No way! the chart colors are finally visible! In fact I can now build almost an identical chart to the ones I use with Quotetracker. A big step forward imo. They could still use some integration on the right click settings though. They need to integrate chart parameters into that right click menu. Keep it up IB.
What IB really needs to do is to start listening what their customers have to say! The current BT order confirmation popup window could be placed a tad lower compared to the cursor location, in a way that âtransmit buttonâ and cursor placement would be in line. That would enable fast, uninterrupted double click order entry that is almost as fast as the previous solution. No legal conflict. I have made this suggestion through different channels but all they have to say is a) submit it to the features poll or b) the solution is designed by lawyers, end of discussion. And of course, Booktrader suggestions are not promoted to the features poll currentlyâ¦dead end. Damn, they should at least have that much common sense that enables to make an immediate judgment on whether a specific suggestion clearly improves the application or is just another interesting addition/modification to consider. There is a very big difference. An innovative high-tech company that IB considers himself to be should appreciate every bit of customer feedback and if it benefits most of the product users, implement it without tons of bureaucracy.
Wow, really glad I stumbled across this thread. The last time I updated my IB, the centering feature in Booktrader became annoying and as a result I decided not to updade it any longer, so I had no knowledge of this popup in Booktrader. I trade CL and in the time it would take to confirm an order, chances are the entry price would be long gone. I sometimes have trouble getting filled as it is when I sell the bid/buy the ask. Looks like it's time to investigate other options in case upgrading becomes mandatory :eek:
I can only repeat myself: Vote against this stupid popup! http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/general/poll/poll.php?sid=5922 Let's show IB that we don't like it!
Based on the latest TT v. eSpeed case developments (Feb, 25, 2010), itâs safe to say that until October (next court hearing IB v. TT, 10/4/2010) and beyond the current Booktrader solution is here to stay. The same should apply to IBâs competitors, Cunningham, Stellar, thinkorswim, Futurepath, Tradestation among others*. *http://www.rfcexpress.com/lawsuit-related-cases.asp?ID=53884 Trading Techs. Intâl, Inc. v. eSpeed, Inc., Case Nos. 2008-1392,-1393 & -1922, Slip Op. (Fed. Cir. Feb. 25, 2010) (Rader, J.) (Clark, J. concurring). Writing for a panel including Judge Lourie and Eastern District of Texas District Judge Clark, Judge Rader affirmed each of the challenged decisions from Judge Moranâs jury trial in this patent litigation involving futures trading software. After a de novo review of his decisions, the Court upheld Judge Moranâs constructions. âStatic display of pricesâ meant "a display of prices comprising price levels that do not change positions unless a manual re-centering command is received." And a âstatic conditionâ meant that âthe price axis never changes positions unless by manual re-centering or re-positioning.â While Judge Moranâs constructions may have appeared narrower than the patent intended initially, they were supported by both the intrinsic and extrinsic evidence. Because eSpeedâs Dual Dynamic and eSpeedmeter systems had mandatory re-centering features, they did not literally infringe. Doctrine of Equivalents The court upheld Judge Moran's ruling that the doctrine of equivalents did not apply to the static elements in the claim. Even if the accused products only re-centered once or twice a day, allowing that re-centering to be captured by the doctrine of equivalents would vitiate the claims. Furthermore, prosecution history estoppel also barred equivalents. The patentee differentiated his invention by explaining that its "price axis do[es] not move." Indefiniteness The Court held that "single action of a user input device" was not indefinite. Judge Moran correctly construed the term as requiring "an action by a user within a short period." One of ordinary skill in the art could distinguish between single and multiple actions, even when a "single action" was a double-click. The district court construed âsingle action of a user input deviceâ to mean âan action by a user within a short period of time that may comprise one or more clicks of a mouse button or other input device.â Although a âshort period of timeâ may vary slightly from one circumstance to the next, an artisan of ordinary skill in the art would not find the term insolubly ambiguous.â In fact, eSpeedâs expert agreed that the following actions are all single actions: a single mouse click, double mouse clicks, a single key press, and a modal shift on the keyboard. eSpeedâs expert also agreed that other actions, such as a right click followed by a left click, and pressing two keys in sequential order, constituted multiple actions.) source: http://www.chicagoiplitigation.com/tags/trading-technologies/
Nod et al, you may want to take a look into hotkeys http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/tws/usersguidebook/configuretws/assign_hotkeys.htm http://www.interactivebrokers.com/e.../specializedorderentry/booktrader_hotkeys.htm (For a change, I simply mean what I say )
No way! the chart colors are finally visible! In fact I can now build almost an identical chart to the ones I use with Quotetracker. A big step forward imo. maybe its too bright for the widescreen monitors i use, top of the line, but maybe they accentuate the ccolor brightness, but i cannot look at those colors for very long. I will either get nt, and use their charts or just manually change the default colors. i haven`t checked but hopefully i can keep the dot fills on my charts, and exclude the fill boxes on the charts by declining this option, otherwise, I guess I will have to get rid of chart fills completely-which I actually like.