Recent content by qwerty07

spreads tend to get wider if there's isn't a lot of trading volume. ING is one of the busiest tradeds stock in Amsterdam, In Milan you're lucky to have 10 transactions an hour.

computers have long long taken over this kind of arbitrage, mainly because it's as basic as it gets. assuming the quotes you provided were correct: the ING example only goes to show the stock is more heavily traded in amsterdam, so it has a smaller spread. not sure what kind of opportunity you...

well if there's a pdf on the web saying this, then it must be true..

if such a FTT would ever become a reality, it would have to be worldwide, that much is clear. i agree a 0,25% tax per transaction would kill off quite a few of us (I think most are severely underestimating how this will affect your bottom line). In general though, there have been lots of careful...