Recent content by developer17

OEX, SPX, NDX and RUT (Russell). But with the recent volatility, the bid/ask spreads have been really wide ..

They have an example packaged as a part of the API package, which has code snippets that demonstrate how to connect to the IB workstation Good Luck

Folks, IB moved the funds out of my other account to adjust the negative balance in the IRA. I have had a regular trading account with IB for almost 5 years and regret ever trading with them. They have always been good in the past but treated me with cold indifference when I needed them...

Quah, I do accept that it was my fault that I didn't inform IB about not exercising. But look at what really happened. THe auto exercise by the OCC happened at 4:40 PM EST as per IB and my statement. Instead of liquidating me at the open on Monday, they could have gotten me out on Friday...

Hi Folks, Sorrry about the silence since I have been travelling. Just a few days after the margin call, IB place restrictions on my other account at IB, which had around $15,000 in equity. When I tried to transfer funds out of my account which I do every week, I noticed that the funds...

Folks, I had 16 Contracts (GOOG) (call options - strike 280) in my IRA account at IB. Last week at 4 PM, Google was still under 280 and was not able to sell the options since the bid was nil. Since GOOG was under 280, I just let the options expire. But since GOOG moved to 280.30 a little...

I primarily trade ES and do well on most days except in the following circumstances. 1) If I start the day with a loss and it gets bigger, I end up overtrading and trading more contracts than I should as per my system. I start making discretionary trades as well at this point 2) When I...

>>>>> Are you using stochastics to help define entries? No, I generate the candidates from an end of day scan using some momentum criteria, but use the breakout of the first half hour opening range to generate the entries .. I exit using a 40 cents trailing stop loss or at the end of the...

Folks, I have automated a TRading System for Momentum Scalping using the IB Java API. The System reads a file with potential candidates generated from an End of Day scan and then executes the long/short trades as when they meet the criteria. For now I'm using the tick data from IB, but will...