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On Jun 08 10:33 PM User 184769 wrote:

> I day trade and our firm clears through Goldman an we use Rediplus
> (Goldmans Trading Platform). Goldman is always trying to push sigma
> and dark pool on us. They guarantee that we will see better executions,
> but a few of the guys in my office tried it and said they noticed
> no better fills and no savings. What I found the most interesting
> in this article is how Goldman is the biggest player in computerized
> trading. This is interesting because we used to make a lot of money
> sending out thousands of bids and offers a dollar or two away from
> the closing print in after hours trading. This edge has been destroyed
> by computerized trading that constantly front runs your orders by
> .01. When you send the orders and try to jump in front of the program
> by a penny, the program is right back in front of you within a fraction
> of a second. I then tried to send 99 share lot orders because the
> program doesnt work against odd lots. Goldman shut me off the next
> day and I had to attest that I would never do orders less than 100
> shares. Shady business.]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:22:27 -0400

On Jun 08 10:33 PM User 184769 wrote:

> I day trade and our firm clears through Goldman an we use Rediplus
> (Goldmans Trading Platform). Goldman is always trying to push sigma
> and dark pool on us. They guarantee that we will see better executions,
> but a few of the guys in my office tried it and said they noticed
> no better fills and no savings. What I found the most interesting
> in this article is how Goldman is the biggest player in computerized
> trading. This is interesting because we used to make a lot of money
> sending out thousands of bids and offers a dollar or two away from
> the closing print in after hours trading. This edge has been destroyed
> by computerized trading that constantly front runs your orders by
> .01. When you send the orders and try to jump in front of the program
> by a penny, the program is right back in front of you within a fraction
> of a second. I then tried to send 99 share lot orders because the
> program doesnt work against odd lots. Goldman shut me off the next
> day and I had to attest that I would never do orders less than 100
> shares. Shady business.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/142004-the-real-unemployment-rate?source=feed#comment-538244 538244 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:01:44 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/114436-are-new-market-lows-likely-in-2009?source=feed#comment-354096 354096 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:37:51 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/114457-huge-decline-in-mortgage-yields-and-spreads-could-dispel-deflationary-gloom?source=feed#comment-354094 354094 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:32:47 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/114350-we-may-see-mortgage-rates-fall-to-3-5?source=feed#comment-354091 354091 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:24:20 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/114290-exxon-s-high-valuation-is-hard-to-comprehend?source=feed#comment-354089 354089 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:19:21 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/102131-schroedinger-s-cat-revisited-why-it-s-impossible-to-predict-the-markets?source=feed#comment-292184 292184
i don't get schroedinger and i wouldn't put much stock in what you have written, in another 20 years they will have it all figured out....]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:09:32 -0400
i don't get schroedinger and i wouldn't put much stock in what you have written, in another 20 years they will have it all figured out....]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/99052-government-intervention-and-the-irony-of-modern-capitalism?source=feed#comment-277511 277511 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:30:26 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/99121-ibm-reassurance-from-big-blue?source=feed#comment-277509 277509 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:26:26 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/99127-ban-on-short-sale-ends-hold-your-breath?source=feed#comment-277505 277505 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:09:55 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98725-getting-ready-for-anything?source=feed#comment-275379 275379 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:53:46 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98323-think-of-these-as-short-term-troubles?source=feed#comment-272198 272198
economy's tanking bro....abandon ship !!!]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:52:38 -0400
economy's tanking bro....abandon ship !!!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/97038-warren-worship?source=feed#comment-266641 266641 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:43:22 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/97453-first-time-in-thirty-years-ge-won-t-raise-dividend?source=feed#comment-265564 265564 utter nonsense article.]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:47:29 -0400 utter nonsense article.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/97228-warren-buffett-on-goldman-sachs-and-the-financial-bailout-package?source=feed#comment-264258 264258 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:04:43 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/95571-aig-borrows-from-itself?source=feed#comment-255237 255237 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:34:37 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/94623-the-fannie-freddie-bailout-consequences-to-the-u-s-taxpayer?source=feed#comment-249272 249272 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:33:36 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/84771-rescuing-the-drowning-15b-on-the-way-to-freddie-and-fannie-mae?source=feed#comment-204875 204875 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:19:24 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/84329-we-love-you-freddie-we-love-you-not?source=feed#comment-201925 201925 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:52:14 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82978-some-advice-from-warren-buffet-for-difficult-times?source=feed#comment-194886 194886 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:39:55 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82510-options-trader-tuesday-outlook?source=feed#comment-192157 192157 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:45:56 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82530-16-year-low-consumer-sentiment-has-dollar-down-but-not-out?source=feed#comment-192150 192150 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:39:44 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/81555-low-expectations-for-investment-banks?source=feed#comment-186846 186846 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:29:20 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/74697-wsj-to-bernanke-gloves-are-off?source=feed#comment-158987 158987 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:17:12 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/74205-stock-market-overvaluation-and-the-passive-investor?source=feed#comment-157332 157332 within the context of this article, the market is undervalued, there are a lot of good stocks out there, which should be higher. And please i hate the P/E ratio, what a crock of shit. the ratio i use most is asset / # of shares or rev/ shares...this above all will give you a fair idea of what your asset is worth.]]> Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:10:47 -0400 within the context of this article, the market is undervalued, there are a lot of good stocks out there, which should be higher. And please i hate the P/E ratio, what a crock of shit. the ratio i use most is asset / # of shares or rev/ shares...this above all will give you a fair idea of what your asset is worth.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/74168-the-return-of-principal?source=feed#comment-156862 156862 ]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:07:56 -0400 ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/74038-what-are-starbuck-s-mcdonalds-and-ups-telling-us-about-the-economy?source=feed#comment-156541 156541 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:07:42 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/72961-u-s-dollar-rallies-on-u-s-corporate-earnings?source=feed#comment-153775 153775 sorry to be a ha8r.]]> Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:02:05 -0400 sorry to be a ha8r.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/72989-the-on-the-run-premium-on-treasury-securities?source=feed#comment-153772 153772 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:59:04 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/72535-tinkering-with-inflation-calculations-the-pollyanna-creep-phenomenon?source=feed#comment-151805 151805 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:08:36 -0400