Anyone care to chime in with any pros and cons for the new hybrid system? I guess ready or not here it comes.
-Guru
-Guru
Quote from Don Bright:
www.stocktrading.com/hybrid.htm for info.
Also, the only change in methodology is that our traders (probably most traders from anywhere) will stop "booking" orders with the Specialist during the day. The new procedure will allow for "walking the book" each order, each penny, and rarely give price improvement. We will obviously send buys and sells vs. providing liquidity. If an ECN will pay us for NYSE liquidity, then we will route there.
We have a "wait and see" attitude for the time frame of October 1, 2006 and February 2007 when the NMS rules take effect.
I doubt the "smoke and mirrors" aspect, but since they are allowing Specialists to use algorithmic trading now, we'll have to see how transparent or "readable" that is.
Don