Recent Content by bawr

  1. Is IB the cheapest broker for larger investors trading frequently?

    Apparently they do. Vanguard customer orders are routed to Citadel, VIRTU (Knight), G1 (Susquehanna) , UBS, Citigroup, etc. You can look up SEC...
    Post by: bawr, Jun 8, 2019 in forum: Retail Brokers

  2. IB third party wire transfers

    Not true. Fidelity and Schwab will wire to third parties.
    Post by: bawr, Jan 24, 2018 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. When did you hear about bitcoin for the first time?

    I read about it on Slashdot in 2010, downloaded the software, and mined a little bit on an old laptop.
    Post by: bawr, May 28, 2017 in forum: Crypto Assets

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

    Can't log into TWS. The account management web site and WebTrader work.
    Post by: bawr, Apr 9, 2016 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  5. IB TWS on OS X El Capitan

    I have been running TWS with the latest Java 8 on El Capitan without any issues.
    Post by: bawr, Nov 21, 2015 in forum: Trading Software

  6. US Post Office Becoming a Bank?? WTF???

    The so called private banks already get to impose on tax payers when they have losses. I don't see why the idea of a bank operated by USPS so...
    Post by: bawr, Oct 24, 2015 in forum: Wall St. News

  7. Best Country for Trading (Tax efficiency)

    This is false.
    Post by: bawr, Mar 30, 2015 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  8. Why good platforms ignore mac?

    I am not sure comparably equipped Macs are always more expensive: 15" MacBook Pro Specifications 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Turbo Boost up...
    Post by: bawr, Feb 1, 2015 in forum: Trading Software

  9. Daniel is going to learn Wwatson1 to trade

    He is not as wrong as you think. In old English, "learn" can mean to teach. Compare with the modern German "lehren", which also means to teach.
    Post by: bawr, Oct 13, 2014 in forum: Trading

  10. whats your IB TWS memory footprint

    TWS 946.2h Java 1.8.0_11 x86_64 Mac OS X 10.9.4 Memory used: 467 MB
    Post by: bawr, Aug 4, 2014 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  11. Six Iranians arrested for dancing to promote islam

    The Iranians did not produce the video to promote Islam. If anything, the video was an act of rebellion against Iran's Islamic rulers. We don't...
    Post by: bawr, May 25, 2014 in forum: Religion and Spirituality

  12. Why good platforms ignore mac?

    pepper_john, What is your definition of an open system?
    Post by: bawr, May 11, 2014 in forum: Trading Software

  13. TWS on Linux - What Am I Doing Wrong?

    If you are serious about trading, you shouldn't be afraid of learning new things, including figuring out how to do a simple thing in Linux.
    Post by: bawr, Apr 28, 2014 in forum: Trading Software

  14. Why good platforms ignore mac?

    Your aunt's Intel based Mac can be upgraded to Mac OS X 10.6 in order to run the latest version of Flash Player. There would be no need to buy new...
    Post by: bawr, Apr 15, 2014 in forum: Trading Software

  15. Why good platforms ignore mac?

    This allegedly restrictive EULA hasn't prevented me from compiling and running all the open source software I want on my Mac, just as one would...
    Post by: bawr, Apr 14, 2014 in forum: Trading Software