Recent content by Skyline

I'm trying to sign up for an IB account, but they seem to want a minimum of 2 years of experience trading each instrument that I intend to trade - options, forex and futures. I do not meet the requirements for forex and futures ( total newbie here), only options/stocks. Also my salary is not...

I'm wondering what the best option is for a newbie monitor setup. I've narrowed it down to the following options. Which one of these would be preferable to begin with? 2x2 (4 monitor) array of 27 inch 2K IPS monitors 2x2 (4 monitor) array of 24 inch HD IPS monitors 2 x 27 inch 4K IPS...

Im about to build a workstation. I will be using it for automatic trading and manual trading using IB, and statistical analysis. I am trying to chose between Xeon and i7. Is ECC ram worth it, or is the over clockable i7 a better deal. I heard Ecc was important to prevent problems with...

Sorry, but how much do I need in my account to do a spread trade with a debit of > $100?

hi, I'm a newbie option trader. Im on optionhouse and trying to do a vertical spread but I get this message every time. What is the problem? I have sufficient buying power. My cash is around 4k and my margin is 7 k. The spread is a debit of $30 dollars on FEYE. Help?

Ok, thanks. I'm still unsure. If I go with 2 PC,s what spec would be good for the trading PC? Is trading software optimized for 6 cores or will 4 be enough? Is a consumer grade CPU adequate or do I need to go Xeon? Tom - could you indicate what graphics card you are using in your PC, thank...

Hello. I'm planning on building a day trading PC with 4 to 6 monitors. I'm a beginner so I'll probably start with 4. I'm a little confused about what is the best setup for my needs. Anyway, I'm wondering if it is best to have a dedicate machine for trading and nothing else? Is this the...