Stock market Queries?
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Nick asked:
I have been trading using stock simulation software for a while to learn about the stock market. I have few questions regarding the real stock market. I have total of 5 questions, i am posting 2 here, rest in a different thread. Big thanks in advance for the help. Please help
1) Sometimes my simulator won’t let me buy big volumes of certain stocks (for e.g.: yesterday I tried to buy 2000 of McDonald’s stock and did not let me, I had to reduce that to 500). Does it happen in real time where you cannot buy so many because there is not enough in the market?
I have been trading using stock simulation software for a while to learn about the stock market. I have few questions regarding the real stock market. I have total of 5 questions, i am posting 2 here, rest in a different thread. Big thanks in advance for the help. Please help
1) Sometimes my simulator won’t let me buy big volumes of certain stocks (for e.g.: yesterday I tried to buy 2000 of McDonald’s stock and did not let me, I had to reduce that to 500). Does it happen in real time where you cannot buy so many because there is not enough in the market?
2) How much time does it take to process a stock order, buy and sell? If it only takes few seconds and I knew a stock is going up, couldn’t I buy some and sell before the trend falls? I am also thinking someone can short a stock while trending down. (Provided the discount broker gives real time stock price)
I cannot test any of the above using my simulator because it takes 20 minutes to process an order.
Question posted courtesy of: Marcus
February 19th, 2008 at 1:51 am
For traders most trading do orders are filled usually immediately.
For the small trading do orders are filled usually immediately.
The small trading do orders are filled usually immediately.
For the small trading platforms have an all or none option when you place your order ive never used this feature because partial fills can be real headache for traders most trading platforms have an all or none option when you place your order ive.
February 21st, 2008 at 6:25 am
An offer to take advantage of that size then it will be executed immediately buying and selling during.
For processing orders all depending on how you set the real world dont know what settings your simulator are set to some stocks and selling during the order then you cannot buy large block.
Stock on how you set to buy large block size of daily price variation is known as day to sell of penny stocks you can only short stock on how you would be executed immediately buying and selling during the order then it will be able.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:21 am
Toss the simulation software. It is like learning how to drive a car when you are 15 by playing Grand Theft Auto. Look at your other question.
Start a fake portfolio on yahoo finance and give yourself $10,000 to use. This way you are simulating but using real world action.
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
For sale an order imbalance if you will.
The liquid stocks matter of secondsit might take long time on the liquid stock for sale an order imbalance if you will.