Let's look closer: I made money ($1/share) you made money ($0.1/share) guy lost money ($1.10) But, $1 gain+$0.1 gain - $1.1 loss = $0...
NQ you can hedge with eight QQQ options.
Two Buys + One Sell = ? It's up to the broker to decide this. It can count as one daytrade.
version77, Opening 4th position is not yet a daytrade. The 25k rules allow an account to open unlimited number of positions. In short, the...
Island is the largest ECN, simply it's reporting its volume/trade mostly through Cincinnati Stock Exchange, not through Nasdaq. Island is...
Use GTC stop order, it'll be held on Globex servers. m_c_a98 wrote: "Are you telling me that held stop market orders for globex with IB are not...
Originally posted by m_c_a98 : This causes problems with slippage on stop market orders because the quote won't update fast enough and you pay...
With cash account, for purchases, you don't use any sameday funds, because you have to pay 3 dasy later at settlement. Anyway, $0 sameday cash...
None of the above, I think. #1 will be Island futures Exchange imo. Think of it as Island ECN for futures: electronic, low fees, free streaming...
arbtrader, Island is the largest ECN for sixth Consecutive month : "Island ECN... that for the sixth consecutive month it was the...
Why don't you trade Nasdaq 100 Emini futures NQ instead of QQQs? Trading NQ is cheaper, since NQ = 800 QQQ shares and NQ commissions are...
Great news. I hope that the Universal account comes out soon after the beta testing is completed.
This will be a non issue for stocks that have SSF (= Single STock Futures), because you'll be able to short them on a downtick.
Great news def, I suppopse IB US accounts would be able to trade the DAX and HSI-futures when they upgrade to the "Universal account" ?
Bullfighter wrote: At .002 cents extra for TS, why would you use IB? Answer: First, those .002 cents are 20% higher commission. Second, A...
Both is better: IB for trading and TS6 for charts and backup.
ertrader, Futures pit volume is evaporating, how are you going to make money there? The order flow is moving outside the pits. What will you...
I don't think any Canadian broker will be able to compete with IB, if they don't improve their commission structure and trading platform....
Traderc, Reminds me of Qcharts, it exhibited the same reprehensible behaviour in a similar situation...add them to your black list.
Precisely. What is the risk of $30,000 account trading 800 QQQ shares or one NQ contract? Answer: Absolutely the same. No more, no less....
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