Recent Content by Mattybuoy

  1. Migrating to linux --software design advice requested

    One of the beauties of Linux (UNIX) is that you can use whatever language you like. Compilation is only really required if a lot of...
    Post by: Mattybuoy, Feb 3, 2006 in forum: Trading Software

  2. LSE and NYSE

    As an aside, and with respect to what I thought this thread would be about before I looked ... ;) I think that it will be the NYSE that ends up...
    Post by: Mattybuoy, Jan 26, 2006 in forum: Trading

  3. LSE and NYSE

    They are completely different markets in the way they work. "Auctions" at the LSE are special events that mainly take place before opening and...
    Post by: Mattybuoy, Jan 26, 2006 in forum: Trading

  4. Question for UK/LSE share traders

    I forgot to say. ETFs are exempt from Stamp Duty.
    Post by: Mattybuoy, Jan 21, 2006 in forum: Trading

  5. Question for UK/LSE share traders

    BTW my understanding of why the UK does not have retail margin accounts is two-fold: 1) There is no "stocks" culture here. It is only a very...
    Post by: Mattybuoy, Jan 21, 2006 in forum: Trading

  6. Question for UK/LSE share traders

    AFAIK the only genuine margin account available for UK stocks is the IB one. It covers the top 1,000 stocks for longs and the top 100 or so for...
    Post by: Mattybuoy, Jan 21, 2006 in forum: Trading