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AAaaah, finally figured out the main issue, with help from IB support: That's what I had wrong. My workflow is almost always to start from the order entry window, submit orders then later modify them if needed. I never use the order ticket to start with (where conditions are specified)...

Ok, found it. IB tech support told me: it works, but you have to switch to "classic TWS" (I have it in a tab now, it's in the menus somewhere...). I don't see why this isn't enabled in Mosaic TWS then, but anyway...

I think so, either I don't remember me getting approved or I'm sellings lots of options without approval (don't tell the authorities!) ;-P Joking aside, I have a bunch of short contracts on options so I assume yes.

I'm trying to make a simple condition order: If QQQ falls <= 276 then sell 1x QQQ Nov20 267 put, limit at 10$. I believe that should all be ok, nothing fancy, but all buttons (add,edit) in the Conditional tab in Order Ticket are grayed out (disabled). Any ideas why ? I'd like to start using...

Thanks, that seems like a pretty decent arsenal. I'm liking TC2000 the more I spend time with it. I also have Thinkorswim but just haven't spent the time learning it much yet. Seems mighty but a bit intimidating, perhaps not the simplest to learn... But yea it does seem reasonable to have both...

I have a decent pc with 32GB rams, Windows 10 Pro core i7 3.75ghz with 250GB SSD. Only bottleneck perhaps is my GFX card. I purchased this box used but forgot about replacing the gfx card, I wanted to do it earlier. Maybe this'd help... I did increase TWS' ram settings, but didn't improve much I...

Yep, I also have maybe 100 options of some sorts (in a ratio of approx 20% combos, 20% shorts, maybe 60% longs). So yea being able to limit (throttle) the refresh rate on these would be a definite plus. But TWS rarely if ever gets real feature updates, so it seems obvious IB's not willing to...

I'm an active Canadian options swing trader / stock investor (say 50-50). A mix of medium-term (days/weeks/months) to long term (years). What are alternatives to TWS that connect with their API ? Some background: I'm very happy with IB's brokerage part, their back-end. It's rock solid, cheap...

I have 2 desks (in 2 rooms) : - one is a small 4' wide / 2' depth with keyboard + mouse in front. I'm leaning towards the 32" or 34" size for this one. No gaming, but it's in a bright room so display must be bright enough. - the other is a larger desk (maybe 5.5' x 3'), darker room (no window)...

Thanks for the replies! I understand that tools, indicators and techniques make only part of the equation. Of course it also depends on what time frame, what market and what instruments, i.e. the context overall. I have enough experience to know to expect this, plus there's always a learning...

And great site! Or rather, great data, lol! If you can get past the "I made my site with MS Word 3.1" look haha. My eyes bleed already after a quick look ;-P

Another trader I know recommended that exact book. I'll make sure to read it then, thanks for the suggestion!

Hi!! Any thoughts on 34" / 49" / other ultrawide screens ? Prices are starting to be reasonable on these, sales coming soon (black Friday, etc). I'm thinking to get one of these, instead of a multi-monitor setup. I'm already biased against these, because of: - you typically lose your most...