Be aware that Quandl does not generate their own data. They receive a data set from CME and publish that on their website. You have to look at...
Are you aware of TWSAPI group at groups.io? There you can find discussion about the latest API, plus more.
@Aquarians Sorry, I was not aware that you were referring to the latest release. I have read a lot of "horror stories" about this latest API. It...
@Aquarians I am using the IB java API. I have not encountered the problem you describe. What makes you so certain that the problem must be in...
It sounds like you are looking for something called a "feature phone", not a "smart phone". Depending on where you live might you have more or...
Thank you for your reply. It is indeed possible to get the aggregate margin requirement via API. However, that is the combined value, translated...
Do you have to calculate manually how large your cash position needs to be to cover initial margin (and/or maintenance margin)? Or are you able to...
@dw31583 thank you for answering and sharing your opinion about Japan.
@_eug_ You can download "activity statements" from account management at IB online. These contain (among others) your trades. The caveat is that...
@dw31583 I am not sure whether Japan is/was on your radar screen. Having recently read this article:...
Paper trading is very useful in debugging trading software (self-developed trading APIs).
@isotope1 1. Have you analysed the value volatility of the "bunch of shares" that you are holding? If that volatility is a lot smaller than the...
Correct about Japanese and gaijin. But there is, in the viewpoint of the Japanese, a gradation in the gaijin category. If you're Caucasian (e.g....
@dw31583 thank you for all your effort and sharing the results of your (probably many) hours of study. It is highly appreciated. Small...
I am not doing any day-trading kind of stuff, but longer term trading. I am scaling in and out of my position, based on GE pricing and an analysis...
There have been similar cases where a Western woman was raped, went to the police and was thrown in jail for having sex outside marriage. The fact...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/interactive-brokers-group-announces-decision-215200044.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw This would be nice for me...
Great, so you already have trading experience, albeit with other instruments. That will certainly be helpful in getting familiar with futures. The...
Maybe it is not the same news feed. https://www.bloomberg.com/enterprise/content-data/event-driven-feeds
Is there a specific reason for you to select commodity futures, and not something else (e.g. stocks, ETFs)? Don't let the pro's discourage you....
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