Recent Content by sf631

  1. Interactive Brokers Short Borrow Data

    Hi All. I'm wondering if anyone out there has been collecting frequent (ideally, daily or better) snapshots of the Interactive Brokers short...
    Thread by: sf631, Apr 11, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  2. IB SMART Routing and BATS/HFT

    I believe it's under TWS configuration menus, look for "SMART Routing" and you'll see several variations to choose from, one of which is primary
    Post by: sf631, Apr 13, 2015 in forum: Order Execution

  3. IB SMART Routing and BATS/HFT

    I'm fairly confident that SMART simply routes the order to a single venue based on the best choice at that time, as opposed to the Thor model of...
    Post by: sf631, May 8, 2014 in forum: Order Execution

  4. IB SMART Routing and BATS/HFT

    Wow @SteveGee, thanks for the link. That didn't take long...
    Post by: sf631, Apr 3, 2014 in forum: Order Execution

  5. IB SMART Routing and BATS/HFT

    Thanks @OneLot, helpful perspective. I suppose I had always figured that order internalization, which I think Timber Hill does, is to their...
    Post by: sf631, Apr 3, 2014 in forum: Order Execution

  6. IB SMART Routing and BATS/HFT

    So, I've been watching the back-and-forth in the media over the last few days sparked by Lewis, Katsuyama, O'Brien et al, and it's gotten me...
    Thread by: sf631, Apr 3, 2014, 25 replies, in forum: Order Execution

  7. Free MultiCharts in TWS !!

    Thanks Stan for the very clear answers
    Post by: sf631, Mar 13, 2014 in forum: Retail Brokers

  8. Free MultiCharts in TWS !!

    I'm confused about the limitations and differences with the TWS version of MC.net. Stan, maybe you could explain? Apologies if I've missed...
    Post by: sf631, Mar 13, 2014 in forum: Retail Brokers

  9. Taxes on "Friends and Family" account

    +1 the trading holiday. On thanksgiving weekend you could make a list of all positions you touched within the past month and make those offlimits...
    Post by: sf631, Mar 7, 2014 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  10. Hedge Fund Accounting Spread Sheet or Software

    If you PM me I can send you contact info for an accountant that I've used for about a year in preparing monthly investor statements etc... for my...
    Post by: sf631, Mar 7, 2014 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  11. What kind of slippage should I expect?

    Bumping this thread to see if anyone can add their $0.02, so to speak Doublet, curious how you're measuring slippage, or whether you're just...
    Post by: sf631, May 6, 2013 in forum: Strategy Building

  12. Working 60 hours a week or working 2 hours a day?

    Interesting perspectives being shared. I would advise taking the long view - but then again that's my nature. Very wise advice to make sure...
    Post by: sf631, Apr 29, 2013 in forum: Professional Trading

  13. Starting a fund / raising capital

    Also note that an LP structure (most common for proper HFs) requires at least two partners (ie you can't have an LP with only one partner. You...
    Post by: sf631, Feb 25, 2013 in forum: Professional Trading