What is the biggest advantage a retail trader has over an institional trader?

[Shakone]

anybody know? what do you think guys?

What is an institional trader?

There is no advantage.

 

[ChocolateDigestive]

nobody is correct yet. The answer will seem obvious, just something another trader said that really hit home. The answer can be used to gain an edge if so desired. Will reveal all soon.

 

[BeginnerJoe]

Being able to double your money in x days, x weeks ?

 

[robster970]

nobody is correct yet. The answer will seem obvious, just something another trader said that really hit home. The answer can be used to gain an edge if so desired. Will reveal all soon.

Ah, go on, go on, go on.

 

[tar]

. The answer can be used to gain an edge if so desired. Will reveal all soon.

Ok we just had a new vendor


SCAM

 

[ChocolateDigestive]

Ok we just had a new vendor


SCAM

Tar(d) you are going to look like a right c0ck when I say the answer at 9.00pm.

 

[robster970]

Tar(d) you are going to look like a right c0ck when I say the answer at 9.00pm.

I'll be in my jim-jams and asleep by then. Tell us now or I will cry.

 

[Jonnyrotten]

You can trade whenever YOU want to and not when you need to to keep the top brass happy.
And you can nip next door and bang the neighbours wife!

 

[tar]

Tar(d) you are going to look like a right c0ck when I say the answer at 9.00pm.

assh*** you said we can gain an edge from your answer , edge against whom exactly ? algos , or other market participants ( professionals ) , wake up ! :cheesy:

 

[new_trader]

They know how to keep idiots in suspense.

 

[eighteen]

lol the answer is gonna be subjective, its not going to be a grand unifying theory of trading or anything, there are a few advantages none of them greater, than the ones the institutional traders have.

 

[ChocolateDigestive]

You can trade whenever YOU want to and not when you need to to keep the top brass happy.

we have a winner:clap:

 

[counter_violent]

You can trade whenever YOU want to and not when you need to to keep the top brass happy.
And you can nip next door and bang the neighbours wife!

You gotta be kidding me....have you seen the neighbours wife !

 

[eighteen]

the guy with one post wins!! nuttinoddaboutdat

 

[BeginnerJoe]

Well you can trade any time you want so long as it is in nromal business hours. Otherwise you are going to get raped as they play with your stops in quieter times.

 

[counter_violent]

Well you can trade any time you want so long as it is in nromal business hours. Otherwise you are going to get raped as they play with your stops in quieter times.

Wot if you don't use stops ?

 

[ChocolateDigestive]

so to derive an edge all we do is find when an institutional trader must and does trade (they will try and disguise it) and join them.

examples are too many to list, institutional rebalancing, rollovers, expirations. news comes through pre market on a small cap stock. pension fund wants to load/unload, calls institution and hands order to specialist for them to work it.

 

[BeginnerJoe]

Wot if you don't use stops ?

We all have stops and they know it.

 

[ChocolateDigestive]

We all have stops and they know it.

what are we going to do with you BJ.

pro traders will have a daily stop loss that their risk manager sets, after this point you are shut out of the day or the risk manager closes your position for you.

 

[BeginnerJoe]

so to derive an edge all we do is find when an institutional trader must and does trade (they will try and disguise it) and join them.

examples are too many to list, institutional rebalancing, rollovers, expirations. news comes through pre market on a small cap stock. pension fund wants to load/unload, calls institution and hands order to specialist for them to work it.

All sounds very good. The only thing I need from that is a statement.