that consist primarily of traders that hold positions for several days, or weeks?