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    Adding profit target to stop loss on TOS

    Hi all - can someone tell me if there is a way to add a profit target order to an existing stop loss order on TOS? What I'm trying to do is add the PT order so that the PT and the stop loss become one OCO order. Just wasn't sure if there was a way to accomplish this without just canceling the...
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    IBKR commissions - API trading

    I've heard that some of had luck - but don't know details.
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    IBKR commissions - API trading

    Has anyone successfully negotiated down their IBKR commissions for API trading? A 1% commission for a stock that's trading at $1 or less is a real killer.
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    Using MAE and MFE in trade strategies

    Many thanks for the response. The MAE and MFE values I have are for one strategy (it's one I created in Trade-Ideas and then downloaded the spreadsheet). As mentioned, though, what to do with these figures is a question mark for me. I may also compare each figure to each ticker's ATR and/or 5-...
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    Using MAE and MFE in trade strategies

    Hey all, Does anyone have any tips on how they use MAE and MFE figures that are gathered by backtesting? Trying to figure out a formula to help me set my stops and profit targets using my average MAE and MFE in a strategy for my winning and losing trades. And if there happen to be any online...
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    Broker with biggest inventory of shares to short?

    Hi all, For a guy like me who likes to short stocks - mostly those that are under $10/share - can you tell me which broker tends to have more shares available to short - ETrade or Interactive Brokers? I don't care much about HTB fees since I mostly trade intraday. Many thanks!! Tom
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    How to get OTC orders filled using API?

    Hey folks - I've been playing around with the Trade-Ideas API and connecting it to IB to paper trade using algos. I'm focusing on liquid OTC stocks right now. I'd say about half of the orders that my algo identifies are filled - and the other half are not. But oddly, for those that aren't filled...
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    Best broker for algo trading in OTC?

    Hi everyone, I'd be grateful for any suggestions on a broker to use to trade OTC stocks algorithmically - something that won't cost me an arm and a leg in fees. I understand that IBKR, while otherwise a good platform, charges 0.0005 per share, per trade. That's way too high for me for penny...
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    Best way for a non-coder to backtest his trading strategy?

    I agree entirely. I‘ve been doing this every night for some time, which started to pique my interest more and more in algos. Stay tuned.
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