The duplicate size problem is discussed here (IB login required):...
I was only trying make the distinction between newbies that loose because their actions are random vs. those that loose because their actions are...
The house always has the edge with random gambling so you still loose taking the opposite side. In trading you might possibly have an edge, but...
If you set up a computer to randomly trade (long and short) you loose money. If you have another computer doing the opposite trades you still...
There are some things you can do to speed up scripts but it's been a while since I've used WLD. I am wondering why you don't post you questions...
I have found limit order fills to be quite good on IB with thinly traded stocks. I have had odd lot buy orders trigger below the official low for...
Not to quibble but wouldn't that be a 1:3 ratio? :) Still equally impressive though.
BlueStreek, You can use http://tinyurl.com to solve your long URL problem. I gave them your long Yahoo URL and they made it look like this:...
You might have a better chance of a reply on the IB BBS: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/cgi-pub/discus/discus.pl I use an AutoIt script...
Try: http://clearstation.etrade.com/ Simulationed commissions are E*TRADE rates however, not IB's nice rates. But they do have a simulated...
Bragging about the size of your orderID??? That's a new one!
You question has been covered in depth on the IB technical BBS at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/general/education/discussionForum.php...
My understanding is that it is not IB's computer that is canceling the order, it is the computer at the exchange. That is where the decision is...
I agree with your first sentence and disagree with the second. A few years ago Window 95 and Microsoft Office cost a few hundred dollars. Now...
One big difference between JSystemTrader and frostengine is JSystemTrader distributes his Java source code and others are starting to contribute....
Found it: http://www.investordelivery.com in case anyone else is interested.
You are right, IB is wrong. Choose "View page source" and look at the HTML, there is no Java applet in the trouble ticket web page. The only...
As with most ATS stock traders I find quarterly reports a waste of trees. I found a way to stop them last year by registering myself and my...
I agree 100%. Consider this: if you started with your software and laid a UI on top of it to set the parameters, plus added few more parameters...
You might look into TradeOptimizer. They are only accepting new customers "by invitation only" and they are looking for people who make 40 to 100...
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