IB Suggestions & Improvements

Discussion in 'Interactive Brokers' started by Babak, Aug 26, 2005.

  1. alanm

    alanm

    Reminder: This is supposed to be a new/better feature thread, not for operational complaints.

    I find that, on my ancient slow secondary machine, when I load a lot of orders into basket trader, and I have audit trails enabled, it can be quite slow. I have to remember to turn audit trails off when using baskets until I can get TWS moved to a faster machine. Try turning off audit trails?
     
    #881     Aug 9, 2006
  2. Bob111

    Bob111

    Thank you for advise Alanm! i will try that!
     
    #882     Aug 9, 2006
  3. i was wonderin' if u can adjust the runnin' pnl on open positions to include both sides of commissions...so far it only includes the openin' side.

    tia
     
    #883     Aug 13, 2006
  4. Is there any way to turn off that super anyoying automatic log-off. Walk away from your computer and next thing you know you have to log in again. If there isn't then there should be.
     
    #884     Aug 14, 2006
  5. agree. is there a way to fix this problem ?



     
    #885     Aug 14, 2006
  6. alanm

    alanm

    As a workaround, look for something called IBController here, on the Yahoo forum, or on the IB forum. It's one of the tools that can be used to control TWS automatically.
     
    #886     Aug 15, 2006
  7. While I am on this, is there any way that I can get options quotes on corn, beans and wheat? I only really want at the money options in the front months. Could you not call over to timber hill and get them to put something together? I would even give up a little on the spread to get a fill. Maybe you could put something together like the way the treasury futures options were when they first came out, no electronic volume but a reasonably tight spread mean I could get an "okay" fill allowing me to limit my risk in trading the underlying, while the MM could scalp a half hick out of me.

    I think the ags would be great to trade because of the small contract size and low correlation to other futures.
     
    #887     Aug 15, 2006
  8. i would welcome options on qm as well.
     
    #888     Aug 15, 2006


  9. YES, PLEASE - ADD QM OPTIONS!
     
    #889     Aug 15, 2006
  10. it would be one of the best addition ib could make...for hedgin' porpouses and to fade/bottom fish the contract since it can be pretty predictable..of course without the pain of bein' exposed to the risks of bein' naked in a short pos and to have a much more relaxed way to trade qm.
     
    #890     Aug 17, 2006