I have a problem with what I am guessing is JAVA that on 2 occasions this yr executed trades for me without my clicking on the bid of offer with my version of TWS thank god I did not make or lose much money in these two instances in both cases once I restarted my apple computer everything went back to A-OK for me as far as properly entering trades using my mouse or hotkeys
I was trying to widen the "bid" column on the EUR so I could see the full price and the next thing I knew, an order to sell $25k had been entered and filled. I use IB for mostly after hours stuff due to the large short list.
Well, it looks like we have an X-files thread for IB. I cannot explain allegations of phantom orders, but the other problem described in this thread, the illusion of surveillance of individual traders by market-makers, is something I think I can explain. I just posted this explanation in another thread. Here it is: