Semi Equipment Analysis Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Semi Equipment Analysis

SOXX 346.30

-4.1%

4:00 PM EST

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Gottfried who wrote (15175)	5/15/2004 1:51:19 PM
From: Donald Wennerstrom	Read Replies (4) of 95814

Gottfried, That is very interesting data, but I don't know exactly what it means in terms of sustained price movement, one way or the other. <<Some 53.7% of program trading was executed by firms for their clients, while 40.6% was done for their own accounts, or principal trading. An additional 5.7% was designated as customer facilitation, in which firms use principal positions to facilitate customer trades.>> I have never seen this type of data before, but the 40.6 percent for principle trading seems high to me - I would have expected less. One thing for sure, program trading has a big influence on the market - an influence that most individual investors probably don't understand very well. Don

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next