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If TMBR was so great why wouldn't the world puts it stock in TMBR instead of the current 90 something percent in the NYSE? Oh, wait, I forgot, the NYSE has a lock on all orders! Yea right. There's a reason all those orders are going to the NYSE. IF TMBR had such great executions then all...

It's the next best thing to RealTick. Their are some advantages and disadvantages to Instaquote. But in general it is a pretty good system. I think the best thing about Instaquote is setting the thing up intially because most of the charts and colors are done already so that you don't have to...

Woudln't it be better if NX was turned off in fatter spreads? The only time most people would use it is when the spread is tight and the stock about to move. Why would you want to NX a Nickel or greater spread? Seems like it would be better if there is some price discovery on spreads over a...

Why would you put a buy and sell at the same when you are trying to get the opening price? You have to get filled first then exit.

Has anybody tried to trade OTC openings in the Amex like several traders on the board do with listed stocks? If so how extreme are the openings vs listed stocks? Maybe Don can help with this question.

Def boy must have left the room! Pretty pathetic!!!!!!!!

Mr. Def----- Filling at the NBBO or better isn't best execution. You must also think that 100% price improvement is good or something. I bet you even believe the TAG reports. People like you are the reason we live with Decimals now. People like you have no clue the way markets works. You...

Please don't get upset everyone. It's just when a company is related to Timber Hill which specializes in arbing/making markets you have to ask yourself how IB can put out such cheap commissions? Cheap commissions and great fills? or Cheap commissions and bad fills? You go ponder your...

bad fills? Why do so many people on the board like that place? I can't figure it out. Why would a pro trader want a company to trade against there order? It's called cherry picking! Or do some on the board just have no clue? I know they have cheap commisssion but in the end you end up...

You got pennied by somebody. I know I penny all day long. Very easy to do now. You wanted it(public), you got it. Now you pay.

I've had orders routed there and they hold them up. Has anybody else had that same b*ll sh*t experience?

I think Arca & Redi did it. Arca and Redi are definitely replacing Island now.

do you want people to outbid you now that you posted it on here?

I use RealTick and use OES in the routing and then preference the regional.

Anybody use regionals on listed executions? I don't understand why people don't like them? I've used them and they seem to execute fine.

They usually make their own proprietary softwares. Dont' forget that they have some deep pockets and they also have to handle customer orders. The customer orders vary depending on if the B/D is a wirehouse to a wholesaler to a blocktrader. Their software is a little different then most of...

Who does the bust? The exchange or the ECN? I've never been busted by the exchage because of an ECN order a dollar away from the market. I don't think the exchanges care about the ECN's. Do the ECN's do the bust or something?

Does anybody out there arb the island trades vs the exchanges?