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I swear that the NASD must have hired the same sons of bitches that develop pricing plans for cell phone companies. Directed,non-directed orders, preferenced order execution, firms charging access fee, firms not charging access fee, ECNs, UTPs, ADFs...... holy F_U_C_K my head is spinning...

Smitty, Before I got the DSL I was going ballistic. I destroyed more than 1 keyboard and actually got to the point where I had one of my monitors in my hands before I woke up . I was brain dead! Why I waited so long is beyond me, I was stupidly blaming everything but the connection. My...

I had the described problem with my cable service. It was exactly the DHCP prob that Smitty described. My solution.... ditched the cable and told the cable company to stick their service in their ass! Got a 3meg DSL service and it has been perfect. Use a basic dial up service as back up to get...

Tharpy, Its no rumor it's true. If you don't hit 5G's for the month you get nada! Head office apparently is pretty strict about it too. I know of a case where a guy was a $ 100 short on the month.... guess what? As I understand it they have had some other pretty shitty rules in place in...

I know this is an old thread and you have probably already seen this but since I was doing links anyways....... http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9945 Cheers !

I am sure you probably took the initiative tolook up the threads anyways but here's the links again. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9432&perpage=6&pagenumber=1 http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8518&perpage=6&pagenumber=1...

Definitely the Swifttrade deal. Looks like it smells like it .Good luck ! There is no question that this is a good deal for a newbie because you get exposure to the market on their dime. The risk on their part is very limited since they have very tight stop-loss parameters that they will enforce...

Indicators lag... that is why they are called indicators, not predictors. Technical indicators indicate what has been happening not what is about to happen! This is also why using technical analysis is as much art as science. Technical analysis is a game of historical probabilities not...

ah yeah, investors are those guys who help 'full' service brokers make their payment on their Benz. MACD :D

I had a look at it today. It does look like a mess and I don't think Supermontage 'cleans up' anything. I am wondering what a stock like CSCO is going to look like. I'm not impressed so far! Super..... my ass. :(

Get a broker that doesn't have ticket charge. Tickets are rediculous anyways, I've yet to see a ticket deal that was favorable. As for ECNs, get a broker that charges and rebates ECN fees at the wholesale rates (not marked up). Getting rebates allows you to gain control over trading costs to...

Ha, Ha, Ha, !!!!!! Nice one Goldie. Sarcastic as hell, but funny none the less. MACD LMFAO:D :D

Thanks dude, nicely summarized ! I am still trying to figure out if there will be any as to yet undiscovered opportunities to exploit. MACD :cool:

Bung, I have often contemplated this scenario. Because of my trading strategy I see instances all the time where it appears that the equity and futures desks are communicating their trades. If I detect that this is the case iI will try to use it to make some quick trades. For instance, I...

GH, I think most are viewing this as a frivolous legal claim. I am doubtful that lava really has the expectation that they will dominate the level II integrated book universe . Just an attempt to get power to extort its competitors. I am no Intellectual Property/ Patent lawyer but it...

Can't wait.. Actually, as much as I would like to go back to the 'old days', I think it's a safe bet that after spending 107 million on this supposed revolutionary platform NASDAQ won't be going back to the 'old days' any time soon. I guess we know why hitting SOES is so expensive any more...

I will qualify this post by stating clearly that I am not a lawyer. That said, apparently neither are some of the jack-asses who make up these non-compete clauses in some prop. contracts I have seen. My experience is very limited but some that I have seen are such a joke it's laughable. You...

OES, Sweet dude!!!! Thanks very much. This comes at a perfect time for me as I am diversifying my trading to the NYSE. Posts like your make up for a ton of other bullshit posts that often appear on other threads here. MACD:cool:

Thanks for the 411 ! MACD:cool:

Vulva, As the other astute members have pointed out SEC fees are based on the value of the stock traded. Hence, trading a $2 stock costs significantly less in SEC fees than does trading a $20 stock. What stock is your 'friend' trading? How is this "other charge" itemized ? What firm is...