General Trading Chat

[tradingstudent]

"Lastly, the regulator also wants to review the tick-by-tick data feed. Currently, this data-heavy feed, which provides details of all orders and trades on a real-time basis, is subscribed by only HFT users for a fee. Sebi now wants to provide structured data—for example, top 20 or top 30 or top 50 bids/asks, market depth, etc.—to all market participants at a prescribed time int"

Is sebi serious or trolling us...
Lets hope something happens for real.

Hello Bpr,

Could you please help me better understand the highlighted points you made, i.e. i mean to say why you feel SEBI is trolling us... Is increasing visibility the Depth of market bad for us retail participants.


Thanks

 

[tradingstudent]

SEBI's new plan concerning HFT's

http://www.livemint.com/Money/UF2IJhUyqbH8TIj9iM32ZK/Sebi-releases-discussion-paper-for-regulations-on-algo-tradi.html

Good information mate.

Why is SEBI trying to look for work around for HFT server co-location? It begs the question, when they acknowledge that HFT has an unfair advantage over retail participants, why not JUST BE DONE AWAY WITH THE PRACTICE OF SERVER CO-LOCATION?

 

[niftygupshup]

will be looking for 18888 and 8699
should trade/sustain above 9.30 bar low

 

[Smart_trade]

TCS doing a good job today.

Smart_trade

 

[TradeJoker]

Good information mate.

Why is SEBI trying to look for work around for HFT server co-location? It begs the question, when they acknowledge that HFT has an unfair advantage over retail participants, why not JUST BE DONE AWAY WITH THE PRACTICE OF SERVER CO-LOCATION?

'They' want our money

 

[vikas2131]

TCS doing a good job today.

Smart_trade

ST da.. would you be covering ur positions today since monday is a holiday ???

 

[Smart_trade]

ST da.. would you be covering ur positions today since monday is a holiday ???

Will decide in the end.

ST

 

[wisp]

Will decide in the end.

ST

Da, with positionals under what conditions would you carry a trade over the weekend/holidays?

 

[RockyRobust]

Good information mate.

Why is SEBI trying to look for work around for HFT server co-location? It begs the question, when they acknowledge that HFT has an unfair advantage over retail participants, why not JUST BE DONE AWAY WITH THE PRACTICE OF SERVER CO-LOCATION?

This co-location thing is a huge source of income for Exchange and they want big volumes so big players have been facilitated. Level playing field cannot be achieved in totality I believe.

 

[Smart_trade]

Da, with positionals under what conditions would you carry a trade over the weekend/holidays?

As a general rule if the market is sufficiently away from our entry point, and if there is margin of safety, we keep the position....if not get out at EOD.

Smart_trade