Is 1,000 shares per clip common?

Quote from Don Bright:

Why would anyone lose a whole dollar on an intraday trade? Pretty rare around here, except maybe for more sophisticated strategies where you might be making $1.50 on the other half of the pair or merger.

But, this is why liquidity and stock price have something to do with it. You're talking about $100 stocks, which very few traders bother with for day trading - too much slippage. A dime or two on a $30-$60 stock is not a big deal.

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I'm talking percentages, not dollars. SIRI falling 3 cents is the same as RIMM falling a buck in terms of percentages. Same loss=same percentage.
 
Quote from stock_trad3r:

4-1 margin is absolute suicide

If you have 25K, buy 100K of stock and it falls just ONE percent you LOSE 1K

ouch

andthen you have to pay micro-interest

interest comounded by the minute!
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This is does not sound right
 
Quote from stock_trad3r:

I'm talking percentages, not dollars. SIRI falling 3 cents is the same as RIMM falling a buck in terms of percentages. Same loss=same percentage.
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We don't generally trade stocks like that, we prefer predictability vs. volatility, too risky. A few do, but tnot many.

FWIW...

(Mr. Darnit: I only trade about 500K shares per month, primarily on the opens and for the MOC imbalances. Somebody has to work around here, LOL. I'm usually on the phone when I'm posting on ET, and the little "bell" rings when there's something new on ET, I respond as quickly as I can.)
 
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microinterest ????
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No, not microisntrest..but "If you have 25K, buy 100K of stock and it falls just ONE percent you LOSE 1K"

That was not very clear to me...given I don't let a stock drop $1... Given the share size and I keep tight stops...sometimes I do get whipsawed but .... who does not :)

I try to be in no more than 3 positions at any given time...so my trading I guess...is highly focused.

Thanks for the note!
 
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No, not microisntrest..but "If you have 25K, buy 100K of stock and it falls just ONE percent you LOSE 1K"

That was not very clear to me...given I don't let a stock drop $1... Given the share size and I keep tight stops...sometimes I do get whipsawed but .... who does not :)

I try to be in no more than 3 positions at any given time...so my trading I guess...is highly focused.

Thanks for the note!
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You gotta build a strategy that this wont happen on. I use this kind for my trading as well. I was worried about the same thing you were. There's a way around it, but im not much for helping these days. Just look at a few charts and build a system.
 
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