Thank you for the PMs and replies above.
This is what I am asking - if you enter it into a spreadsheet on face value there are 100 brokers cheaper than IB - but there is fine print in...
Thanks for the replies: * MKT orders = always removing liquidity (no rebates) * With MKT orders you're pretty much same as cost plus (as far...
Hi, I am currently investigating our commissions management structure and coming up with a bit of :confused: Current situation: trading...
Thank you for taking the time to reply! I was thinking it's somewhere between 5 and 10 % To answer ur question without innuendoes, I...
If I tell you that yes I can trade that size you probably won't believe me :D It's more to do with an error in my system backtest. On a few...
Thank you, yes Float is more accurate of what I am after... so I can make the question more pointed: what % of the float will move the price? :)
Hi I've been reading a few books on historical instances of people cornering the market... So got me curious... What kind of trade size as a %...
Thank you for the replies! I appreciate it :) I will stick to MKT orders, it's not worth cutting the commission while cutting profits ;)
Hi, I currently execute all orders as MKT orders (I care more about timing than price) on fairly short holding periods (count in mins/hours)....
Hi, I have been asked to put together a nice professional presentation on my trading performance for the last 2.5 years which I kept in the...
Thank you very much for the reply! :) BATS PITCH data has a long list of Add orders and then a load of Cancel orders too... 30-40 million...
Hi, This may be a really noob question, but I am having a bit of trouble figuring out how to code a script to convert a full order book (from...
Thank you for the reply. Yes I am aware that it's only ASX CFDs, which is OK with me. I have a couple of index trading systems that I want to...
Hi folks, anyone here know if it is possible to trade CFDs via IB API? I've been searching for a week for posts and threads and docco... and...
Thanks again for the replies! This is very interesting, I will look more into this. I need to read up on FIX a bit more as I am not familiar...
I agree. The problem is not in the OrderIDs as such... it's in placing orders. For each equity I am interested in, I place a 4 order bracket...
rosy2: IB generates the first ID as an event for Connect() method. To say that that is silly is an understatement :) So I get that ID, and then...
Hi folks, Firstly thank you to everyone who posts on here... I found a hell of a lot of great info for my black box which I finished last...
Thanks guys! By the way, "The Smartest Guys In The Room" is also one I'd like to add as a great documentary - slightly off topic, but has...
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