Recent content by benitez17

The deal still needs FCC approval, which isn't a sure thing. It might take until the summer for it to close.

Care to share where, dinoman?

The only website I know of that has anything close to the sort of information you are looking for has information about US stocks only. Go to http://www.mergerinvesting.com and contact the owner of the site to see if he will add stocks traded on the London exchange. I can't imagine it would be...

[/B] I am always amazed by the responses people receive on here if they discuss any issue they have with IB. I have used them along with other brokers, and don't feel like I have to jump to defend any of them if someone has a complaint. Maybe I'm crazy, but one of the hundreds of...

I left IB for the same reason last year, but I don't scalp and I always use limit orders so I don't know what the big deal is about direct access. I was tired of paying double or triple what I would at other brokers and receiving nothing but a bad attitude in return.

Thanks for the info. I have been looking for a broker (other than IB) that will allow me to trade international equities online, and I think this will be a good start. Does anyone have any suggestions?

There's no point to looking up the chart now because MCDTA is no longer listed. McData (A Class MCDT, B Class MCDTA) was bought by Brocade in an all stock transaction that closed on 1/29. Each MCDTA share was worth 0.75 shares of BRCD, so MCDTA just reflected moves in BCRD. Not many equities...

Thanks for the ad for IB.

I know of at least one language you do NOT speak fluently. :D

I also have had accounts with both and closed out my IB account because I hadn't used it in a few months due to the difference in commissions i was paying (much more with IB, though it's $5 per 1000 shares, not $50 as you said). Plus IB's customer service and other tools are pretty poor in my...

Are you talking about the P&L on your statements? If so, it is worthless in my experience. I had constant problems with them getting my P&L and cost basis correct when I traded options and a few covered calls with them, which is one of many reasons I closed my account. If you ask IB to...

From someone who lives in Northern VA, you obviously have never lived in the DC area.

I had several problems with "missing money" and other various statement issues during my relatively brief stay with IB. I have used a few other brokers and never had any of these issues anywhere else.

Bitstream, if you want lower commissions, just go somewhere else. I moved almost my entire IB account to AMTD, and purchased 6500 shares today for $9.99, with no fees, so I'm already about $27.50 ahead of where I would have been last week. You can keep complaining on here, or do something...

Normally, none of things are a factor for the way I trade, and yes I trade well over 2000 shares at a time. I'll see how it works out. I already have an account with AMTD, so it's not like it was tough to move the money. If it ends up being more expensive, then I'll move back. I don't see...