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World Series Series, Part 4 - Play Shallow When Necessary. Series. This is Part 4 of a series, be sure to check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 as well. New posts will be made during game days of the World Series. ... Go to Full Article

12 Oct 2008 11:14 am Market Commentary, Trading VideosJeff White. Lately we’ve been seeing an ongoing crash in the market as the major indexes continue to fall day after day. The streak of declines has been notable, ... Go to Full Article

I just want to welcome those of you who arrived here on the blog today as a result of the Q&A post on The Kirk Report. I’m glad you stopped by and hope you’ll return often! Charles is a great friend, a class act, successful trader, ... Go to Full Article

Say a friend offered to give you a penny today and then double the money every day for a month. “Gee, thanks” you might say, expecting that to add up to maybe $25 or so. But that response would make you rather ungrateful considering ... Go to Full Article

25 Aug 2008 09:49 am Market Commentary, Trading PsychologyJeff White. On a week like this when the trading is expected to be so light in front of a major holiday (Labor Day is next Monday), it’s easy to forget something very important… ... Go to Full Article

Traditional Wall Street tells you that the market goes up over time, which has proven to be true. That’s nice if you’re a “long-term investor” who socks money away in mutual funds and doesn’t care about working your capital a little ... Go to Full Article

A memorable Far Side cartoon is called Horse Hospitals. In the picture, a pair of racehorses lie flat on gurneys with broken legs hoisted. A veterinarian rounds the corner staring at a clipboard in one arm while holding a rifle in the ... Go to Full Article

Starting Monday, 17 Nov., No More NYSE 'Sub-Penny Halts'. By: Ray Pellecchia: File Under: NYSE, NYSE Arca. 2 Comments; Email Entry. Another bit of good news that came out yesterday is that effective Monday, Nov. ... Go to Full Article

Linkstock: Reference Materials for NYSE's Next-Generation Market Model. By: Ray Pellecchia: File Under: NYSE. 5 Comments; Email Entry. For those who keep up with this stuff (and may I say, bless you and thank you), here are a few links ... Go to Full Article

Every Picture (of the Financial Crisis) Tells a Story, Don't It? By: Ray Pellecchia: File Under: NYSE. 2 Comments; Email Entry. If you love newspapers and markets (as does your humble blogger), and in particular love newspaper photos of ... Go to Full Article

Scenes From a Trading Floor. By: Ray Pellecchia: File Under: NYSE. 2 Comments; Email Entry. For those of you who ask me what the NYSE Trading Floor has been like lately, here are two slice-of-life articles that I would recommend: ... Go to Full Article

Talking About NYSE's New Supplemental Liquidity Providers. By: Ray Pellecchia: File Under: NYSE. 15 Comments; Email Entry. Traders Magazine discusses our new Supplemental Liquidity Providers pilot program. Excerpt: ... Go to Full Article

FT: 'Investors put trust in people at NYSE'. By: Ray Pellecchia: File Under: NYSE. 0 Comments; Email Entry. In today's Financial Times, a sign of the times: Investors put trust in people at NYSE. Excerpt: ... Go to Full Article

... '...It's People Who Get It Done'. By: Ray Pellecchia: File Under: NYSE. 0 Comments; Email Entry. A colleague pointed out that the commentators in this CNBC segment say some nice things about how smoothly stocks opened here this ... Go to Full Article