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This happens all the time with ALL direct access brokers. When the order passes from the customer to the broker then to the exchange... Then the line between the broker and the exchange or customer goes dead. The order gets filled and reported by the exchange but the message is lost in the...

Could be a cross. Since yur order is not displayed, it would allow a cross to go up through your price. :)

I doubt you saw this on the NYSE or AMEX since that is not how they execute odd-lots. You likely experienced this on an ECN. Odd lots are not required to be disseminated in the NNM market centers. Therefore they can fall outside the bid and ask and then get executed. Hope this helps...

U4 registers you with a firm U5 unregisters you with a firm good luck on your test. :)

Call your broker and get the status of your order at the time it went down. 1. Get an out or a fill. 2. Get the name of whom you spoke with and the time in case they have to play the recording later. :)

Thomas (TP) wasa visionary in the electronic trading environment and the markets are better off for him having been involved. I do not think his expertise goes much farther than that. His personality could use some work too... :)

It is possible that the order was Island itself. Island can see their own orders and if they got stuck with a trade error they may have had to trade out of it. In this case they may have stayed with your order. But that is just a possibility... not a fact. :)

How much would you pay for this advice? Before we judge the worth... :)

thx for the document... Citi ("shitty") bank may be in trouble soon enough... looks scary! :) Guess the shareholders are goosed...?? even with the real estate spin off...

Think I see a bottom pattern... :)

Was just looking for that, that for posting :)

Anyone have any good short premium option hedge funds they would recommend? Thanks! :)

Thanks Katesdp.... I still have not found an SMS that will give me futures quotes in the eMinis when they are open in the non-standard hours. This site works for $spx... :)

Anyone know of a good way to get the eMini quotes sent to my phone via SMS every hour (not a price triger). Also I would like to get the foreign exchanges closing prices when they close. Thanks for any tips... I have done the alerts in IB for price triggers, and it works well. :)

When the talking heads explain a move in the market as a result of "short covering", is there a quantifiable statistic that one can check to see if this is true? Or is this just an excuse when there are no news stories to justify the move? Thanks for your thoughts... :)

Cusco (sic) city in the Peruvian mountains. Just wanted to make one trade. :)

Anyone know where I can find a list of exchange traed warrants? Search the net with no luck, tried the NYSE website also. Thanks for the help! :)

How does an individual go about buying trust deeds to cash in on the credit crisis? Or is this not possible? Or is there a better vehicle? Thanks in advance... :)

I used to get options quotes form the following link and use this to determine the odds of an FOMC rate cut. http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/page1/1,3248,1880,00.html Recently the quoates are not dissimenating. Maybe people are too afraid to quote. Anyone know why these quotes are not...

(I check the website already...but...) Can some one tell me what the trading hours are for the SP eMini Globex options and when the last day to trade them is? Also for the End of Month options? Do they trade 24 hours like the futures? What do they settle against? Especially what do...