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  1. Is there ever a time when a marketable limit order is preferrable to a market order?

    Thanks! Should I use stop limit orders for protective stops, instead of stop orders, too? Once stop orders are triggered, they will be exposed to...
    Post by: elitetradesman, Nov 8, 2013 in forum: Order Execution

  2. Is there ever a time when a marketable limit order is preferrable to a market order?

    Suppose you want to enter the market immediately. Then you have two choices, marketable limit orders and market orders. Which one do you prefer? I...
    Thread by: elitetradesman, Nov 7, 2013, 3 replies, in forum: Order Execution

  3. Is it possible to have a basket of limit orders all-or-none?

    That makes sense. Thanks for your input.
    Post by: elitetradesman, Nov 7, 2013 in forum: Order Execution

  4. Is it possible to have a basket of limit orders all-or-none?

    In pairs trading, two positions must be entered simultaneously. Getting a partial fill, or worse yet, a fill in only one of them will completely...
    Thread by: elitetradesman, Nov 7, 2013, 8 replies, in forum: Order Execution

  5. Does the stop price affect the fill price?

    Thank you all for your answers.
    Post by: elitetradesman, Nov 7, 2013 in forum: Order Execution

  6. 2% Rule

    Thank you, RN and guys.
    Post by: elitetradesman, Nov 7, 2013 in forum: Risk Management

  7. Does the stop price affect the fill price?

    Suppose I have a long position in a stock currently trading at $9.05 with a protective stop at $9.00. One way to liquidate the position...
    Thread by: elitetradesman, Nov 7, 2013, 5 replies, in forum: Order Execution

  8. 2% Rule

    Thanks. Another thing, if you started with $8K in a cash account, and bought $6K worth of a stock which grew to $8K, how much of $10K should you...
    Post by: elitetradesman, Nov 5, 2013 in forum: Risk Management

  9. 2% Rule

    The example assumes this is the only trading account you have. There's no other source of trading capital. Let's say you started with $10000.
    Post by: elitetradesman, Nov 5, 2013 in forum: Risk Management

  10. 2% Rule

    When you apply the 2% rule, do you take 2% of trading capital or current cash balance to caculate the amount to risk? For example, if you have...
    Thread by: elitetradesman, Nov 5, 2013, 22 replies, in forum: Risk Management

  11. What's the word for this?

    Thanks! When you cancel an entry order, can we say that the money is unencumbered?
    Post by: elitetradesman, Nov 4, 2013 in forum: Trading

  12. What's the word for this?

    In a cash account, when you place an order to buy a security, the money required to fill the order is "locked". Suppose you have $10,000 in...
    Thread by: elitetradesman, Nov 3, 2013, 2 replies, in forum: Trading

  13. Does TWS support a time-based stop order?

    Thanks, how do you configure one on TWS?
    Post by: elitetradesman, Oct 10, 2013 in forum: Retail Brokers

  14. Is there any term for this?

    Most day traders will go flat before market close, rather than at close because of liquidity. For example, some stock traders close out all...
    Thread by: elitetradesman, Oct 9, 2013, 4 replies, in forum: Trading

  15. Does TWS support a time-based stop order?

    I want to close out my position if neither the profit target nor the stop loss are hit within a given period of time. Does TWS have a stop...
    Thread by: elitetradesman, Oct 9, 2013, 4 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers

  16. What is pre-open in the futures market?

    I'm new to futures trading. I noticed that there are pre-open hours each day in the futures market. For example the pre-open begins at 17:45 for...
    Thread by: elitetradesman, Oct 31, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: Commodity Futures

  17. Does IB allow stop orders for stocks to be triggerred in extended hours?

    Thanks, guys.
    Post by: elitetradesman, Oct 30, 2012 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  18. Does IB allow stop orders for stocks to be triggerred in extended hours?

    This is a re-post since I posted the old one on the wrong forum. :( Is it possible for stop orders for U.S. stocks to be triggerred in the...
    Thread by: elitetradesman, Oct 29, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers

  19. trading hours for futures

    I've never trade futures, so bear with me. I noticed that some futures markets have unusual trading hours. For instance, E-mini S&P 500 Futures &...
    Thread by: elitetradesman, Oct 29, 2012, 0 replies, in forum: Index Futures

  20. Interactive Brokers: stop orders for stocks in extended hours

    I realize that, but I'll need stops in very unique situations.
    Post by: elitetradesman, Oct 29, 2012 in forum: Trading Software
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