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I would hope so, but I'm afraid it may for small, illquid stocks. There are plenty that have average volumes of less than $100,000 per day. Based on data, the typical trade size for these stocks is around $100. Of course there are larger orders being executed at once, but I would assume they...

I took a closer look at the details of the IB commission structure. In the tiered structure, can adding liquidity (placing limit orders that won't execute immediately) actually get your total costs down considerably? I'm not sure if I'm understanding it correctly? For example, if you trade 1...

I'm aware of those, but on the other hand, IB seems to offer better/more fair execution (direct market access, no HFTs front running, etc.), correct? In any case, I'm wondering about breaking trades into smaller parts. Do retail traders regularly do this with less liquid stocks? Does any retail...

Thanks, I have spent quite a lot of time exploring that page. Let's clear something: I'm a beginner and probably ask stupid questions. I'm here to learn, ok :) Let me try to formulate my question in a more specific way: IB charges commission based on how many shares are traded, e.g. 0.0035 USD...

I haven't done any day trading yet, but thinking seriously about trying some more frequent trading strategies in the stock market. So far, commissions are killing the profits in my calculations. What I don't know/understand is how can some penny stock traders be profitable due to enormous...

Can one still place a limit order at close? Presumably that would be without commission?

Interesting. By the way, do these zero commission brokers allow orders to be placed at market close (at zero fees)?

I noticed that Interactive brokers also offers zero commission US stock trading. Is there a catch there too (they are not selling to HFTs, are they)?

Thanks for this info. Just to clarify, does selling the order flow imply that if I place a market order to buy a stock, the HFT firm immediately front runs the order and buys that stock at the offer I would have expected to get? Or did I misunderstand the way this works? Do other brokers...

Is this all zero commission brokers (including Schwab), or just the smaller ones? I've heard robinhood does this. What if I place a market order, wouldn't I automatically get filled at the current bid/offer price? Or how exactly does selling orderflow affect the price I'd be getting?

I haven't been doing much active trading because of costs, but with these zero commission offers, I'm thinking of more active strategies (entering and exiting a position during the same day). I've backtested some strategies, and they would not be profitable with high trading costs, however, zero...

I know that some major brokerages (Schwab and others) have been offering zero commission stock trading in the US market for a while now. I live in Europe and if possible, would like to switch to a broker that allows trading US stocks at zero commission. Can anyone point to a list of brokers...

Still trying to understand this though. Is there some time window in the past that they cannot comment on (say the previous month or so)? Because to me it seems that if a hedge fund investor is somewhat respected, announcing their current positions might benefit them if enough followers take the...

What about hedge funds commenting on their bets or trades? I'm a bit confused because often times I read an article or a newsletter written by a hedge fund manager where they comment on the market or some companies, and reveal some of their positions. There has to be some set of rules that they...

This is kind of a newbie question, but I cannot find clear guidelines on this topic: I sometimes read in the news that a trader got in some trouble after posting their trades on a forum. Apparently, they were accused of some type of price manipulation, i.e. announce publicly that they have...

Thanks. By level 25, do you mean that the strategies are very sophisticated, or that they are only available to traders with large bankrolls due to capital requirements etc.?

Ok, but please explain what in my post made you think so. I'm here to learn you know :)

Thanks for your reply. Are VIX futures easily available for a small investor to trade? E.g. is it possible to have only tiny exposure on the VIX, let's say around $10k, so that if VIX spikes 100%, you lose $10k if you close the position immediately?

I think the ETFs/ETNs might actually be the dangerous vehicles, not so much the VIX futures contracts? In the February 2018 VIX spike episode (that destroyed the SVXY), VIX spiked slightly over 100% in one day. I can see how a fund can collapse on this, but a trader short the actual VIX future...

Thanks, this already answered many of my questions. The first reply got me thinking, can a small investor (less than one million capital) construct the inverse of UVXY (or VXX) position by just dealing with futures contracts directly (take a short position in the VIX future and roll it forward...