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Originally Posted by dizbusta
How quaint - by "opportunities" I mean there is "daylight" (traders term) between prices given by different companies, e.g. one company might be pricing the 6 month FTSE at 4990/4993, whilst another goes 4995/4998, therefore there is "daylight" between the 4993 offer and the 4995 bid, thus being an "opportunity".
Cheers
Diz
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I think the more popular term for that is arbitrage, it can be nearly impossible for small traders in the US competeing against big firms and their computers..as soon as an oppertunity arrises triggers fire and bang it disapears quick.
Must admit id be interested in some form of consultation just to hear from someone whos worked on the floor etc, although im not a day trader 99% of the time im holding for days/couple of weeks, so not really sure i would pay enough compared to a major firm to really make formal consultation worthwhile on an individual basis. Im no W.Buffet but do well enough to live off of trading. I tend to keep my leverage from 2:1 for stocks upto 5 or 10:1 on currencies & gold depending on risk:reward and my confidencee in the trade.