They are talking shutting them down in feb. Fuckers!!!
Quote from youngtrader:
They are talking shutting them down in feb. Fuckers!!!
Quote from rcanfiel:
to the customer, what diff does it make whether electronic or pit? Futures are for trading, not for museum pieces. It is hardly a loss... And everyone knows it will be more money in the pockets of traders, with lower costs
Quote from youngtrader:
Plus we are losing the very sight of american capitalism that has been going on for over a century now.
Quote from youngtrader:
My fills have been very fair in the pit and have been as competitive as the price on the screen, sometimes even better. Losing the pit takes valuable information out of the markets. The "noise factor" and human emotion just won't be in the markets as much as when they had the pit. I see the markets getting more and more corrupt as time goes on and we get more and more electronic.
Its all about a fucking buck! The big wig funds want to run there god damn black boxes on just about every contract out there and they push hard for electronic trading so they can fuck both the guys on the floor out of volume and the locals on the screen by spoofing bids/offers and such. The exchanges just kiss ass to everyone of those bastards. Believe me trading will be more and more in favor of the "big guy" in the future than what it ever has been.
Plus we are losing the very sight of american capitalism that has been going on for over a century now. The raw emotion and instinct that went on down in those pits was awesome to see. Looks a hell of a lot more fun trading on the floor than trading from a damn screen. What a cool place to be. I can't tell you the amount of dirty jokes and funny pranks I have seen in the pits before. You don't ever have to grow up down there.
But sadly im in the minority and the hourglass is about empty for the floors of the american futures exchanges.
Quote from youngtrader:
My fills have been very fair in the pit and have been as competitive as the price on the screen, sometimes even better. Losing the pit takes valuable information out of the markets. The "noise factor" and human emotion just won't be in the markets as much as when they had the pit. I see the markets getting more and more corrupt as time goes on and we get more and more electronic.
Its all about a fucking buck! The big wig funds want to run there god damn black boxes on just about every contract out there and they push hard for electronic trading so they can fuck both the guys on the floor out of volume and the locals on the screen by spoofing bids/offers and such. The exchanges just kiss ass to everyone of those bastards. Believe me trading will be more and more in favor of the "big guy" in the future than what it ever has been.
Plus we are losing the very sight of american capitalism that has been going on for over a century now. The raw emotion and instinct that went on down in those pits was awesome to see. Looks a hell of a lot more fun trading on the floor than trading from a damn screen. What a cool place to be. I can't tell you the amount of dirty jokes and funny pranks I have seen in the pits before. You don't ever have to grow up down there.
But sadly im in the minority and the hourglass is about empty for the floors of the american futures exchanges.