I like to trade all day long but IB's TWS shuts down for hours during the weekend (Sat. and Sun.) and every night. Why do they do this? Is there any reason for it? How am I suppose to trade???
I'm not denying anything! I trade all night long. Why not??? This is the best job in the world. I like doing it for more then just 6 1/2 hours a day. But, why does TWS shut down?
I didn't know they shut down at night. I've traded the Australian from around 6p - 9p and then Eurex from 2am into the US open. They do shut down on Saturday ( starting on Friday at some point in time I suppose) and then they open up around 12p on Sunday. Have you tried contacting them to inquire ? They usually answer, but don't hold your breath.
IB is only down 1.5 hours every weeknight, from 11pm to 12:30am EST. This only affects people who trade the far east futures markets.
Okay why??? I trade Hang Seng futures during this time. Why does IB go down??? Is there a reason? Can I get it changed?
Actually, the reset times (EST) are like this: GLOBEX: 23:00 to 24:00 and 16:15 to 16:45 IB: 00:00 to 01:00 HKFE: 00:30 to 02:30 (lunch break in Hong Kong) I think IB is working on 24 hour availability, but that is sometime in the future. If you mainly trade Hang Seng, you could ask them to move you to the asian servers, which reset for maintenance at a different time.