Wonder if the time & sales server is the same as the chart server? I find that to be somewhere in between in terms of reliability, but still...
I've seen this problem too -- I think there's a problem/delay getting data from the server. The feedback provided by this functionality is...
Yes, but if your order doesn't see the dark pool, it may not find the liquidity between the NBBO and you may be stuck at the limits of the NBBO....
So upon reading this thread, I explored Portfolio Analytics in TWS for the first time to get a guage of where it stands. Today I use my own Excel...
I think this is the area of my concern. If you're passive, you should be OK, or at least no worse than pre-NMS. (You can still be bypassed by a...
I must say, I like the Peplink device! Redundancy w/o needing a router/BGP4 set up. Thanks for the pointer.
A new thread on a topic that's been bothering me lately: Any thoughts on ATSes providing non-disclosed liquidity (Millenium, Liquidnet, etc) --...
To clarify, what I meant was: IB wants to portray a msg. of being the professional's choice.... access, leading edge products/technology,...
Just a guess, but perhaps leading with lowest cost is not the desired market positioning?
Though the stated premise was to paint the tape to give the below market trades a legit appearance so as a juror, I might observe that the intent...
I believe there's a feature poll on this.
Er, I believe painting the tape is illegal.
I can't cite chapter and verse on this, but regardless of odd lot or not, I believe the specialist doesn't have to fill you unless he buys past...
The Reuters release is at: http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN3046376920070430
Alas, it is true that SarbOx doesn't apply until the first post-IPO annual report, but hey, tighter controls going forward beats not having them...
Valuation is in the eyes of the market. But as a customer, I consider the IPO a positive for the following reasons: 1. Increased compliance due...
My theory is that it depends on how quickly your sending broker responds, and whether everything can be done electronically or not. I've had...
Thanks for the update! Ah so the story is always more complex involving other systems' bugs, etc. On the 3 quote rule, maybe it's just...
Actually in my experience, Arca orders (for listed & GMS issues) work fine at IB. I've done this many times. An easy way to test is, put in a...
Just one more comment on odd lots: Note that various exchange rules (NYSE, AMEX, ArcaEx) prohibit certain activities involving odd lots...
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