Recent Content by AshanD

  1. Can IB send price alerts to email without the software turned on?

    Good to know. So were you connected to IB in any way to get that chart data (I know I have to connect to OEC trader to get chart data)
    Post by: AshanD, Jan 6, 2009 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  2. Can IB send price alerts to email without the software turned on?

    I use OEC Trader to monitor my price alerts, and while it works nicely it requires the software to be on all the time. (a problem when the battery...
    Thread by: AshanD, Jan 4, 2009, 6 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. News sent to email/phone

    great thanks
    Post by: AshanD, Oct 11, 2008 in forum: Educational Resources

  4. News sent to email/phone

    Are there any services that send breaking news events and reports out via email or SMS messaging? This would be a great asset to me because I...
    Thread by: AshanD, Oct 11, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: Educational Resources

  5. A good broker who will manage my risk for me?

    It's not a crutch, it just makes sound business sense for allowing better trading decisions. Any trader who says trading larger does not affect...
    Post by: AshanD, Sep 4, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  6. A good broker who will manage my risk for me?

    Hi, The old trading problem of being affected by dollar amount swings is an obstacle to increasing my profitability. Since I trade futures on a...
    Thread by: AshanD, Sep 4, 2008, 5 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers

  7. High bid/ask volume but low total volume?

    On a couple markets (main culprits I follow are the dollar index and eurodollar) the bid/ask volume is very high, often ranging in the 300-500...
    Thread by: AshanD, Aug 24, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Financial Futures

  8. Futures broker that has cheap phone order commissions?

    Thank you, I searched proactive futures and the feedback was quite positive. I decided to go with MB trading after finding their fee schedule....
    Post by: AshanD, Aug 21, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  9. Futures broker that has cheap phone order commissions?

    Open E Cry charges me $25 per phone call order (plus standard commissions) which can add up with a few calls. I'm looking for someone with...
    Thread by: AshanD, Aug 20, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers

  10. How can I automate trades through Excel and not need my computer to stay on?

    I don't need to, but Open E Cry is my broker and there is only one alternative order routing solution for them that I am aware of (Openquant)
    Post by: AshanD, Aug 16, 2008 in forum: Automated Trading