Bobl 1/2 Tick

Quote from $preader:



I thought these models were supposed to keep the markets in some sort of order - what a joke!

Surely they keep track of the queues so a bit of order exists!.. :p
 
isn't it nice to see the bund quickly go back to five and seven hundred up on the depth as soon as a few big market orders come in. Is this a truer reflection of the market as these dog s##t algo players pull there systems out? I hope they are getting ironed. :)
 
Quote from TsunTzu:

isn't it nice to see the bund quickly go back to five and seven hundred up on the depth as soon as a few big market orders come in. Is this a truer reflection of the market as these dog s##t algo players pull there systems out? I hope they are getting ironed. :)

Couldn't agree more.They advertise themselves as providing this 'great' liquidity and really being a welcome addition to the market but as soon as it gets too choppy for them and they can't twist and turn the smaller traders the a$$holes switch them off.

With a bit of luck they've been hit on some chunky orders and will f**k off for good,but somehow I think they'll be back.
 
Quote from $preader:

Couldn't agree more.They advertise themselves as providing this 'great' liquidity and really being a welcome addition to the market but as soon as it gets too choppy for them and they can't twist and turn the smaller traders the a$$holes switch them off.

With a bit of luck they've been hit on some chunky orders and will f**k off for good,but somehow I think they'll be back.

Do you think that with the summer credit turmoil, some of these algo accounts have been trashed?
:confused:
 
Quote from Bernard111:

Do you think that with the summer credit turmoil, some of these algo accounts have been trashed?
:confused:

Some have been trashed,most haven't been switched on.It's funny really,in the pits on busy days you would hear people saying'volatile day,did a lot of round trips',nowadays on a busy day the f**kheads who run these models actually SWITCH THEM OFF.

What does that tell you?I've never heard anything so crazy.On a busy day would a big local say'I didn't trade because it was too busy' They're the days a REAL trader is looking for.The Exchanges let these models in.They knew the consequences and now there is clearly such a lack of 'fresh blood' in the markets volumes are actually dropping,and will continue to drop.Who wants to trade against a machine.IT'S A GAME YOU WON'T WIN.
 
Eurex just carried out a review of the half tic move

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Summary
- Last couple of months trading focus has been on short term
products (Euribor, Eonia, Schatz Swap spreads etc.) rather than
on duration
- European and US fixed income markets have both seen thinner
liquidity in the 5-, 10- and 30 year maturities
- Although the effects on the Bobl half tick are biased by the subprime crisis the following statements can be made:
– In terms of total trading volume the half tick has no significant effects so far
– It is likely that a certain part of the increase in adverse price movement in the Bobl is derived from the tick size reduction
– Significant volume shift has been observed from locals to algo traders
- Unlike to the tick size reduction in Schatz Futures in 2004 a significant volume
shift from locals (31% -> 17%) to algo traders (12% -> 31%) has taken place in the Bobl
- Investment bank‘s (including brokers) market share is down from 57% to 52%
– Situation in the Bobl roll market has improved significantly: on-exchange
trading share during the roll period jumped from 73% to 92%
- Next analysis will be done end of 2007
 
I can give you all the analysis you need -

Info for 2nd Jan 2008:

99.5 tick range with just 440,000 contracts traded

The numbers speak for themselves
 
Too true - it has become a trashy, illiquid contract - 199 prices traded, 440k - ridiculous!

Why am I still trading it?:confused:
 
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