Quote from Avid_Consumer:
its not an issue of my ability, its an issue of diverting limited resources to something totally arbitrary to the true nature of directional trading. what if your highway tolls were totally variable depending on your knowledge of an esoteric set of constantly changing rules, or which affiliate of the toll booth you're partnered with
i'm done complaining about the general problem, my point has been made and economics will correct it eventually. hopefully not at the expense of our economic competetiveness as a country
Quote from Avid_Consumer:
the market is there for joe public to access equity as freely as the existing wealth while surgury is an extremely limited specialty. joe public isn't expected to be a surgeon. inherently, something is wrong when fair equity prices are only accessible to someone with a surgeons knowledge.
by your logic, joe public deserves to die from his appendix because he should really possess a surgeons knowledge. you're gonna kill the public by that logic man
i don't mind your bias, but who are you kidding. you know it's sanctioned theft. if you won't admit it in public, at least admit it to yourself
technically you should be the one working on your skills, your way is dying
Quote from jimrockford:
Good points, Avid Consumer. The issues you mention are part of the reason I stopped trading with specialists. I agree 100% that traders should not have to be lawyers or regulatory experts. NYSE rules provide an impenetrable cover story, to help make theft look like fairness, to make lies sound like the truth, and to make criminals appear to be respectable members of society. NYSE corruption erodes confidence in U.S. financial markets, and in combination with other economic forces, this is a growing threat to the foundations of U.S. capitalism.
Quote from Babak:
Dude, lets assume you're right and JR is wrong. Why the personal insults? Lets keep this civil and talk about the issues not about people who put them forward.
Quote from Hamlet:
I suppose you are here conceding then? Did you call your broker?
You see, you did not have to be a lawyer, you just needed to talk to a knowledgable person.
Price/time/size ABC.. even a 6 years old can understand it.
Quote from jimrockford:
I hope that if I am wrong, somebody more knowledgeable, like alanm or Don Bright, will correct me.
NYSE rules sometimes give priority to a larger size order, over a smaller size order at the same price, even though the smaller size order arrived first. I suspect this is what happened to Dan (dwl603).
Quote from jimrockford:
Good points, Avid Consumer. The issues you mention are part of the reason I stopped trading with specialists. I agree 100% that traders should not have to be lawyers or regulatory experts.
Quote from lescor:
Actually, yes it does. As long as your order is in two minutes before the open, if the specialist prints through you, you are absolutely entitled to a fill and a phone call to DOT services will get you your fill.