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After hearing what Baron said, I have to say that I agree with him. Basically IB had an open forum to help their traders with software issues and help with their accounts, probably saving them thousands in customer service help. I do think if firms are using it to the degree that IB was, I...

Your right Don, it's not like we are talking about Worldco or anything. :confused: Maybe we should name it, WorldCo. --> brought to you by Don Bright... We should probably just put that after every thread on the board. Or should we just re-name the board Don Bright's Elite Trader board...

I like def's input, he always seemed informative and from what I saw usually only answered people's questions. I don't want to name names, but there is a relatively new very fanatic poster that really needs to be censored, I'm sure I don't have to name any names for everyone to know which...

I was thinking about this a few weeks ago, I have a feeling that if there is any kind of attack in the middle of a major city like NY or Chicago, where a large percentage of the population lives in condo and apartment buildings downtown, property values will suffer as it many people would want...

Do you know their website address? -Jim

I think the reason we hang out here is because many of us are successful to some degree, or are doing whatever it takes to be successful. I mean, if you had been among the people that lost your wad trading and found a new career, probably the last place you would want to see is a forum of...

I saw a guy once who had set up a wav file so that every time he lost money in a trade his computer would make the sound of a flushing toilet, I thought that was pretty cool. Maybe also something that sends an electric shock to your chair every time you lose on a trade woul be useful. And...

I just want to get a feel for what guys opinions are about decimalization now that it has been here for almost exactly a year. For me, I hate it. I think it hurts the public and puts more money in the specialists' pockets. I have definitely had a tougher time since it started, and know...

Let us not forget that Echo also gives traders the ISLD rebates, which Bright does not? Why does Bright keep this for themselves instead of giving it to the traders?

Vito, How many traders do you have? And what are the old rates, why are those not on the site until the "new" ones go up? -Jim PS - please send to me as well, jimjreynolds@hotmail.com. Thanks.

vsisto, Well, for starters, since we haven't heard of you before until a few weeks ago when 3 new posters majically appeared and gave you a rave review in a 3-day period of each other (I know, you'll probably have some story of being in the business forever), how about you tell us how many...

What, can't we all see the rate schedule? Or does it change per person? Say vsisto, since when is your little prop firm trying to compete with the Big Boys? -Jim Reynolds

They must be able to pick and choose as I have traded QQQ's through the AMEX at Echo for years and have never been charged for a cancel. For anyone just starting to trade the QQQ's I have to say though, while I used to send every order to the Amex, I do everything I can to stay away from that...

Definitely impressive. I think you are teaching people the best lesson in trading: Systems that actually work, no one will talk about. If you were trying to sell the system or write books about it, chances are it sucks. Timber Hill keeps a very tight lid on what they do, and it was pretty...

I have seen the Timber Hill traders first-hand in the pits with their little computers years ago, and there is no question in my mind from what I saw that the computer is making some good cash. It looks to me that those guys do a ton of cross-market arbitrage and hedging, and they appeared to...

Or Ads on internet message boards!!! LOL (Look up!):D

I called Echo, they say they just had their best year ever and are doing fine financially. From the growth in their trader base and in how many guys they are training, I would have to say that this looks accurate. They did acknowledge that with the amount of emailing they do they had to...

I am compelled to chime in because I trade at Echo. One of the great benefits to trading at Echo is that they offer a multitude of different trading platforms to choose from. I am one of the many that also believe that Redi Plus stinks for professional traders. I like the fact that at Echo...

I myself have seen many people come and go in trading, and would liken it to Baseball. Thhousands of guys want to become a professional ballplayer, and spend years in the minor leagues making virtually no money at all for the chance to play in the big leagues. 90+% of them will never see one...

Have to agree with the pro firms on this one, they could have been charging much higher fees for years. E-trade offers cuts rates because of things like selling order flow and profiting off the bid/ask spreads, yet these pro firms offer lower rates without compromising order speed or integrity...