Yea something IS going on with the commissions but it seems to have something to do with partial executions. On Friday for example all...
I'm also a Qcharts escapee. When Nextrend was acting up during the mid-week due to server problems it was "deja vu, all over again". :)
Magna: I agree 100%. My comments assume that a trader is already using such a system.:cool:
I'm far from being a "top money maker" but I have been profitable. For me the key is knowing where I'm going to sell (or stop out) before I even...
Vikana said: "Actually, I propose that IB allows 4:1 day trading margin and 2:1 for overnights. That would give most of us what we're asking for,...
FWIW: I also use Nextrend with IB and second everything tradeRX has said about. With the latest version you can start IB (or any program) from...
42, Long Island, NY. Real estate appraiser for 16 yrs., no college.Trading has become a full time hobby / part time job for me. The flexible...
Nick, Yea, I noticed the same thing. Winners aren't running and I'm getting stopped out more often. It's been very hard trading this...
Any good sources for free realtime broker upgrades and downgrades on the internet? I usually check:...
ron2368: I recently left Preferred for I.B. As you probably know $7.75 trades are routed to NITE or HRZG (for payment for order flow) so if...
Using your example you would want to place a buy stop limit order for XYZ. The stop election price would be $10.00 and the limit would be $10.05....
Well I made the move! Today was my first full day on IB and I must say I'm impressed. Executions (throught best ecn) were lightning fast....
dlincke: I'm on cable via a Linksys router. I'm able to use IB's demo program O.K. Do you think there would be any problem with the live version...
Question: While looking over the IB demo I noticed that cancellations were taking quite a bit of time to confirm. (order entry line removed) Is...
Letâs get crazy and carry this thing a little further. Here is an idea for Big Brother, why not arbitrarily decide that no person can gamble in...
Brokershopping: Thank you for your comments. They will be helpful in making a decision to leave P.T. for I.B. Preferred does offer stops on...
I'm thinking of making the move from P.T. to I.B. and would appreciate any commentary or insight from traders who have made the same switch....
Great discussion here and some good advice given. I also have a story from which I learned an important lesson. On 11/08/00 I took on a sizeable...
hsanson, I had similar problems with QCharts. Stuck or bad level 2 quotes, service dropouts at the worst possible times. That along with their...
I'm about to bail from QCharts and I'm thinking of trying out NexTrend. Has anyone been using them? How do you rate the software/service. Thanks...
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