The 1099-B sent to the IRS tells the IRS if commissions are included or not included on the 1099-B. I would think the IRS would have to manually...
There must be some truth to what we hear about 90% of all traders loose money. Traders should be able to make at least a little profit in any...
I am using the TWS standalone 753 and have not had any problems. I use the system all day to place limit orders to buy/sell. I only download...
musicman: I think the more you use IB's TWS, the better you will like it. While it may seem a bit complex at first, the flexibility is what...
It is for sure good to be able to get the broker on the phone line when you have a problem; But, by the time I can get any stock order, I really...
nitro: Htrader and IB gave you the correct answer on the actions of the specialist. I look forward and hope for the day when NYSE uses only...
I think IB's TWS is by far the best trading platform I have used. The feature where you can have an unlimited number of one line drop-down order...
I have had these things happen several times in the two years I have been trading with TWS. I generally accept the loss or gain and do not call IB...
Many of the specialist on the NYSE are worse than market makers and I do not think looking at the bid/offer and size change can tell one much;If...
Def: I am also interested in any thing you can pass on to us on this subject. Catoosa
The two minute window on NYSE came from page 40 the book "The Electronic Day Trader". The book was published in 1998 and a lot can change in four...
I am going from memory and could be wrong; But, I remember the following: On the NYSE, the specialist has a two-minute window before he has to...
ron2368: I use Captools global Investor. It will handle odd lots and partials as easy as round lots. I think a lot of traders are using...
On the 1099-B, the IRS gives the brokers the option of reporting the sales with or without commissions. The IRS requires the broker to indicate...
I have been trading with IB for two years and have never once used a market order. IB's "Best Execution" limit orders have worked great for me. I...
I have been having problems one or two times a day with the stop of all data coming into TWS. All data to all of my other open trading platforms...
Open an account with IB and you will be doing more than small lots with IB. You may be doing all of your trading with IB and closing your Cyber...
Dattrader: I just spent nearly an hour typing up a comparison between IB TWS order entry and RealTick order entry. When I hit the "submit reply"...
I use RealTick 3 PRO spread out over 7 monitors on a 128K ISDN line. There is a lot of data coming in and I do not have any problems with lockups....
It will be braille next for if the visually impaired need icons as large as those of TWS, it is for sure they can not see any of the text on the...
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