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    Problem with TWS (connecting to server)

    Connection is working again!
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    Problem with TWS (connecting to server)

    Not using SSL. Also tried downloading standalone TWS. Didn't expect it to make a difference... and it didn't.
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    Problem with TWS (connecting to server)

    Same problem. I can log into my account with phone mobile trader. I can also log into my account management through the web browser. I just cant run TWS.
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    Hypothecation IB loaning out shares

    I trade mostly muni-bond ETF's through IB. Dividends on munis are tax free. Payment in Lieu of dividends is an issue for me. Also, past years' reporting of some of my tax free ETFs dividends as taxable dividends has also been a problem. In spite of the lost tax $$$, I find that my costs are...
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    Taxes at IB

    My statements are less than $2 apart this year. I attribute that to round off error. I had no corporate actions this year. Last year my D-1 and 1099 did not match. The error was in the corporate actions. So, I hand edited the D-1 using excel to correct the problems. I posted this same issue last...
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    Loss of order priority on ARCA with IB

    Awesome! I sent you a PM with some relevant info.
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    Loss of order priority on ARCA with IB

    This problem is getting frustrating. When I get a partial fill on ARCA, I get thrown to the back of the order priority at my price level. Today, I got a 53 share partial fill and the balance of my 800 share sell order was put in the back of the order queue. It happened yesterday and other...
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    Island hidden orders visible to some?

    Thanks for the thought. That idea didn't occur to me. Still, I wouldn't think that they would essentially "front run" a customer order. Even if they are allowed to do it, it certainly wouldn't be good PR.
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    Island hidden orders visible to some?

    I generally see the same size at each price level on both of my Totalview feeds (IB and Nasdaq)... except when one is broken. Are you sure that you aren't getting just a Level 2 feed from Tradestation?
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    Island hidden orders visible to some?

    Totalview does not display hidden orders. I subscribe to Totalview from both IB and directly from Nasdaq. I am unable to see my own hidden order in the order book.
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    Island hidden orders visible to some?

    I thought that there was probably a non-conspiracy theory explanation for this phenomenon which might be explained by more seasoned traders. I suppose that others who have discovered the algorithm would not share it. Now that I’ve figured it out, I’m going to make a fortune! Of course...
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    Island hidden orders visible to some?

    Are you serious or just messing with me? I wouldn't know whether to believe my own post if someone else had written it. If you're serious, do you have any theories as to who "they" might be?
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    Island hidden orders visible to some?

    Can anyone see Island hidden orders? I placed a hidden premarket limit buy order on Island using IB TWS. My order was not visible on the island order book. It was well below market price for the stock. There was a large visible order on Island which would take priority over mine at the same...
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