I had a similar thing happen. I got an email out of the blue from IB notifying me that I had to answer the Non-Professional Questionnaire within...
Somehow I don't think this is going to benefit North American traders in terms of platform improvements.
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I admit only marginally related but I really don't like posts with hot-linked media. I've gone to 10 year old posts and the links are dead...
GAT is right about getting the symbols right. The symbol naming convention in the IB API can be quite tricky.
I'll always have enough food on the Doomstead.
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Well you're always dependent on something. But you're right about FIX. If I were going to set up a professional operation like a hedge fund I'd...
I don't want to come across as bashing NT. It seems like a good product and in your case it may very well be the way to go. I'm a professional...
IB API all the way. I don't want to be dependent on someone else's software over which I have no control. I've heard enough bitching along the...
I should clarify that if you calculate the IV *for each strike* you'll find the resulting curve is very bumpy. It reflects the supply and demand...
Option prices are driven by supply and demand. If demand is higher it drives up implied volatility which is one of the inputs to the option...
There's another trading web site where if you start a thread and put someone on ignore the ignored user can't post to your thread.
Sadly some people only acknowledge opinions and observations that are in line with what they already believe.
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Well, no need to be gross. My point was that a fast-changing value can only be represented imperfectly on a normal retail platform. This was...
I compared the values of "NYSE-TICK" on TWS with "$TICK" on ThinkOrSwim. They track each other quite closely, though the values seem to be about...
Problem officer? [IMG]
But TWS doesn't have tick data and never claimed to. In fact they state explicitly that their "time and sales" data is aggregated. If you want...
I guess fellow Catholic school refugees can spot each other. :D
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