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what do you mean sometimes your nx is wasted? Also, what do you mean sometimes there might not be anything to nx? and that the ecns are trading too much away from the market? i mean if the bid/price suddenly gaps up from the previous quote, and if you nx at this point, yes, you would get...

As a beginner, i'm only concentrating on getting in and out of trades with NX orders right now. However, i was wondering if anyone could explain why would anyone want to use market order as opposed to just nxing out of or into a trade? Also, should i worry about practicing limit orders right...

I've read the threads regarding tape reading all the way through. In addition, I have also read the post by Maverick on double prints. First of all, I would like to thank you, Maverick, for writing that fantastic little article. I literally read that and tested it out the following day. I...

I'm glad people are picking this thread up and contributing. However, i was wondering if anyone could answer some of my initial questions. Is this a good sector for a beginner to trade on? Or should I concentrate on lesser volume stocks between 200,000 - 1,000,000 and 25-35 price range...

Hey guys, I am posting this thread in hope of gathering all the oil/energy traders together for discussing this particular industry. Hopefully, we will all benefit from the information, news, techniques, predictions, and ideas being thrown around in this thread. With that being said, let...

I was wondering if anyone could explain a few important aspects of the tape to me? For example, what is a cross order? how do i notice when there is a cross order happening, and what benefits or downfall does it have on a buyer/seller What are refresh orders exactly? I know it is when...

a good list, good basket, good group of stocks. I want to look for a few decent stocks around that volume range, because i dont want to trade stocks with too much of a volume because the trades on there are too hard to decipher for a beginner

Hey guys I'm trying to build a good bucket of stocks around the 200,000 to 1,000,000 daily volume range. Anyone know any good ones? I'm a beginner and would really appreciate it if anyone could show me a few good ones to learn on. Thanks in advance.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could explain why anyone would want to use Mkt order when there is NX buy and NX sell. For example, in what condition would a person need to use market order? Because i know that market order gurantee you that your order will be executed, but you might not get...

i noticed that some times therer will be a big change in the spreads in the Time and Sale window.. For example, the screen will show upticks or downticks or spread that are very narrow, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, a big spread pops up. so, what exactly is the meaning of and purpose...

what's up guys, Anyone feel like contributing to the creation of a good basket of NYSE traded stocks? For example, stocks that are great for short selling, longing. Stocks that are controlled by a predictable specialist. And of course, if you know how to trade a certain stock well, or know...

what's up guys, Anyone feel like contributing to the creation of a good basket of NYSE traded stocks? For example, stocks that are great for short selling, longing. Stocks that are controlled by a predictable specialist. And of course, if you know how to trade a certain stock well, or...

Hi guys, i'm trying to figure out a few concepts for the time and sales table, mainly, limit, cross, etc 1) When is there actually a limit? and why is there a limit? I've heard people talking about limit, limit at the quarter, limit at the half, but i have no idea what that means.....all i...