That explains it. Sure am glad you are not kiwi_trader. :) Sorry, I got you mixed up with some foul-mouthed kid.
Something strange going on here. My email alerted me to a follow-up post in this thread from Steve at IB, yet the only follow-up post I see here...
Thank You for the info. Now, if I remember correctly how stops are triggered can be changed in TWS, so would changing our stops from double...
STEVE at IB: In case you missed the above previous post in this thread, would you mind answering the above? Otherwise, I believe #2 is correct....
Though I am mostly a futures trader who trades stocks now and then, occasionally I like to trade forex. For efficient forex trading at IB, we...
I don't know if I would blame IB. In all fairness to them, they make forex trading available to us if we wish to indulge; they do not force us to...
Just checked. Yes, it was during UK CPI data time.
This sounds right to me. I cannot wait until we either get guaranteed stops or regulation in forex, but I do not expect it to be any time soon. :(
I usually check the calendar, and did not realize that there was a news event at that time, or I would not have made that trade. I do not trade...
Bit, this thread is not about which is better to trade. I am trying to figure out why Stops execute so far away. I hope IB jumps back in and...
double post, sorry
The forex trade was on Tuesday, GBP.USD 2006-08-15, 04:30:08 USD DBKFX. I'm well aware of the effects news can have, but I don't believe there...
Allow me to back up a bit. Please elaborate and tell me exactly what you mean by stating "It was just a function of the market at the time?" Are...
GBP/USD In IB's discussion board, I read where a guy's stop on IDEALPRO was executed 54 pips from his stop. I guess 21 pips slippage wasn't so...
Yep. Sorry about that. I am now short GBP/USD.
Thanks Steve for clarifying that for me and thanks for taking the time to check it out. I appreciate it.
What do you mean that IdealPro is an ECN platform? Are you saying the slippage is the bank's fault that it is cleared through, such as Citibank or...
I have a GBPUSD long. I think long is the direction for the short term. GBP is regaining some of its losses, and USD is going back down.
I had a forex IDEALPRO trade at IB that got stopped out 21 pips away from my stop. It wasn't major news time, but the pair did move down quickly a...
What does this mean: Cannot transmit page until all security definitions are returned? I get this when submitting OCA orders.
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