Recent Content by trader1

  1. BEST_ECN Missing?

    I too am really upset about the loss of best ecn. It has been my primary execution option as long as I've used IB. I dont understand why in the...
    Post by: trader1, Mar 18, 2002 in forum: Retail Brokers

  2. IB webpage

    Thanks that did it.
    Post by: trader1, Mar 8, 2002 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. IB webpage

    Is IB frontpage down? I try to access and just get a blank screen. I have a seperate link to the account management page and that works fine.
    Thread by: trader1, Mar 7, 2002, 2 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers

  4. SCALPERS - Any around?

    I didn't say it was easy to do. It takes a very special kind of situation when there is panic selling and then short covering (or panic buying...
    Post by: trader1, Feb 3, 2002 in forum: Trading

  5. SCALPERS - Any around?

    For pure scalping you don't really even need charts or setups. When I'm in a pure scalping mood, I just look for an escalation of the pace of...
    Post by: trader1, Feb 2, 2002 in forum: Trading

  6. Boxing a stock

    I really need some clarification on this box rule. I currently own some QQQ's in one account that I'm looking to hold as a longer term investment...
    Post by: trader1, Oct 10, 2001 in forum: Trading

  7. IB improvements

    Def, I just want you to know how much we appreciatte your work on this board. It's excellent to have someone from the firm actually taking...
    Post by: trader1, Aug 15, 2001 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  8. IB improvements

    The powermenu program does not in anyway change the operations of TWS. All it does is add another option to the right click menu to keep the...
    Post by: trader1, Aug 8, 2001 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  9. IB improvements

    I also use that powermenu program to keep the ib window right on top of my Qcharts window. It's a very simple convenveniant program. As for TWS...
    Post by: trader1, Aug 7, 2001 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  10. IB's SOES orders will not go Live

    I've noticed the same thing. The last few days especially Best ecn has taken longer and longer to just go live. The line stays blue for several...
    Post by: trader1, Aug 4, 2001 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  11. IB Margin Requirement Strangeness

    Were not talking about phone brokers. I've used DATEK and a Realtick brokers and they both handled margin the same exact way. Releasing funds to...
    Post by: trader1, Jul 31, 2001 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  12. IB and Super SOES

    But if you use the NASDAQ line will the route be supersoes or selectnet? IB really has to communicate better with it's customers on how things...
    Post by: trader1, Jul 31, 2001 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  13. IB Margin Requirement Strangeness

    I dont think it has anything to do with daytrading requirement versus overnight requirement. If anything they have a daytrading requirement for...
    Post by: trader1, Jul 31, 2001 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  14. IB Margin Requirement Strangeness

    You're right the margin use at IB is unlike anything I have ever seen before. I wrote about it a couple weeks ago when I first started there....
    Post by: trader1, Jul 31, 2001 in forum: Interactive Brokers