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Hi Dennis,
They say the same about Level II, for Nasdaq. I wish, I could use a
joystick instead of a mouse. It would be so much nicer to sit from a
distance, than right in front of my 21 inch monitor all day.
TradeWell,
Joe Frabosilio
Dennis Holverstott wrote:
> It's a long-standing joke that the young locals trading the S&P E-minis
> at the CME trade like it's a video game. I didn't realize how true the
> joke is until I saw some scenes shot from the CME today on CNBC. There
> was one closeup shot that would look familiar in any home with
> teenagers. There was a young guy kicked back in a chair, with a video
> game controller in his lap, furiously punching buttons with his thumbs.
> The only difference was the guy was wearing a local's jacket and his
> screen was a Globex terminal. I don't know if the CME supplied the game
> controller or he brought his own. He had a birdseye view of the hand
> signals going into the S&P pit, as well as his screen showing the deep
> book for the minis, and was letting his thumbs do the talking.
>
> Moral of the story.... anybody who thinks he can scalp the minis for a
> few ticks from home had better know what he's up against and think
> twice.
>
> --
> Dennis
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