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Trend following relies on directional moves, volatility can be high or low, you can still make money from a directional move... if volatility is low it will just take more time. Big moves are often preceded by contraction followed by expansion in volatility, this works across all time frames...

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You're right promagma, logging out of TWS and back in after connecting logmein fixes the problem, but then it returns again... any ideas what's causing this? Some kind of conflict with Java? Any way to fix?

trade small enough the risk doesn't mean anything to you, then build up your size gradually as you build confidence in your method / edge

I want to use bracket orders (OCO), I don't think it's possible to do that via the iphone TWS

Has anyone else experienced this? Whenever I remote access TWS through iphone using LogMeIn, TWS gets all corrupted: can no longer close windows with the x button, header rows mutate, and the font bloats up, I wonder whether it has something to do with Java? I have to restart TWS after exiting...

Thanks Hurricance, IB got back to me and confirmed it likely the currency exchange on commission, from memory before it was quoting JPY in JPY commission and everything else in USD. Looks like they changed it as you point out. Thanks again, much appreciated.

I've been trying to resolve this issue with IB's rep imranf, but having no joy. Is anyone else experiencing problems with Ideal Pro Commission being reported incorrectly in the 'trades' screen in TWS? For the last 3 weeks TWS is showing incorrect commission in trades screen on all forex ideal...

Hi Palawan, did they get the power back on yet? Sounds like a nightmare when trying to trade, is the 3G still working?

Hi Palawan, thanks a lot, that's useful info. I'll make sure to check out Boracay and Bohol. I did a web search and found this handy site http://www.gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?x=1&y=1&z=1&cc=ph&net=s3 Seems reasonable coverage in the major towns and cities, that's good news about the power...

I'm thinking of taking a holiday to Philippines some time in the next few months, where are the best islands / beaches to visit with decent 3G internet (or at minimum reliable wifi) connections? Is it true Philippines gets frequent power outages? Any comments on reliability and availability of...

Let me start by saying this is not a 'bash IB thread', I'm generally very happy with them... BUT I've been getting some dreadful stop fills on IB Ideal Pro the last few weeks, 9 pips slippage on eur.jpy yen today, a similar amount a couple of weeks ago. Has anyone experienced the same problem...