Mike Dodge

Understanding Liquidity and Modern Market Volatility

Well.....actually, they can help you profit from trading if you know what THEY are doing. As a seasoned individual investor, I have experienced just about every phenomenon described in this article.

This article should be flagged and revisited often if you are investing your own money.


On Nov 02 09:22 AM jmann83 wrote:

> Some good points indeed, however at the end of the day we investors/traders
> are paying less to the market maker/specialist than 10 yrs ago when
> the avg spread on a listed stock was 28cents, now days its 1.4cents,
> they only make more because of the sheer volume put through the exchanges
> which is a result of deregulation, globalization and compulsory pension
> schemes which has brought more of the middle market into stocks.
> Market makers are the same as what real estate brokers are in the
> property market, they facilitate the transaction between buyer and
> seller to keep a fair and orderly market. They can help you profit
> from trading if you know what your doing.

Are Budget Deficits Inflationary?

Mr. McTeer....in your "marginal reserve requirement" example, the increase in bank deposits would be $100 Million...NOT $100 Billion. mcd

Hotel REITs: The Most Contrarian Idea I Have

1. RevPar is revenue per number of rooms available to rent, not occupancy rate (which is the number of rooms actually rented/number of rooms available).

2. Check the preferreds.....almost all are cumulative.