Recent Content by chanelops

  1. IB extra-long maintenance period today Saturday April 9th ?

    Yeah, this is typical IB customer service. No notice, no nada -- and system status still says everything is fine!!
    Post by: chanelops, Apr 9, 2016 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  2. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    I'm hearing reports from various traders that IB has suddenly stopped allowing IRA accounts to trade futures, as of this morning. Is this...
    Thread by: chanelops, Mar 6, 2015, 180 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. Reliability -- Dell vs. HP vs. Lenovo

    WinstonTJ: thanks much for your comprehensive reply. That is a real detailed set of instructions, with a lot of valuable info. In my case, as...
    Post by: chanelops, Apr 1, 2014 in forum: Hardware

  4. Reliability -- Dell vs. HP vs. Lenovo

    I agree that not that much cpu power is needed for normal trading. But as I said in my initial post, what's driving the requirement here is model...
    Post by: chanelops, Apr 1, 2014 in forum: Hardware

  5. Reliability -- Dell vs. HP vs. Lenovo

    Thanks for the replies. Scat, going with Dell Outlet means that I give up the ability to configure the machine like I want it, right? So it...
    Post by: chanelops, Mar 31, 2014 in forum: Hardware

  6. Reliability -- Dell vs. HP vs. Lenovo

    I'm looking for a workstation to replace my XP machine. (yeah, I know, I should have done this a while ago -- but I don't think I'm the only...
    Thread by: chanelops, Mar 31, 2014, 31 replies, in forum: Hardware

  7. German Bond Yield Data?

    I'm looking for either free or low-cost daily yield data on German 10-year government bonds. Not for a specific bond, but rather a curve-derived...
    Thread by: chanelops, Oct 21, 2013, 13 replies, in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  8. IB symbol for Euro FX contract?

    Thanks, that did the trick. And I agree about customer service vs ET. Unfortunately, I thought of that right after I made my post!
    Post by: chanelops, Oct 17, 2013 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  9. IB symbol for Euro FX contract?

    I assume that I can trade the CME Globex full-size EUR/USD contract on IB, but I'm having trouble finding it. With other brokers, the symbol is...
    Thread by: chanelops, Oct 16, 2013, 2 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers

  10. How do you do this at IB?

    This is a relatively simple question, but I'm having a hard time deciphering the IB manual. Here's what I want to do: at a specified time...
    Thread by: chanelops, Jan 24, 2013, 0 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers