IB is great for trading QM. You have many order types (Market, limit, stop, stop/limit, trail stop and probably more) Fills are excellent....
The disadvantage of splitting the account this way is the inefficiency of using your buying power. This is not a problem if you just have stocks,...
empee, I was in exactly the same situation, but trading with TradeStation, so I assume the erratic action was on the exchanges. I had PUT 370...
You're absolutely correct. My appologies!
You could visit http://www.greencompany.com/index.shtml You could find there a lot of information about "trader status", which is the best...
This has been a good, professional thread. Thanks you all your insights. I have 2 comments: In order to be a viable trading vehicle, any...
The way Ib deals with interest is very transparent on their site and very fair in my mind. Furthermore, the interest you get on your funds is...
I believe the original question was about a broker failure (took the money and ran). In this case there will be bankrupcy of the firm and SIPC...
Quote from SIPC site: "...When a brokerage firm fails owing customers cash and securities that are missing from customer accounts, SIPC usually...
I'm using both. IB for 99% of all my trading (options, futures, commodities). I believe IB is the best broker out there. The only problem with IB...
I have two Samsumg Syncmaster 191T/910T and very happy. I also have Dell 24" wide screen and very happy with it as well. The 3 together may be...
I recommend the book: "Come into my trading room / Dr. Alexander Elder".
Oh...one more point: The smaller you start, your commissions, slippage and fixed expenses (such as data feeds, platforms, etc) will take more...
The issue of minimal capital is closely tied to reasonable expectations of returns. To illustrate the point, let's assume that a "good trader"...
svtrader, I think at this point it is clear that there is a problem with your computer, not with IB. I suggest you contact IB tech support...
I have 3 tabbed pages and 4 tabbed option trader pages with a total of at least 100 symbols. I also open at startup few book trader pages, charts,...
I use IB for trading and TradeStation securities (TS) for charting. TS will do everything you mentioned and much more. TS will cost you $100/mo,...
TS has stability issues with new versions. I waited 3 month using 8.0 until I upgraded to 8.1 and I didn't experience any of the issues you...
I have IB for primary account and TS for charting plus minimal trading. I don't know Cyber, but I'm happy with my choice. TS doesn't get a...
Tempus, CBOE's definition of "broad based" is not the same as the IRS definition. According to section 1a(25)(A) of the CEA, a security...
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