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Any Nasdaq scalpers out there care to speak up?

Absolutely! Tendencies CAN be taken advantage of. On the other hand, I see many listed scalpers trying to overanalyze the specialist's behavior, and it does more harm than good.

I do read the tape, & usually do more than 20k. I just don't think it is critical to totally figure out every move the specialist makes.

It's not essential to my trading to know what the specialist is doing. Despite all of the conspiracy theories out there, specialists are very limited in when they are allowed to participate. I find that the price and volume action on the tape of NYSE stocks has a more predictable flow and feel...

Great question! Unfortunately, I'd be surprised if anyone has actually made this transition successfully over the last 4 yrs or so.

Ditto. I call bullshit on the OP.

Are you paper trading?

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Does that mean the list of stocks stays the same, does it change, or is it expanded?

Does anyone with a regulatory background care to guess?

Does anyone have any insight as to whether or not the pilot program that allows shorting on a downtick will end on April 30, 2006, or will it be extended indefinitely?

Does he pay corporate insiders, investment bankers, or traders at other firms?

Please elaborate.

Which markets are they arbing? U.S. stock indices hardly diverge from fair value, and the same goes for U.S. Treasuries.

How do they do it better than all of the other houses? Do you have a reliable source on this?

Even now in ther era of Reg. FD?

Does anyone have any idea what type of strategy Steve Cohen's firm SAC Capital is using to achieve such high performance? Do they focus on technicals, fundamentals, value, momentum, spreading, large sector bets, or automated trading systems? Are multiple strategies employed, and if so what are...

There is absolutely no doubt or gray area whatsoever. all prop firms are truly the lowest form of scum. I will not single any out by mentioning any names, but I've traded at 3 over the last 7 1/2 yrs, very profitably, and it is the same everywhere. Ask anyone real trader at any firm, trading...

In the early 80's Fed Chairman Volcker raised short-term rates to near 20% in order to kill inflation caused by the oil-shock of the late 70's. This crushed economic growth until the Reagan tax cuts took effect. If oil were to spike up to $80 or higher in a short period of time, the question...

Can anyone summarize the rules of the E-CBOT Allocation Matching Algorithm for the actively traded treasury futures? Thanks