Dark Pools Looking More Like the Kiddie Pool: Shallow and Smelly

By Rodrigo | May 9, 2008

2 interesting articles this week from WSJ and Reuters on the untamed and unaccountable dark pools in the market. What are dark pools? The WSJ defines them as “the secretive electronic trading networks that match buyers and sellers anonymously.” These trades are done outside of the traditional stock markets like the NYSE and NASDAQ. The…

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Interview with J. Hodge, Director of Education, Trade-Ideas

By Rodrigo | May 5, 2008

I am back from some good times in Chicago that included events for TD AMERITRADE and optionsXpress. There’s plenty new strategies and insights to tell you, but I want to bring to your attention this interview of Jamie Hodge, our Director of Trader Education and long-time trading veteran, by Dave Mabe of StockTickr.com. Interview with…

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StockTickr Interview Reveals How We Use Automated Trading

By Rodrigo | March 27, 2008

I’m sliding under the table to you some excerpts from a recent interview that our Director of Trader Education, Jamie Hodge, gave to our good friend Dave Mabe of StockTickr. You’ll understand after reading the entire interview how to win against today’s market that’s eliminated many of the information advantages traders used to have and…

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NY EXPO Attendee? See a Pro Use Trade-Ideas

By Rodrigo | February 15, 2008

UPDATE: Here is Dave himslef talking about his presentation: http://blog.stocktickr.com/2008/02/08/presentation-on-automation-at-traders-expo/ If you are attending the upcoming NY Traders Expo beginning Sunday and lasting until Tuesday next week, you’ll want to see one of our subscribers, Dave Mabe of StockTickr, use Trade-Ideas to fatten his portfolio. Dave is one of the nicest guys you’ll meet in…

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Trade Like TraderMike

By Rodrigo | June 12, 2007

TraderInterviews.com discusses strategies and techniques with Trader Mike, one of the best known traders and commentators out there. Just some of the gems from this interview (Specs: 15 mins, 01 secs): Why he likes shorting stocks more than going long Thoughts about how blogging helps him be a better trader What are the minimum filters…

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