Since "exits" were mentioned here i thought i'd jump in with my own problem. I"m relaitvely new to trading the Eminis... i buy with a stop...
Is IB accurate if only trading the E-mini futures? (ES and NQ) I'm really only looking at the last trade, don't care too much about the...
Didn't anybody else have their system go down about 2:45 or so? My screen went pink, i closed the program and it wouldn't load up. I had to...
On Yahoo Finance, SOME of the indexes will show you the components if you put @ before the index. Keep in mind that Yahoo uses a ^ insted of a $...
JMark, I'll assume you're new to trading, and as i'm new to futures and asked a lot of questions, i'll give your question a shot. If the...
Tech Analysis... that made me smile! So to make this thread even more useful... Who uses a back-up broker and who do you use? What...
... and do you save the executions at the end of the day, or just wait for the email that IB sends (at least i think they send an email the...
I'm new to IB, what should be done at the end of every day/month in order to keep track of your trades so that tax reporting is easier at the end...
AlanM, Thanks, i'll try variations of those 2 formulas above when i return home! Would you mind also addressing this part as well, so i know...
AlanM Thanks for the explanation, that cleared up a few things as far as the "process" of how IB's links work. Like i said above, i'm away from...
Eldredge, THAT is what i'm trying to do too!! (and i thought it would be as easy as you are saying it is with the other services you are using)...
So after i get it to work (using 3 spreadsheet), i shut it down and restarted, and now i just get N/A# in cells of the Sample Spreadsheet.... any...
After your replies i went back to the basics and am able to get it to work by copying the link formulas from their "Sample Spreadsheet" and...
I can't for the life of me figure out how to use a DDE link (or any ohter method) to view quotes from IB in an excel spreadsheet. All i want to...
I'm adding this in case anybody reads this in the future and has the same problem. I don't fully understand it, but if you're experiencing a...
Not international, i'm located in the US. I've even called CitiBank myself and can't get verificatin of IB's account existing there....
Has anybody ever had trouble wiring money to IB? My current brokerage firm can't get verification of IB's account number, i called CitiBank...
Going to IB's webpage after converting to a universal account, and i first got a strange, unprofessional looking page with no graphics, just text...
If you only trade futures but want the cash index quotes in addition to the futures quotes, wouldn't it be cheaper to convert to a universal...
If you're looking for a 100% hedge, why not just sell your one ES contract and then re-enter the position when you would have lifted your hedge?
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