Hoi, From your post it sounds like you're talking about 2 different accounts (e.g U123456 and U987654) versus two different user accounts (also...
This is not a second IB account -- just a second user on the first account -- check my instructions (above) for how to do this. SSB
I'm not sure about the other 100 symbols but if you're on the hook for the fee then yes I'd expect to get another 100 symbols for the second user...
I'll take a shot (I'm not Steve, but I hope I'll do :) Yes you're correct you will log into the two instances of TWS with different user ids,...
userid fdemo (same password) gives access to the demo FA account
Sanjuro, I've done it...you go under Account Administration -> User Functions then you create a new account. Then you log into account...
When you try to login a second time on a different machine, the two TWS instances will essentially fight with each other, each one will keep...
You can request for a second user to be created in the account management website. The second user must then subscribe to data (in the account...
If it's worth it, try a consult with Robert Green or one of his staff
CT, Thanks for the info. I spent a lot of time playing with the Euro and the Swiss Franc -- I didn't even look at the Pound. I guess I should...
2000i is no longer sold...now it's TS 8 which requires a brokerage acct. Google tS 2000i, you can usually find tons of people selling it. Also...
I learned the hard way as well (luckily without blowing up but that was mainly luck) that I'm just not cut out for discretionary trading. Instead...
IB is much cheaper and allows routing to multiple ECNs or SMART routing. The only way I'd use Scottrade is for mutual funds, but even then they...
CT, Would you mind mentioning what you trade -- which securities (stocks, futures, etc)? Is it a single security, a basket of stocks? SSB
DOH!!! I think you meant "FOREX <b>,</b> futures <b>,</b> and options". Here I was hoping they offered options on FOREX.....
WHOA -- hold on -- where do they offer futures and options on FOREX?????
Check out the backadjusted daily data in the 1970s....man I'd like to buy some wheat at -$200 per contract :eek:
Not free, but decisionpoint.com and sentimentrader.com both have them as part of their packages.
I use margin and cash accounts for trading futures (the cash accounts are IRAs, although recently some of them became margin IRAs -- whatever that...
A ha....didn't realize that.....thanks.
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