I would strongly recommend against trying to hide the fact that you're a pro. The fines for getting caught are high and you will likely get barred...
All brokers make money on margin interest. Pro firms with higher leverage probably derive a good revenue stream from margin alone.
I'm sure IB is just careful at this point. Given that IB makes money off of margin interest, I'm convinced that they at some point will allow...
I strongly recommend win2000 over WinME/Win98. First of all, Win2000 is very stable in high load situations, while WinME/Win98 isn't....
If your an engineer consider joining IEEE. They have great insurances (Helth, life, etc.). Their group healthinsurance is fairly competitive when...
Buy-back announcements are often used by companies to deflect from some other issue in their business/financials. The hope is that the investors...
Your choice of trading approach largely depends on what works best for you. For both discretionary and systematic approaches you will have to...
I have the matrox 450 with dual head. Works great under Windows 2000. Great image quality.
emk662: I also read the Prechter book. I found it very unpreceise. For every rule he offers multiple exceptions, so found it impossible to...
I use eSignal and find the quote feed very reliable. For charting you will have to find another program than what's provided. I use MetaStock...
I really miss a better account manager. I would like the account mgr to show: 1. point P&L 2. position size updated in real-time.
Roger, It sounds like you have your own computers at home, so the only thing I can think of is what is called "AutoArchive" in Outlook. Go...
Gene, Thank you for your explanation of how the AMEX specialist works. I'm truly surprised that he still manually has to "touch" all orders....
This is a good development, in my oppinion. My experience with the QQQ Amex specialist is not good. I did a couple of test market orders. Every...
Personally, I really like that IB have decided to focus on stable, fast and inexpensive order entry. I'd much rather have reliable order entry...
mjt: Generally, it depends on the software you're using. With DSL or Cable modems you can often have multiple PC's connected with one...
vahj: It's my understanding that it's the minimum commision.
I started a thread re finding a broker with an order entry API. Here is the link. I summarize the findings at the end of the thread....
novembr: It is important not to focus on the outcome of individual trades - unless you you made a mistake, did something "stupid" or equiv and...
mc_a98: I'd recommend that you don't trade in July and August. Summer months are notoriously difficult due to lack of volume and (often) trend....
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