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And as for the log file... That should be VERY strong evidence in any dispute. IB cannot reasonably claim their log file is incorrect... Though they might claim it's been tampered with... So you should make a copy... And not disturb the original in any way... Because it's time-stamped in...

IB obviously has a history of rejected futures orders... Or orders that are ** not being displayed **... Being filled at a later time. As a futures trader doing 50-100 contracts... You should be VERY conscious of this... And come up with ways to deal with it. The fact you just...

Do you have some sort of disability that prevents you from using Google? http://www.securecomputing.com/index.cfm?skey=688 Stop complaining... you are lucky. The "platinum" model for larger accounts... Is about 100 times the hassle of the Alpine. IB doesn't care how much the...

A lot depends on the quality of your data. 99% of Pros use Thomson, Reuters, or Bloomberg quote data... Which costs from $300 to $1,500/month. This gives them a huge advantage... Over people using cheapo, Tier 2 quote data. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE... To deliver quality data free or for...

Off the shelf product: http://about.reuters.com/productinfo/informationmanagement/material/Reuters_DataFeedDirect.pdf Also standard solutions for routing orders to exchanges in < 1 ms... But very expensive.

There seems to be a logical disconnect in your behavior. You care about milliseconds... But you are trading through IB and an ISP over public internet lines? Through retail IB???? The people you are competing with... Are buying off-the-shelf sub-one-millisecond systems from Reuters...

You cannot trade like this. You are being taken to the cleaners. If you cannot get a quality direct access broker... And professional level quote data... And trade only stocks where ** YOU HAVE CONTROL **... And can avoid being exploited... Then just stop trading. As of 10:35 I've...

The TA industry has now spawned an entire "tick industry"... A 5 year old clever con... On top of a 100 year old clever con. The only people making money are the people selling data... And the brokers as usual. The Securities Industry is the Perfect Con... A casino that has convinced...

(1) 50K with 4:1 leverage is enough to start. That's pretty much the minimum. (2) If you want to play Zero Sum Games for a living... go for it 110%. The sort of people that can stand a "bank job"... will never succeed at these games. (3) You have no track record of success at trading...

The only requirement is that you are sponsored by an existing Broker/Dealer... OR The way I did it... You can apply for Broker/Dealer registration... And then sponsor yourself. Even if you fail to ultimately get Broker/Dealer registration... A process that takes about 6 months...

The 5 minute fee is long gone. All my stocks trade primarily on the NYSE... And a Limit Order for that type of stock... Will almost always be routed NYSE by SMART. It's in IB's interest to get your order executed. So overriding SMART routing is of no importance to me... But what is...

Software engineering is a high-level profession. It takes 10 years of dedication to be any good at any high level profession. That's said... All you really need... Is to become proficient at Excel + VBA + IB API. Look at the VBA code in TwsDDE.xls in your c:\Jts\Excel directory... But...

You will make a perfect COG in the MACHINE... And can help sell financial products for the rest of your life... And have a very nice career. This is called the "sell side" of the Securities Industry... Brokerage, investment banking, etc. The "buy side" of the business... Where you find...

This is all about psychology. The actual sub-prime problem is miniscule... But market psychology fueling a LIQUIDITY CRUNCH is more dangerous. As long as this sh*t keeps trading... There is absolutely no threat to the markets or economy.

What is your problem? You know that this place is populated by > 95% amateurs and wannabees... Who are then ** preyed upon and exploited ** by various elements of the Securities Industry. Your silly post puts you squarely in that category of losers. Trading is not a game for boys.

IB has countless ways of exploiting their amateurs Customers... Ways that do NOT affect Pro Traders. Pro Traders... Actually benefit from IB in every possible way. To use IB's market making as an example... I only hit IDEAL if they post a better price than the NYSE... So I benefit...

I've put this Kiwi Twink on ignore at least 3-4 times... But it's still like a Bad Smell that won't go away.

Just ignore people... That have NOT made millions of dollars trading... But, instead, have thousands of posts in Sleazy Net Chat Rooms.

The people running sub-prime scams... Are a lot smarter than the drones working for the IRS... And have the best lawyers, best accountants, etc. So the drones will catch 1%... and throw the book at them... Instead of Congress passing real anti-fraud statutes... To help clean-up US...

People who have never designed and implemented Algo Systems... Can often "recognize their algorithms and front-run them". If ya sweet talk a good computer... it will listen. Ya might even get laid. Thou art truly the master of the WTF post.