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    Day Trading Fill Time

    Thanks for the reply guys, I do use market orders when executing trade since I want my trades to execute instantaneously...It's more important for my strategy to have my orders executed instantaneously rather than having it at a specific price... The stocks that I've been trading do start...
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    Day Trading Fill Time

    What's up everyone! So I've been practicing day trading with Thinkorswim's papermoney interface...I notice that although my exit orders are executed almost instantaneously, my entry orders take at least one minute to fill (I usually enter my entry orders at market opening (9:30 AM)). And this...
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    Brokers for college students...

    basically I just need a stock broker with low commission (preferable a per-share commission structure) and low/no requirements on minimum net worth and minimum income also I live in the US, so I would say that a US based broker is preferable, but any international broker that accepts...
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    Brokers for college students...

    well it's basically stocks and stuff...nothing fancy
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    Brokers for college students...

    What brokers out there are actually offering service for college students (who obviously don't earn $50,000 per year like what MBTrade demands)... If any of you are college students, what brokers do you use? Will thinkorswim work out?
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    where can I get historical options market data?

    do you guys know where can I get historical market data for options? Free is preferable but i dont mind paying thanks! :smart::smart::smart:
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    Which instrument is most liquid/volatile/popular?

    Hi guys Can you rank the instruments of stocks, futures, and options in terms of: 1. Liquidity (lowest bid ask spread, easiest to convert into cash) 2. Volatility (highest daily percentage change) 3. Volume (how easy it is to execute a single trade that's worth $100,000,000 of such instrument...
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    day trading restrictions for asian stocks

    hi guys, do you know if any of the following restrictions apply to either SEHK, Shanghai, or Tokyo Stock Exchange? 1. Prohibition of day trading in general (I hope none of them have this restriction) 2. Prohibition of day trading for foreigners 3. Minimum capital requirement (like the SEC's...
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    Stock Market Trading Alternatives

    try umoo.com i registered for a couple of tournaments, but haven't really done a match yet, because they haven't started
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    day trading restriction for asian stocks

    Hi guys, do you know if any of the following restrictions apply to either SEHK, Shanghai, or Tokyo Stock Exchange? 1. Prohibition of day trading in general (I hope none of them have this restriction) 2. Prohibition of day trading for foreigners 3. Minimum capital requirement (like the SEC's...
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    uptick rule/day trading minimum in Canada/Hongkong

    Hi everyone. I know that the SEC imposes an account minimum of $25000 in order to day trade US equities. However, I have no interest to day trade US equities, and I wanna venture into Hong Kong or Canada instead, although I will be using a US based brokerage. Does anybody know if Hong Kong...
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