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October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February." --Mark Twain :D :D :D

I have downloaded the MarketDelta programme for IB, but it cannot be installed. The .msi file is not recognised. Does anyone know what the problem is? Cheers.

Is anyone else experiencing problems with Bloomberg's site? I cannot log onto the site.

Can anyone please tell me how to change the base currency of my universal IB account? I cannot find the option in Account management.

Are there free charting programmes for commodity futures? Charting programmes for both intraday and daily price actions are needed. Thanks in advance.

Any ideas? For those who hold overnight/swing positions, how do you hedge overnight risk?

I wonder whether it is necessary to hedge overnight positions with options. If I have a long position at ES with a 5 pt stop for overnight holding, will it be a good idea to buy puts for hedging? Should I opt for puts with a strike price somewhat below the stop, or those far out of money?

Thanks. I primarily trade the minis. Will the stop/limit order be native or local in this case?

I wonder whether limit and stop orders at IB are local or native? If I send a limit or stop order to IB before going off for the night, will the order be kept at IB's server, or in the exchange? If, in a black swan situation, IB went down, would my order still be executed when the price...