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Re: direct floor access - S@x 500 futures



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Exactly.  No such thing as a bad fill on a Market Order.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Alexander <gta3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, April 26, 1999 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: direct floor access - S@x 500 futures


>What is the basis you are using for determing "good/poor" fills on market
>orders? If you are watching prices on your data feed be aware that you are
>seldom seeing where the market is actually trading at the moment you enter
>your order. It should be close but if you are following S&P prices in a
>fast market on your computer what you are seeing can be WAY behind where
>the market is actually trading. 
>
>It is easier to determine the quality of a given fill on a stop order
>because you can go to your screen and see where, if not exactly when, it
>was hit and can more closely get a feel for where you should have been
>filled.
>
>Regards,
>
>Tom Alexander
>
>
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>From: DKillen491@xxxxxxx
>To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Fwd: direct floor access - S@x 500 futures
>Date: Monday, April 26, 1999 9:26 AM
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