How can I trade emerging market currencies via IB? Contract selection does find BRL, HUF, LVL, PLN and RUB (all vs the USD, and on IDEALPRO),...
Tried to sell short some UltraShort ETFs, but many of them are hard to borrow. Is this normal? Expected to be available anytime soon? For...
Was trading EURJPY today via IB IDEALPRO. Entered order to buy 50k at 122.33 when market was 122.38-40. I was immediately filled at 122.2875!...
Why is IB stock price falling? They are crazily leveraged as the big banks, or are they? What the hell is going on?? :confused:
Network connection is temporarily cut, TWS tries to log in but can't, I hit "cancel". Then after a while, network connection is back, but with the...
Are the new 10" mini-laptops, such as the EEE PC, good enough for trading? Can they be connected with a big external monitor (at least 24" and...
Today just before the close Jim Cramer posted a list of "companies I have NO CONFIDENCE IN WHATSOEVER". I agree, in the long term they are...
Joschka Fischer, German ex-foreign minister and ex-terrorist, writes that Isreal is going to strike Iran soon. Does this make sense, or is it just...
"Merrill's selection of Thain was a surprise because the firm had recently indicated to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink that the job was his if he wanted...
I've been satisfied with IB, but begun to wonder if there might be futures brokers around with cheaper commissions. What kind of commission...
A few problems with QuoteTracker that have bothered me for some time. I am using the latest version (3.8.6A) but these have been present in older...
Early this morning China let the idiots in Washington, and on Wall Street, know that it has them by the short hairs... The precarious position...
Even the ECB does not seem to understand the true definition of inflation....
Millions of new accounts every week... astounding. I think it's obvious this crazy market will still at least double. [img] How can a...
I was wondering about this in the news forum... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=avYkRibHRfDk&refer=home How is it...
John Hussman has written an excellent article on the fair value of the stock market. He estimates the S&P 500 is now 75% overvalued, and would...
The Chicago Purchasing Manager Index was supposed to be released at 9:45 today. It would seem the (surprisingly positive) data was known to...
Bank equity less than 23% of their real estate exposure. http://streetlightblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/can-banks-weather-real-estate-storm.html...
No more downside left, sentiment is pessimistic / apathetic enough. I would expect a brief rally of 5% or so, and then more consolidation until at...
Copper is going to break out soon. When will IB have it available for trading? Are there any plans for an electronic contract, such as ZG for gold?
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