The term "arcade" is fairly recent on ET, but it comes up quite frequently. It is usually associated with the term "piker". Both term can be...
The loonie... And there is a story that goes with it. Somewhere in the 80's, when the Canadian dollar coin was introduced, it was not supposed to...
Another option... Try this: Computer Associates web site. You can virus-scan your box online. Takes about a half-hour or so. Also check out their...
I don't know if you trade a PDT account, but since you like to trade near or at the close, you need to be aware of what I call IB's...
Before someone else beats me to it... :-) "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."
That's what I like about ET. You can always be sure to get some solid reliable investment advice. :)
It's not clear what your problem is but if it's one of not been able to connect, you don't need extra "resources". You start TWS, go into the...
I got an 80GB and a 120GB Maxtor from OfficeMax last year, both 8MB cache and with the rebate setup that you have outlined (but not as good a...
I use IQFeed DDE (the Quote Tracker deal someone else alluded to earlier in this thread) and it's very accurate and reliable. I can compare...
I'm not sure if PW is included with the Small business edition but you can find the answer easily: 1) Click on your Start menu button and...
You probably forgot to check the "DDE" radio button in the TWS demo setup menu. Close and re-load the spreadsheet after you've done that. Elvis
How can you make 7 trades a day with a $5 K capital and the PDT rules? You know about the PDT rule, don't you? Maybe you mean that you trade in 5K...
I'm a simple country boy, and so I wonder: did you first try the conditional orders sheet on IB's DDE sample spreadsheet and determined that it...
The guy wears a bow tie. 'nuff said...
This was somewhat discussed on another thread. The short answer is: just download the spreadsheet, log on to the demo version of TWS--which should...
With the kind of setup that you got, you should not worry too much about lacking resources, unless you run some kind of database-server farm :D...
But wouldn't that fly in the face of the rules that are in place to regulate short selling, since IB is essentially a retail firm? Elvis
Thanks for the clarification: I stand corrected. My info was second hand on this: as I have mentioned, I don't auto trade. Some people were...
Download and install IB's sample DDE spreadsheet and TWS and login to their demo. I don't believe that you need an account to do either of these...
No sweat then. Check out OfficeMax and Staples. They're having RAM sales this week with mail-in rebates. RAM is cheap.
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