The invention relates to a method and a rolling device (1) comprising at least two working rolls (2, 3) and a roll gap (4) between the working rolls (2, 3) for leading through and rolling rolled stock (5), such as for example a strip (6), preferably of metal, and possibly comprising an arrangement of supporting rolls (7, 8), wherein at least one measuring device (11) is also provided, for measuring a backward slip of the rolled material of the rolled stock before the roll gap (4), and wherein an open-loop or closed-loop control unit (13) is also provided, activating final control elements for setting the flatness of the rolled stock on the basis of the signals from the measuring device (11).