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Re: managing a trade



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> > So I entered a STOP order: Short STOP at 1096.50
> 
> Good. That would be Sell at 1096.50 Stop
> 
> > When I returned returned at 12:11pm  I noticed the price is below 1095 and I 
> > gathered I must be stopped in, my short position is at 1095 at 12:08pm

Is that a confirmed fill of 1095 when the order was 1096.50? If so,
that's a terrible fill and you need a new broker. :-) Or are you just
paper trading and figuring out how it all works? In that case being
conservative with estimates of fills is a good thing.

-- 
  Dennis