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To: GraceZ who wrote (141433)	1/2/2002 11:41:54 PM
From: GraceZ	Respond to of 436258

Maryland is really getting whipped in this football game. Its painful to watch.

To: GraceZ who wrote (141433)	1/3/2002 12:06:14 AM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

<Small orders push price all over the place on the Naz. Professional traders provide liquidity while slowly making each other go bust. > Now the real world: Small orders are paying the spreads while the market makers make huge profits. I don't know who the pro's are you're talking about... better read the earnings reports of the investment banking OTC units. DAK

To: GraceZ who wrote (141433)	1/3/2002 3:51:53 AM
From: sun-tzu	Respond to of 436258

professional traders are licensed broker/dealers that do not trade for customers. their sole purpose is to trade for the firm and they use the firms capital. all brokerage houses contain these arms. some firms have only trading arms and no investment banking units. the largest risk/arbitrage firm on the NYSE does 3% of their daily volume. they have no investment banking responsibilities whatsoever. as far as J6P, i'll have to respectfully disagree. they were woefully long during the Nasdaq swoon. in fact, they are always long. they are inconsequential.