google for ntp I don't know that cme uses ntp, but most machines sync up with it.
In a cash account you probably need to wait for a trade to settle before using the proceeds to trade again. So, it could be difficult to daytrade.
Am able to login to my real account, but the paper-trading acct. fails to login.
Up in AZ.
It's acting differently now. Repeatedly retrying the login. But before authenticating, the connection is being closed by IB.
sgxnk may not be trading. it is a Japanese holiday, today.
re: "10 trades: (...even 20 a day)" Does it move between the points enough times a day to provide that many trades?
trouble in US, too
same here. IB's status shows up.
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>> "Price moves due to imbalances in supply and demand ..." Instead, price may move to where buyers/sellers perceive that there is good value....
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