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Louis Marascio is an entrepreneur, market hacker, and trouble maker in Houston, TX. He's also a husband and father. Occasionally, he writes a bit of code.


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19
revised What does “Inst. Own” mean on Google Finance, and how can AOL be 103% “Inst. Own”'d?
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revised Comparing investment opportunities questions (from interview)
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Nov
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answered What does “Inst. Own” mean on Google Finance, and how can AOL be 103% “Inst. Own”'d?
Nov
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revised R code for Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process
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Nov
19
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Nov
19
comment Why would a trader quickly flicker an order immediately preceding a tick away?
The post only order is treated as Price to Comply when it would lock/cross another protected quote it is booked at 15.16 but displayed at 15.15. If the order isn't re-entered at 15.16 then all displayed bids that join the new level at 15.16 will have priority. There really is no hope of execution at 15.15 given the state of the market, at least not in the immediate future since the tick is "imminent". OUCH ports can be configured to automatically re-enter Price to Comply orders that were slid for this reason to avoid the add/cancel spam. I'm not sure why this trader doesn't use that feature.
Nov
19
accepted Why would a trader quickly flicker an order immediately preceding a tick away?
Nov
18
comment Testing for stock market herding over short periods
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Nov
18
comment What kind of return can an average algorithmic trading firm achieve today?
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Nov
18
reviewed Reviewed What kind of return can an average algorithmic trading firm achieve today?
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revised What kind of return can an average algorithmic trading firm achieve today?
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Nov
18
comment Why would a trader quickly flicker an order immediately preceding a tick away?
Kevin, that sounds like a good explanation. Can you add that as an answer?
Nov
17
comment Why would a trader quickly flicker an order immediately preceding a tick away?
No, I don't believe so. I just spot checked a few instances and did not see a case where the orders alternated back one level. They stayed at the current bid level. There are no executions, it is an out-right cancel.
Nov
17
revised Why would a trader quickly flicker an order immediately preceding a tick away?
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Nov
17
comment Why would a trader quickly flicker an order immediately preceding a tick away?
No, the quote stops flickering after the ask gives way and the spread widens.
Nov
17
revised Why is random trading minus transaction costs not zero expected value?
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Nov
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answered Why is random trading minus transaction costs not zero expected value?
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asked Why would a trader quickly flicker an order immediately preceding a tick away?
Nov
17
revised Why is random trading minus transaction costs not zero expected value?
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Nov
16
revised Missing factor in the factor model
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