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by jesterson 2156 days ago
> You actually can get better results because as a retail trader participating with other retail traders you have uncorrelated order flow.

Hedge funds will get even better results knowing what's robinhooders are betting upon with much better precision.
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renewiltord 2155 days ago
RHer buying VOOG beats hedge funds all the time. It's the safest thing to do over large periods of time. Guy using eTrade buying VOOG does not do much better than RHer buying VOOG. Guy using Ameritrade buying VOOG does not do much better than RHer buying VOOG.

That's because the magic is VOOG, not your platform. And if RH gets you to buy VOOG instead of storing excess dollars in your savings account, then RH is the number one option.

All the returns are in the activation energy of getting to stock one of VOOG. Whether you buy it at 198.86 today or 198.85 will not change your outcome to any significance. What it will do is put you ahead of many hedge funds ten years from now, even if they spend 200 on their portfolio where you spent 198.85.

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kjksf 2156 days ago
That doesn't negate his point (that RobinHood can fill your order just as well, or better, than eTrade or Fidelity).

If you're trying to out-hedge hedge funds then the only way to win is to not play.

You can (and should) use stop limit prices to guarantee a desirable price in which case there's nothing a hedge fund can do to bump you.

And if you're sensitive to 0.1% differential in price then you're trading, not investing.

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qes 2155 days ago
> use stop limit prices to guarantee a desirable price in which case there's nothing a hedge fund can do to bump you

This is VERY misleading - not sure if you just worded it poorly or if you believe this - but a stop limit is NOT a guarantee that your stock will be sold.

Someone has to take the other side of that trade for it to fill. If there's no one there to take the trade - which is common when the price moves quickly - it will not execute.

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jesterson 2156 days ago
> That doesn't negate his point (that RobinHood can fill your order just as well, or better, than eTrade or Fidelity)

That may be right, but "better" order filling or any other bells and whistles will not help to beat the market or gain substantial benefits from it in the long run. I've seen traders sending orders in slow command line and making substantial returns, so the tool perhaps is not the instrument for success on the market in the long run. It's like saying that green car will drive you faster/safer/etc compared to black or white cars, while the most important contribution to speed and safety lies between steering wheel and driver's seat.

> You can (and should) use stop limit prices to guarantee a desirable price in which case there's nothing a hedge fund can do to bump you

Needless to say orders may not (and most certainly will not) be filled when market (or HF) make sharp moves.

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