Recent content by Mkadyz

damn, new$ beat me to it.

Man you must use a lot of gasoline!!

Well I just got off the phone with IB, and as of June 1st the account minimum even for a margin account is 5k, no longer 2K. Just thought I would pass that along

It may be, I was going off of what IB charges you for a CBOT live ticker subscription. IB said I needed a minimum of 5K to open an account. Does that sound right to anyone? Thanks to everyone else for the awesome info, you've given me a lot of research to do. Please keep it coming if...

Yes, I noticed you can subscribe to the CBOT ticker for $60 a month. Is this what you are talking about? So Im gathering that the main reasons some traders use third party platforms is for speed and personal prefrence? Is charting software seperate from backtesting software or does it...

Sorry, I plan on trading the Dow mini. I don't have any kind of system yet. I just need to know what I need to get started paper trading and get a feel for what im doing. Im guessing I need an account somewhere so I can get live feeds, but what else?

Ive been reading all morning and I can't figure out what I really need versus what I can do without for a while. If I go with a broker like IB or a similiar firm, will they supply me with a trading platform? Or do I need third party software like Ninja Trader or Tradestation? Do I...