Market Makers - What They Do and How They Do It

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Market Makers - What They Do and How They Do It

An SI Board Since January 1999

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129	I think this thread is a great idea and hope that it gets many contributions. M	RichyB	-	1/31/1999
128	Are you as good at faking it as Meg Ryan? I don't think it would matter bec	KFE	-	1/30/1999
127	<b><i>'gang fake'</i></b> oh my gosh, when thos	Impristine	-	1/28/1999
126	CPRT crossed w BTRD X Shwd for 5min now @ 28 7/8	compradun	-	1/28/1999
125	OPCO then crossed CTAL @14 1/16 @ 10:32 and then someone hit BTRD and then soes	compradun	-	1/28/1999
124	CTAL has been locked for quite a while today @ 14 OPCO X BTRD	compradun	-	1/28/1999
123	I can't answer your question about market makers and ECN's because I le	KFE	-	1/27/1999
122	man, i never go for head fakes, it's those body fakes, and bazooka shots to	Impristine	-	1/27/1999
121	send him a check...	Impristine	-	1/27/1999
120	I see stocks get locked or crossed more than 500 times a day. You're right	compradun	-	1/27/1999
119	I think MMs know that some of us can spot head fakes. The thing is that often	Rick Faurot	-	1/27/1999
118	Seems to me that detecting something as subtle as a head-fake would require bei	Curbstone	-	1/27/1999
117	don't be so modest rick..you know your stuff	Tim Luke	-	1/27/1999
116	I may not be an expert yet but spotting MM head fakes has saved me from some di	Rick Faurot	-	1/27/1999
115	btw- rick gave me a big head start when i made the move to trading in realtick.	Tim Luke	-	1/27/1999
114	complement of course...rick is the man!!	Tim Luke	-	1/27/1999
113	Very funny, wise guy.	Rick Faurot	-	1/27/1999
112	Tim, Good to see ya. I couldn't keep up with all the post to Picks Only so	Curbstone	-	1/27/1999
111	rick faurot...king of reading the MM's	Tim Luke	-	1/27/1999
110	It's pretty rare for an ECN to lock a market. Might happen briefly. The r	Rick Faurot	-	1/27/1999
109	Have you seen a MM locked w an ECN (ie 24 1/2 X 24 1/2) where the ECN is showin	compradun	-	1/27/1999
108	ECNs that are showing working orders usual change size fairly often. That'	Rick Faurot	-	1/27/1999
107	I keep seeing MM locked up w an ECN. Using the hammer on cybertrader I see that	compradun	-	1/27/1999
106	ISLD is definitely used by MMs. Today I saw BRUT being used for head fakes on	Rick Faurot	-	1/27/1999
105	I noticed a discussion of MM techniques using ECNs to headfake stocks. What ECN	compradun	-	1/27/1999

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