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db, big fella, mate – take it easy and stop being a galah. I can't be the only one on this site to note your persistent and angry undertone ... post after post after post after post. Yes life, like trading, is full of imperfections and inconsistencies ... and we'll always need people...

Smooth - if your time frame is a little longer and you can stand the extra key strokes , yes , doing it spot or even through fwds in the following ratios will give you basically the same thing : DXY: EUR 57.6% JPY 13.6% GBP 11.9% CAD 9.1% SEK 4.2% CHF 3.6% The other obvious...

A few to start with - Australian Dollar, South African Rand, Canadian dollar ... These countries have economies that are heavily weighted to resources / commodites / mining / beers. Typically as a global expansion takes hold commodities like copper (the economists metal) and other base...

Yes Mark, please post Eurex commissions.

I'm not sure about IB losing it's edge ... but one area it can improve is Eurex commissions. They're too high given low exchange fees.

def, What do IB / Timberhill's prop traders/group do when IB / TH's link to Eurex goes down ? Also, you mentioned after the NY power outages IB would investigate why the back up power did not function correctly - what was the outcome of that ? Cheers, Wallaby

No worries Nana. You should most definitely check out Europe, they've got some great contracts for both equities and bonds. [In fact if I were forced to choose one only, I reckon I'd go with Europe anyway.] With respect to Asian markets, that too is something I keep an eye on in case I am...

I forgot to add ... for those who aren't Aussies, and in case you're wondering who Wally Lewis is ... Possibly the greatest man of all time. Easily the best sports man ever. A Queenslander. Not even 'The King' himself knows how good he was and is. Check him out at...

Brisbane, Queensland. Nana my man ... being at the 'arse end of the world' (qt. P. Keating) +10 GMT I still haven't made up my mind about the time difference. US market times are definitely difficult, but Europe is pretty good. Bunds kick off at 4pm local time for half the year (Queensland...

Programming is like anything else - once you understand the fundamental concepts properly - you can pick up and program in virtually any language. Not only this, but you will have the advantage of being able to pick a suitable language to solve a particular problem. The importance of...

Appian multi-head cards are great. Never had a problem with them on their own , and if you need them to, they work well with many other cards. Matrox make a quality product, but I often think they are overrated ; but they market their products well , hence there are plenty of matrox die-hards...

Ah, come on soho mate ... you're being a little unreasonable aren't you ? ... its only the world's number 1 futures exchange ...

Mark You're onto a good point here. I always wondered why, Velocity, who is obviously trying to grow the broking side of the business [high volume] doesn't offer choice of platform. Velocity and its clients may prefer TT, but there are guys out there who, for whatever reason, prefer for...

Apparently the two best states for a computer are either permanently on or permanently off. As plum notes, its the thermal shock of booting up and powering down that [technically] does the damage. Shutting down once a day/overnight is a reasonable compromise. I too most of the time tend to...

I was forced to use a 56k for a short while running quite a few monitors using chart and brokers feeds [Wouldn’t do it again by choice.] In my case, surprisingly, the 56k coped well even using lots of charts and many quote symbols ; but when the market got 'fast' and using a few time & sales...

indahook If you are scalping/short-term you might want to check out www.hotspotfx.com ; you can enter bids & offers and the platform is the closest you'll get to an interbank model such as Reuters or EBS. Can use one of these other shops as backup - preferably where you can also deal over the...

Overall I am a 'relatively' happy customer in terms of the US feed reliability and charts [charts still aren't up to Qcharts standards in terms of readability and use of screen real estate ]. Two others points worth mentioning +, - 1. Symbol limits - I suspect one reason [of many] why...

Howzit AAA Charlie is on the money. Despite what many say on this site, whacking in another card or combination of different cards is not a dangerous practice, esp if using 98, 2000 or XP. - even if you have mutli-headed cards which require their own software ! I have messed around with so...

Each to their own champion Many people on this site may still be in their early stages [ & those who are not may simply be risk-averse, we all have our own utility functions ] ... precisely the time when capital is precious and backup may be needed. As with most redundancy issues, its only...