To be fair, it may have been a stop-limit order I placed, so its possible it didn't fill for that reason. I tested the regular stop orders, and...
Don't know how to take your response, but I'm not trying to slam IB. I've been trading stocks with them for 8 months and it's been worth it....
I have a backup, but when you don't know your current position, you can't hedge it. Sounds like they need to redesign the Internet backbone...
So just my bad luck today? Just figures! I put my foot in the "futures" waters and a shark bites my leg off. I'll hobble in tomorrow and see if...
I second this! If Amazon.com went down like this it would cost them millions in sales (probably slow their losses though)!. I have to believe...
I patiently waited to see if others were logged out prematurely this morning, and I guess it wasn't just me. I've been using the stock version of...
I remember my first Accutrade account charged 3 cents a share or $50 minimum per side, and I thought that was great at the time. We are spoiled...
IB is 1.0 cent for first 500 shares, then a 1/2 cent above that (all in). They have a very fast execution platform, with hotkeys, etc. Negatives...
I believe Island is only participating with stocks from the American Stock Exchange and NYSE, not the NASD traded stocks. Island has also applied...
Yes, probably have done it 100 times now and haven't had one problem. Haven't tried for the last week though.
Yes, It sucks, but just like after the NASD crash, I'm learning new ways to make money (vs primarily swingtrading) that work in tough times....
Thanks Magna, very good link. Forgot to do a search first. Thanks for the info NihabaAshi
I've recently started Intraday swing trading/Scalping QQQ's to supplement my waning daily stock swing trades, and am wondering if there is an...
Bummer... JetBlue Shares Soar on First Day NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of low-fare carrier JetBlue Airways Corp. soared Friday in their market...
I believe they are uploading from a standard 14,400k modem into an AOL proxy server. :) Just kidding, I wish they'd charge .002 cents more and...
Missed two fills this morning on CREE and AFFX due to stuck quotes I assume. The Ask was stuck on AFFX and didn't fill my stop, and Cree had a...
I know it's based on your entry price, but if you switch computers, then it only knows the stocks opening price and references off that. It only...
My swing system has done well up until Nov-Dec 2001, but now the monthly return has dropped in half since then, or gone negative some months (Like...
I also got the message "Order rejected - No Trading Permission, Account Requirements," a couple weeks ago on NYSE and QQQ's but today it works...
Just look at the fundamentals of this thing--Market Makers will be in control again with no competition from the ECN's. That spells biggers...
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