Agreed. The fact that IB does take the time to address concerns on a public forum is to be commended.
Two Notes: (2 cents each) 1. (This one was mentioned already) In TWS, under Configure>Orders, uncheck "Auto-remove orders." To manually removed...
I've been doing well with Forex for a year, 6 months of which had been at IB. This is the first problem I've had with IB. I'm fairly certain that...
I was sort of hoping to discourage the type of trading strategy you described in the preceding post. Tight stops on the hour or two of an economic...
That's an impossible question to answer. Sometimes a wide trading range is created which merely back and fills itself for 2 or more hours. In...
I've run both and have seen no material effect on performance. I currently run SSL. Here's an important tip. If when you switch to SSL and you...
Awesome. Nice find. I'm going to look into doing something with Excel.
Ok,ok, share with the rest of the class. How is it done with Excel? :)
Not certain that this was brought up in this thread... It would be very nice if Webtrader allowed Stop Limit orders with respect to FOREX...
The problem for many with the markets and the stigma associated with its participants stems from: 1. Investment advisors recommendations and...
Thanks for clarifying my question. I'm confused about the same point. It DOES make a difference.
The "averages" work as consistently as the target market is consistent with its volume and volatility. That said, in consistently high volume ,...
I was refering to the other short you had on. The one which "required too much margin, so IB closed it a minute later at 1.2517." Maybe I'm...
[/b] That sounds about right. Emini (ES) would be the place to be for scalping in size. 100 to 500 contracts presents little problem....
If you trade E-minis, $10k minimum to trade 1 emini using stops. Forex, EUR/USD, $5k minimum to trade 1 lot(100,000) with stops. Stocks?...
Here's a quick guideline: JUN06 Russell 2000 volume on 4/28/06: V: 117,000 There are 6.5 hours in a trading day for this instrument. That...
If you're going to Trade Forex (EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY), the most volatile times are between 6AM EST(GMT-5) and 1PM EST(GMT-5). The least...
You can elect to have Forex Spot Currency profits taxed as section 1256 contracts (by option out of section 988). Like futures, 60% taxed @ long...
I trade EUR/USD with 30min charts. But without indicators. It's a relatively simple system that uses only "patterns" and "math." Whereas, my...
Best derivative instruments with a combination of liquidity versus volatility are: (IMO) E-mini S&P (futures) EUR/USD (FOREX) These two...
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