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the have a few $ up themselves to keep up with minimum requirements and operating capital the branch manager /owner that makes commissions $ from traders puts in some more Then they are making a bet that not every trader will be maxed out on their BP at the same time. presto.

i would say that OP has very little experience in this field and hence the question. He still doesn't know what the right question to ask is, which is not "real Wall Street traders," but how many here are actually traders. I've met someone living in a very remote location, on a peculiar farm...

what do you mean put up your own capital? having a few greenbacks as risk is not trading your capital you are trading your capital + firm capital to get leverage greater than 4:1 True, for b/d's there is a 15% haircut, and if you get 6.7 x 1 your still not trading your own capital b/c...

im sure he means bats. i still call inet island.

pay attention kids. This is probably the smartest and most on point post ever made on ET.

there is little need for them. There is spot, futures and the ETF (SLV)

They charge a couple hundred per month per 2U, you can negotiate for a rack - or you can get a line to them and host on your end.

lol

7.5k is prob a tiny bit (2.5k) too much, especially if you're a newbie but not crazy. 0.0055 - is nothing to write home to mama about, but, u have 0 volume right now (im assuming) and for them to at least recoup the time spent with you the have to make a few $. Plus on volume it doesn't...

i believe its anytime before the opening happens. sometimes the opening cross happens after 9:30 in those cases, you can place your MOO/LOO orders after 9:30 as well, as long as its before the actual cross.

How often is the symbol list updated? (thanks)

I always like to hear about really cool gadgets and addon's that have function, ingenuity or overall coolness. Most trading software has something wierd that is amazing.

we used to use Genesis' API but due to certain (relatively small issues but improtant to us due to the nature of our trading) have moved to use Genesis' Quote Protocol and Genesis Trading Protocol, in order for a more direct feed/execution line. this has certainly increased the burden of...

As I wrote in another thread -its almost impossible to do any serious automated trading withouth using a realtime tick data annd real-time quotes. Most platforms use "bars" etc. Chances are there aren't any to use. Solution:: your broker/trading platform provides an API, or at least a...

We have ran into a similar problem over 5 years ago. Obviously there are more options now, but the crux of the problem is the same. In order to build an automated system that is based on real-time tick data (and not on bars, etc), it is almost impossiible to use any out-of the box platform...

Trading girlfriends is cool. Got to make sure you do a weigh in before every trading session.

We are using some custom modules for doing spreads on equity - it connects to Laser. I am sure the dev's can connect it to sterling (but why would you>??). What exactly do you need it to do?

very true. I myself, dealing with equities for over 10 years, do not see the point of long term investing into stocks. And everyday, I see less and less.

In the french spirit

that's awesome! how far from nearest commercial airport? pics of landscape? (what u see around I mean)