I have been trading for 5 years now......3 1/2 of them with IB,some futures mostly stocks.... basically i am happy with IB but i have noticed several brokers lately offering better commissions. i am wondering if anyone has switched from IB to one of these low commission brokers and feel that they are getting the same quality executions. i care very little about fancy scanners or charts....my main concern is great executions....personally i have my doubts but i would love to have someone change my beliefs.thanks
So far nobody has used technology as effectively as IB. Their API is the lowest cost and simplest to use IMHO. I also like the universal account whereby I can trade securities and futures. I have no doubt that somebody will challenge their position some day, but for now IB is tops.
Because i see three Yes, and i hate IB , i will place three NO,......NO,........NO SethArb, what's yours? Yes or No I will put another NO for you, time being, if later your answer was NO, then you place one YES for my answer to balance out.
I only use IB ... so until I see another retail broker that lets me trade almost every electronic derivative / stock / option etc at lower rates and with direct access to all I will say yes ( for me )