Recent content by smithi

IB already has poll item on this here http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/general/poll/poll.php If you are customer and care about this you can just go there and vote for it on item 6331 under TWS Fx trader

Do you have health insurance? Which health insurance provider do you use? How much do you pay? Are happy with them and how do you rate your experience with them?

It seems that ym has a smaller spread than es .1 vs .25, so it should be cheaper to trade, but the volume on es is much higher. Does anyone know the reason

its just magic money goes somewhere and you need to solve the puzzle:)

depenig on how long you hold your fx positions right now your highest cost is going to be interest paid, don't concentrate too much on commisions

Did you figure this one out?

is it possible to place forex trades with itws

That is an interesting question. The answer is probably in the way you look at the P&L. I have been trying different approaches for a long time and still have not found a definite answer after many years. Also, it has been hard for me to say if things get more difficult after a loss because...

Title of this thread says FXCM ECN it should really say FXCM NDD(no dealing desk). There is a big difference between the two the later just means that there is no internal dealing desk and that function has been passed on to the liquidity providers. It seems that FXCM has made a lot folks...

If FXCM has made a real ECN. Then you should be able to sell at ask price and buy at bid price. Orders should appear and get executed based on FIFO. If that is not the case then this is not a real ECN

IB could just force all customers to get the security device. They are not because they know a large number of customers would not want this approach. IB seems to just be using this as an excuse to try to cover itself.. which does not look completely right Broker should be liable or not...

You answered “Yes” Then you said “an unknown trader without any legal training who has nothing better than hang around chat rooms and post when he has nothing to say” (appreciate the modesty referring to yourself) would not know the answer, So which one is it?

It seems that IB is telling customers to get a security device for login or sign a form that IB is not responsible for any financial discrepancies in the account. Else they are not allowed to access their account. Is this legal?