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If you want to trade in 50,000 share blocks you need a broker who can actually work these orders for you. Throwing that much size in one trade will hurt. Any of the big name full service firms will fit the bill. Robert

Thanks, I was curious about some of the user names and thought a thread like this would be entertaining. Hopefully it will get rather long. Robert Tharp

This can easily turn profitable trades into a losing system if the wrong position size is being used on the wins/losses Robert Tharp

I'd say about once every 2 weeks I have a day with no fills. When I am filled you really want the trade though--- as the wider the envelope the higher the probability of the trade. Since I use a higher probability envelope and will naturally recieve less frequent fills on stocks I have to...

Damn Today was better than yesterday. Futures were up over 10 points before opening so I widened my sell envelope. It turns out I was filled a ton on the long side (lot of stocks gapped down than went straight up. Made over a point today :) Robert

If you are trading with a time frame of longer than intraday from 1 to 5 and it's causing you to have a weak stomach It's obvious you need to reduce your position size even go to odd lots to keep your risk in control with the further away stops. You are risking too much per trade if you...

Don, I asked the head office and I can assure you that they are not a franchise, and I am shocked by the level of unprofessionalism that you display in trying to start rumors here to that effect. Every Echo trader is registered with Echo and all fall under the same organization. Please do...

Today was beautiful have to admit that Don for the OO. I use a much wider envelope than .9 and more stocks got 3 fills that are textbook. Robert Tharp

if you place a MOO order after the open it should automatically cancel Robert

This is due the QQQ being an index and other ETF with a large part of their volume comes from hedging and arbitrage with the futures Robert

Remember this site was started before 99. A lot of traders who joined are no longer active. We also have TraderRX with his multiple personalities. Who knows how many more posters start an alias so I'd be surprised to see even 1000. The Poll so far is heavily weighing the other way...

Actually no I wasn't. It was decided soon after Don came on board that having me as a moderator was a conflict of interest. That post is a few months after Don came on board. (no me being removed has nothing to do with Don--it was decided that due the fact I'm the San Diego (at...

majority of software for direct access only supports a PC not IMAC. Robert

sometimes it is just market noise... other times if a market maker can get short and take the stock below yesterday's low and trigger stops he can cover his short much lower had the stops not been taking out this is reversed on the long side Robert

hey if you want to get active convice DEF to go here. I started an IB thread months ago at this site when Baron first mentioned that he found it a problem that IB has custmr service on the site but doesn't pay for it. http://www.daytradingstocks.com/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi It has the...

Echotrade has an office in Rosewood NJ (not familiar with the area so don't know how far that is from where you are??) Robert Tharp

JTM that may mean something when you have 22 posts but the active members like Don, me and Magna would have to shell out a lot more. Personally I understand where Baron is coming from and would like him to keep things as they are now. The poll will also be off as some who...

I'm Curious on your bandwidth? Sometimes missing ticks means lack of proper bandwidth and it means missing some trading records Robert

any others.... this is fun to read Robert Tharp

He's right. If the move is what you thought it should be than market makers won't be able to manipulate your stop. Robert Tharp