I was testing my new Universal account out at IB yesterday and unknowingly shorted 1 contract of the ES in the morning. The software I had didn't...
Your successful 1.25pt. "scalp" used the same exact random criteria as aphie!! If you can get drunk every day after the close, average 1.25 pts. a...
I was testing my IB defaults and i accidentally placed an order for the ES sep futures. I immediately got filled at 883.00 after market. I tried...
Part of it depends on what kind of news you are looking for. Are you looking for breaking news on stocks or just some where to get the jump on...
Good thing there isn't stock like Bird , Lizard, or fuzzy ball thing or else someone else would take control of your computer. Robert
no kids here..but my girlfriend has this cat who wants to be a trader....has a habit of jumping on the desk when market starts moving....paws at...
IB updates its quotes every .7 seconds. Therefore trading Eurostoxx 50 or DAX, you normally won't miss a lot with IB. It's totally different when...
But, they will eat yours, 95 out of 100 times ...
How can it be unethical to place an order ANYWHERE outside the market. OK, maybe at 1 cent bid. FWIW, I've seen many more ISLD bids and...
oops I misread that...you are short the front month long the deferred month...Good question, you can try to simulate that on the platform...If you...
This is the only way I can imagine it being done to make it worthwhile on the trade for seconds level. nitro
On the surface, scalping seems wild and crazy - but it is anything but. If you have patients, and don't get greedy - i.e. go for small...
Well Quiet1 said it best really helen.. its a risky game is all I guess. I just hope for the best myself.. lol I am only 'in' the market for...
Why? I have a fib retracement tool on my charting software. I view my charts close to full screen size on a 19 inch monitor (or maybe its...
Relative to how much capital you are trading; still only takes one finger to click the mouse ...
FWIW I am pretty sure that there was a tiny bug on IB´s website regarding TP. The idea is that you check appropiate boxes for TP and go thru...
Huios, you might find this piece of advice (from a previous post by Baron) useful : "The problem is that Internet Explorer 6 has this dumb new...
Page memory is the memory your system uses for swapping in case it runs low of ram. Withing XP you would adjust it this way: My Computer ->...
With hotkeys. :D :D :D :D
This is one of the reasons that experience is crucial. Trading successfully is a lot harder than it looks. Be prepared to lose at first when you...
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