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Vikana, Not to belabor the point, but BEST wasn't up to snuff at the end of last week. I trade AMAT every day, and once in a while SUPERSOES comes in handy. BEST seems to be back to normal now (except that it isn't showing where the order is working). That being said, I doubt that you will...

Vikana, I thought BEST would avoid SUPERSOES if an ECN was on the inside. Have you had trouble with this? BEST seems to be back to normal except it isn't showing where the order is working. As long as fills are fast, I guess that's what matters.

I don't have any problems with the adds. I hope Baron makes a pile of money off this site. What does concern me is the deletion of posts. Not that Baron doesn't have the right to do this (and I appreciate it in the case of profane, tasteless, unrelated posts) it's his sight. But the problem...

Bullfighter, IMHO the best thing any new trader can do is start with a per share broker like IB and use VERY small size. I believe that unless you have a huge account, it will be almost impossible to overcome the commission and losses when you are first starting out if you don't use someone...

I agree with Shortee, only I might even do 1/10 size until everything is flowing. I enter odd lots using BEST limit orders. The even 100's part gets filled very quickly, the odd part often takes a little longer, and sometimes doesn't get filled. This is with large cap liquid stocks (almost...

o10Maximus, I use BEST limit orders. Initially, I was hesitant to use this route, but with the advent of supersoes it has been great for liquid nas stocks. But every once in a while there is a snag (see below) Flea, You are exactly right! I commented on another thread (in fact, I...

Vikana, For what it is worth, I trade AMAT everyday with very little trouble. I use limit orders, but the fills are usually very fast, so it doesn't seem like market orders should be any worse. Maybe you have just had some bad luck. Also, the last couple of days, BEST hasn't been working...

I have a gateway FPD1510, and have been very happy with it. I don't know who makes it for them, but it has digital and analog inputs - I use digital. For a while you could get them for $299 plus shipping.

I hold anywhere from a few minutes to a few weeks. I much prefer a few minutes, but the market doesn't always cooperate that well. As long as I am within my parameters, I keep holding.

Nitro, "looser" means not as tight. I think you might mean "loser" as in not a winner. :) I'm just ribbing you, but I see loser and looser mixed up all the time (typo maybe) on this board. I am with NewAtThis to a point though. I like .01 spreads, multiple listings, and market...

Nitro, I currently seem make enough to live on comfortably (I suppose that could change though), so buying power isn't a real issue. But, with the methods I use I could just as effectively trade at least three times my current size without having to alter my techniques, or alter my profit...

Thanks for the help.

I have been giving some consideration to going the prop/pro route. I am doing okay trading retail, but I'm trying to decide if I should let my account continue to grow and increase my position size gradually, or add additional capital and increase my position size more rapidly. This is where I...

My Norton Anti-Virus just finished a routine scan on one of my trading machines, and for the first time it found some infected files. I use Zone Alarm, so I'm not sure how I got them, but I could use some advise on what to do. My other machines which are behind a router seem to be okay. One...

I'm not sure what is happening, but I haven't been getting as quick/good fills on BEST for the last couple of days as I usually do. I suspect they may have made some change in the routing :( . Or maybe it's just me:confused: .

BEST isn't showing where my orders are routed. Is anyone else having this problem? The only executions I have had on NAZ stocks this morning are on ISLAND. I haven't been getting as quick/good executions as normal for the last couple of days. Does anyone know what's up? (It reminds me of how...

I think that most (or all) of the discrepancies you will see will be from MMs not ECNs, and the MMs won't honor their quotes (you can always try to hit the MM first and see though). When trading pairs, I will enter pre-post, and it often works out. I'm not sure about entering a single...

I had similar trouble when I got a new computer. It turned out to be the NIC. I put in a 3com NIC, and it worked like a charm.

I'm using a NetGear RT314 with no problem. I had the NIC problem too.