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If it is NASD concern that a small investor will not be able to cover their losses from margin, they could just let them trade with cash. I mean if they lost all their cash, that's it... No problem for NASD at all. Why come up with such complicated scheme that IMO serve up to no purpose. And...

Hi everyone ! If i consider trading 50 shares of nasdaq stock all the time, will i have problem getting filled ? Firstly, can i hit someone selling 100 shares with my 50 shares order ? Secondly, if i place a inside bid of 50 shares will any seller wants to hit my order since most...

Hi guys, Let say i accidentally did 4 trades in 5 days period and get labeled as a daytrader. Will i be permanently considered a daytrader ? If not, when will i get revert to the normal status ? Can we bypass the rule by maintaining a number of different account with the same broker and...

What is the benefit of using a CTCI interface as opposed to an internet connection ? Thanks in advance !

the Geforce 2 MX card can support upto 2 monitors runing at high resolution. It good for games and good value for your money.

Hi. I got this from Esignal symbol lookup :- Free CME Symbols Effective March 1, 2001, the CME has phased out its free live quote pilot program. As a result, we will only offer free live quotes for FORTUNE e-50, E-mini Nasdaq-100, and E-mini S&P 500 contracts. For example you can enter...

Hi everyone, Can i ask what is "fade the gap" ? Thanks !

hi, i think the demo system for interactive broker is realtime and available to everyone. You will still be about to use the system after market close, the data is recorded. Problem is, the Demo system goes down pretty often. correct me if i m wrong.

hi, you can recognise your computer RAM by a small rectangle card with a few computer chips on it. It should be about 1 inch tall and 4-5 inch wide held vertically/perpenticular to your computer main motherboard. Based on your discription, you should have 2 X 256 MB RAM in your computer...

hi guys ! Is futures volume indicative of the overall stock market volume ? Thank.

Kicking, As far i know, most data provider charge one flat rate for stocks information deseminated thru' the internet. Commission for online brokers are the same whereever you trade from. Your only concern should only be getting a cheap and reliable internet connection in your home country...

Hi. Do you guys normally use SP/ND or ES/NQ ? I think SP/ND would normally lead ES/NQ in action. However, i m not very sure how fast is the data entry at the pit. Is there a lag between the 2 ? Thanks in advance.

You can try getting Omega Research Tradestation 2000i which comes with a disc for historically daily price data. You can then download intraday data free from them. I have been downloading intradays data since beginning of 2000. It's a bargain if you are considering a lot of stocks. However...

Hi dlincke, When you say liabilities of the MMs, do u mean the bid/ask size ? If so, wouldn't the MM's bid/ask be removed once the MM's order has been filled at the specific price point?

Hi Guys, I have observed the Level 2 screen for a while and notice that the ECN spread can be quite wide when a stock is on the move. And during such times, the Market Makers price spread is usually thinner, offering a better quote on both the bid & ask. I am hesitant to hit the MM quotes...

Hi Everyone. I have read in a article that market marker(MM) could hold an order confirmation for upto 5 mins. Is this correct ? If that being the case, do u guys send orders to MMs when daytrading ? Or do u use only the ECNs ? Finally, is there any benefit to send order thru' SOES ...

Trade 6 lots and the commission is only $ 3. Wow, Great ! Hope they will also reduce the commission for options and futres trade :)

U will need to get the data vendor stated in Tradestation such as esignal, hyperfeed... (i forgot the rest). I don't think TWS will work.

Good day folks :) Futher into the question, what if the foreign resident concern is residing in a country without a double taxation agreement with the US ? Will he need to pay tax in US or in this home country ?

rtharp, i m using a 1.5 mbs cable connection. I m staying in Singapore, that is why i thought the delay is due to some internet latency. I think i will try mindgame's suggestion and see how thing works out. :) Thanks guys !