Massive surge in trading volumes, say brokers.

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TD Ameritrade, E*Trade Report Large Jumps in Volume in First Quarter
April 23, 2014 7:23 p.m. ET

Discount brokers TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. AMTD 0.00% and E*Trade Financial Corp. ETFC -1.19% on Wednesday reported big jumps in daily trading volume in the first quarter from the same period a year ago. TD Ameritrade posted a 30% jump to a record 492,000 revenue-generating trades a day, while E*Trade said average daily volume rose 33% to 198,000.

Charles Schwab Corp. SCHW -0.89% last week reported a 13% increase in volume to 337,300 trades a day.

Executives attributed the growth to strong returns from stocks in recent years, more widespread adoption of mobile-trading technology and the lack of alternatives to stocks in a period of historically low interest rates. More market volatility during the first quarter added to trading volume, executives said. The increase in trading "is broad-based," said TD Ameritrade Chief Executive Fred Tomczyk. "It's everywhere. It's very robust retail engagement." The increase in retail activity started in the fourth quarter of last year and picked up steam in the first quarter.

Gabe Mercer, a 22-year-old student who is taking a semester off to develop a mobile application, said he "stumbled" onto the stock market in March while reading Twitter and watching YouTube videos. "It seems like a great time to be in the market," he said. Mr. Mercer, who lives in Mooresville, N.C., said he has invested $500 via a TD Ameritrade account. He has made a handful of trades so far, he said, and hopes to become a full-time trader one day.

Thomas Peterffy, CEO of Interactive Brokers Group Inc., another discount brokerage, said his firm also is seeing more trading from all segments, including active traders, longer-term investors and financial advisers who trade stocks on behalf of clients.

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One of the best times to be a trader. Awash in liquidity.
 
I guess this mean top of the market
not sure what those brokers see(i would trust their words as muchs one can trust national association of Realtors about real estate situation), but I can't see a single evidence of it in stocks volumes.
 
IAS_LLC said:
Its times like these where I wish the SEC "Pattern Day Trader" thing didnt exist.... lot of fish to fry out there...
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+1. Pdt is an absolute nonsense, but again-i see no fish. My fill ratio is all time low, sitting at about 20%. This means that out of 100 signals, where I was right about certain price level-stock did traded at my price and I got no fill.
20 out of 100
ps-and those 20s that I got-all loosers. Trading is no fun anymore
 
Bob111 said:
+1. Pdt is an absolute nonsense, but again-i see no fish. My fill ratio is all time low, sitting at about 20%. This means that out of 100 signals, where I was right about certain price level-stock did traded at my price and I got no fill.
20 out of 100
ps-and those 20s that I got-all loosers. Trading is no fun anymore
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If you mean you're trying to add liquidity, that would not be surprising. It seems that internalization and retail brokerages selling their order flow to "wholesalers" (Knight, Citadel, UBS, Citi, and the former E*Trade) has risen to an all-time high over the past couple of years -- over 50% "dark" for many stocks, but most of that is not "true" dark pools (such as the now-lauded IEX), but rather brokers trading against their clients and/or diverting the flow to the wholesalers.

Fortunately, the SEC and the exchanges' interest in this matter seems to be building.
 
Bob111 said:
+1. Pdt is an absolute nonsense, but again-i see no fish. My fill ratio is all time low, sitting at about 20%. This means that out of 100 signals, where I was right about certain price level-stock did traded at my price and I got no fill.
20 out of 100
ps-and those 20s that I got-all loosers. Trading is no fun anymore
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Maybe time to call it a day?
Only job where you can go in and come out, out of pocket.
 
Bob111 said:
+1. Pdt is an absolute nonsense, but again-i see no fish. My fill ratio is all time low, sitting at about 20%. This means that out of 100 signals, where I was right about certain price level-stock did traded at my price and I got no fill.
20 out of 100
ps-and those 20s that I got-all loosers. Trading is no fun anymore
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The price has to trade through your price, not at your price. How do you verify this? by looking at Time & Sales?
 
Grandluxe said:
...a 22-year-old student who is taking a semester off to develop a mobile application, said he "stumbled" onto the stock market in March while reading Twitter and watching YouTube videos. "It seems like a great time to be in the market," he said.
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That's the best signal that a bear market is coming. Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell.........
 
Sergio77 said:
That's the best signal that a bear market is coming. Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell.........
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Get plunged in. Probably one of the best time for traders now according to TD America and Charles Schwab. So much volume flying around.
 
d08 said:
The price has to trade through your price, not at your price. How do you verify this? by looking at Time & Sales?
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These days you either get nothing, if you are at the bid(unless price is about to go against you in a very short term) or if you hide your order-they will trade trough someplace else. At much better prices and you wil get nothing(or worse-1-2shares)
Not sure how many times I have to repeat this. I'm getting this from what I see through the day and comparing it to s tick data after market close.
 
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