Recent content by ch0c

You can sprinkle sugar on shit, but its still shit.

I came to this forum to receive knowledge about various software and strategy that equities/options traders are using, and left feeling as if my brain has been fried. I see several of the intelligent posters sprinkled around intermittently and this is not for you, I commend you and everything...

Maybee because TOS is an american product, its servers located in america, and maybee because mainland chinese internet is filtered (The Great Firewall) Get yourself an American VPN then complain to your ISP if that doesnt work.

I feel that the high price of these software packages are absolute highway robbery for the retail trader. That goes triple-time for a software package that doesn't offer a full capability demonstration (ahem AmiBroker, yes were looking at you AmiQuotes) Charging a monthly fee for a software...

I agree, 400 pages in a month is nothing. I am sick to my stomach even thinking that a firm would lend you (The OP) any sort of capital whatsoever. I sometimes read 400 pages a day FOR PLEASURE let alone to study for an enjoyable career. No wonder this industry is full of scam artists, ducks...

Retail traders shouldnt put up a huge stink as long as their orders get filled in a timely fashion, and that they have the option of 'direct-to-exchange' routing for a premium. The front-running problem which has many traders spooked sounds like its an institutional problem and not for retail...

and virtual brokers VBPro is actually just Sterling Trader which seems like its actually a decent peice of software. Compared to some of the other thing on offer its not too bad. For trading options I would go with thinkorswim and waterhouse or ameritrade (whatever the process is now) TOS is...