As I read this thread (not just your post, Vikana), I can't help but wonder why you all are using market orders all the time? When you place a...
Cool! - I'll be watching for it. :)
I'd like to blame the market, but truth told, my own bad trading got me for about 450 today. :(
Hi Klin and others, Has anyone had a resolution to this problem? I still get this problem, and have tried installing and uninstalling to no...
Funny you mention RTD ("Real Time Data"). I tried it when it was first available, and it is anything but what its name implies -- it only...
Volume is not much - maybe 25k contracts per day in the full sized contract, and around 4k (or less) on the mini. That's not huge, but it's not...
Pair trading I understand. What is the intended meaning of the word "crutch" in the statement above?
Heheh.. Don, it seems you're to the point where you automatically flinch when you put up your posts -- expecting everyone to bash on you for...
Thanks much! :-)
What issue?
Nasdaq stocks always have that because there is not a central order book. In the 'dealer' market, the stock trades at various prices...
Responding to item #1, I don't use market orders. Well, okay, I've probably used 5 of them in total, since beginning to trade professionally, and...
*shrug* okay. :) I've never had problems myself, but friends of mine have.
You could easily get stuck in a trade. I was long (of course) - just a few contracts, and was watching very carefully -- I knew we were...
Basically for the same reasons def quoted: 1- The hours work well with my schedule. I usually only trade up to the lunch break. I'm on...
I haven't heard of any solution. I don't use the web-based tws. I downloaded the latest installed version today, which is "752.6, 2002/01/31...
I know that there ARE nic related problems using IB. Use a real nic - Intel or 3com.
Hello all, I have finally started trading at Hang Seng futures in Hong Kong, via IB. I have no real complaints about that. However, I'm...
Do you generally trade listed or OTC stocks?
If you don't mind my asking, how profitable are you with this strategy? Do you mean 2 ticks, for a total move of 0.5, or two POINTS (2.0)?...
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