Well, this was a short lived trading account. I talked to IB several more times today about the stop problem. In addition, I had yet another...
QCharts tracks real-time VWAP and those farthest above/below if you're interested. I agree with Def, I'm unable to see how VWAP is any sort of...
It seems like all you would need is self clearing and real time updating. Waterhouse does not update real-time and Datek gives you "daytrading...
Roger, A few close friends of mine are trading the stock pretty heavily and they told me about it. I'm not sure about the details but they...
I've been building a fundamental short position in MOVI since the mid 20's. The CEO has been convicted of a number of stock fraud and...
Although I can't remember the specific implementation date for Datek, I do not think it's effective yet. I'm under the impression that the PDT...
I have a Datek account as well. I'm not sure where they came up with "3 day trades in a twelve month period", but they will likely lose a lot of...
After trading with IB for only a few days, I have discovered something about their stop orders that some of you may already know. First, the...
One other option for swing traders is to only make purchases in the last half hour of trading. This reduces the likelihood of getting stopped out...
This stop slippage problem was very bad again today. It appears that the stops are getting delayed by about 30 seconds on my two that got hit...
If it gaps one tick below, it will NOT go active until the ask is posted twice at or below your stop, regardless of where the tape is printing....
While I appreciate your comments and don't want to put him or IB in a tough spot, I would like to know if one can have multiple accounts. I...
The new rules do seem lenient given the significant discussion that has taken place here and the NASDR rules as handed down. I like IB's...
Ron, According to Def and the rules posted by IB, it was done correctly. However, I do have a problem with the way they are handling stop...
It wouldn't be the first time they've fed me a line. It's Cox Communications (Roadrunner) and I have very little positive to say about them. I...
Just a follow-up to error 49. I contacted IB Tech Support and they walked through my connection. "Field 49" being rejected is a connection...
From the IB website on stop orders...from Def's earlier post: 4. In regards to NASD stocks, in the case of buy stops IB will elect stop orders...
Thanks Def. I appreciate the prompt feedback.
Today they were 100% bad for me. I posted the same question on another thread. Def should be around in a few hours when the Asian markets open....
I just opened a small IB account today and had some problems. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. 1. I assigned some hotkeys (up for...
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