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CNBC just mentioned HHH as one where they're busting tradings. That I can believe, but they also mentioned AAPL which was trading at 240 at 1:40. It would have had to drop to 96 to qualify for a bust??? I see the low at about 201.

I don't get this...60%...?!? Even PG didn't drop 60%... how many trades are they busting... 3???

I've heard ETFs mean revert more than stocks and certain ETFs mean revert more than other ETFs. Is this true? Does prior performance indicate future returns? I have a mean reversion system I'm backtesting. I ran it with 2400+ symbols (Stocks & ETFs) for the '94-'99 period. It generated 7,732...

I've subscribed to DTN's NxCore since March '08, paying them monthly $366. Initially, I asked if I could get a discount if I paid yearly in advance, and they said no. I assumed it was a monthly contract, but if you read it, it says: Initial contract period (if not selected, initial term will be...

Southwest Securities (SWS) does my clearing and they've picked up a nasty habit of charging borrowing fees on ETB stocks held overnight. They're charging me up to 4% on stocks and I don't even find out about it 'til the end of the month. I won't even borrow a stock if it's over 8%. I didn't...

"Under our Modified Uptick Rule, short selling can only be initiated at a price above the highest prevailing national bid by posting a quote for a short sale order priced above the national bid. As such, the execution of a short sale would occur only at a higher price than the prevailing market...

Exactly Right!

The title of the article ought to be: "The SEC will actually attempt to enforce their own rules (but just for two stocks)"

I use Fidelity ATPro as my backup platform to CyberTrader. I think it's an excellent option for you. Excellent support, good access to ECNs, good execution, Level II, charts are fine. I don't think it's pre & post market access is good though, but I'm not clear on the details.

Spent a couple of weeks in France in September, and a weak dollar didn't feel good at all. :eek:

The rate of the drop combined with the duration was pretty impressive. I think it had something to do with the elimination of the uptick rule. I'm an equities trader and almost half of my trades are shorts but I think the elimination of the uptick rule was a mistake. Fear is a stronger emotion...

Who is Axel Weber and why is he hawkish? Some German Economist causes this drop? That's what Rick Santelli said on CNBC.

Hey AAABeltway, I'm on 6.20.9 and use Iceberg orders everyday. Just check the Spec. Cond box in the stock box. Is there any chance CTPro will hang around past the end of the year??? I'm having a hard time getting motivated to switch brokers, 'cuz I'm hoping against hope that Schwab will come...

Yes, the key word there is A major technical area, not 6 technical areas: 20 day MA at 39 June low at 36.25 50 day MA at 33.76 May low at 27.5 April low at 26.05 200 day MA at 25.86 After nearly a 50% drop, I think it's entitled to rebound a little now...

I think it's too late to short, IMO. But were you able to borrow shares??? Good to see Alan Farley's still at it. I loved his book, tho it was tough to read. I haven't been to his website in a long time. Thanks. I see he thought SNX would rebound. I got killed shorting that yesterday. Looks...

I tried to short IOC yesterday, but couldn't borrow any shares from either broker. Woulda been nice. I saw this (see below) right before the bell, and thought it would rebound after it's 31% plunge. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15:57 IOC...

I found a bunch of these Excel/FIX front-ends: quickfixengine.org aptcompsys.com/fixcel cameronsystems.com/products/nettrader.html macd.com/xlfix Do any of them work with any of the brokers? ...to enter orders for US equities, in my case...

For some strange reason, it does matter when you use IB's API. There's a footnote on the unbundled fee schedule: "...only the bundled fee structure is available for Non-Smart Routed API orders." Hopefully, that's just the API and not FIX???

Thanks for the replies! There's still the question about whether I can use directed orders and still get the unbundled commission rate. I emailed IB this morning but no reply yet...

Does it make sense to use IBs FIX for order entry / execution reports and concurrently use IB's API for feedback on positions, shortable stocks and margin limits? When you enter an order via FIX does it show up in TWS? Using FIX, can I get the unbundled commission rate for orders directed...