I have access to a few news feeds and it is amazing how many times StockTwits has a relevant tweet about a stock minutes before all other sources...
There are protections but it is based on how far off the price was and there are time deadlines for a bust request. Each exchange has different rules.
Well back in the day you could turn off the TWS Update Checker using msconfig under the Startup tab. However, now the Startup tab points to Task...
Try looking in the Startup tab in Task Manager. Or look at this: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns
Go is simple and gets the job done in most cases. It compiles much faster than any other programming language I've ever used and that alone makes...
I'd like to add my stupid comments even though who really cares: 1. Anybody who says they didn't know these future contracts could go negative...
Maybe look at the API logs for today and see if you can figure out a reason for it not working originally. You might have to turn on an option for...
Another stupid idea: do you have permission to trade currencies in your live account?
So it works as an API order through your paper trading account? Or just manual entry on your paper trading account?
Really strange. That error message has always implied a floating point issue on my end. I don't use Python. I could try to reproduce on my end if...
What I am saying is that maybe when you enter the price in TWS, it is handling the floating point issue properly but when you use the API (I'm...
Totally idiotic brainstorming ideas: 1. Try writing out minTick = 0.00005 2. Maybe it is a floating point issue where the value IB sees is not...
It is just a guess and could be more nuanced. The IRS regulations are so hard to read and comprehend. For example, whether or not you have elected...
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/26/1.993-6 My uneducated guess is that the securities you are selling would be considered as being held...
That's bullsh*t. Fight for every inch.
I don't think that is right but what the hell do I know? My feeling is that since after hours trading is so illiquid that erroneous prints could...
I have never heard of that before but it wouldn't surprise me. IB has lots of methods to try and control risk. It would probably be worth your...
I don't understand your question. But IB does price-cap orders and so you may want to enter or exit at a certain price but IB won't let you. Their...
I have read that a coronavirus vaccine is difficult to produce because it is a respiratory virus and a potential vaccine can cause the same type...
I am curious and I am trying to understand this statement. Here is my guess: you are a systems trader and your system was down because of the...
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