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    Interactive broker platform question

    there are quite a few reasons why havnt had a new account for just one account setup...intially this account was setup by a "screwup"...didnt know which to pick so just picked family account, so im trying to make it work since im told its suposed to work like the normal account anyways...
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    Interactive broker platform question

    Thats same answer i got when hong kong support rang me back last night...sadly, when i go to transmit a trade it still does the share allocation error..i have to right click..and fiddle with it EACH trade...takes quite a while... Which can be VERY painful when trying to transmit a quick...
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    Interactive broker platform question

    i rang up Hong kong support (closest to my location) and sadly no one seems to be able to work out why share allocation doesnt show up in layout I reformated today put a whole new OS (win xp pro) on, put nice new downloaded java & TWS..and still same issue..No share allocation in layout...
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    Interactive broker platform question

    okay..i have made a share alocation profile thingy with 100% in it...but i can NOT seem to find the add in outlay area so every time i try submit an order i get the anoying share alocation not set issue, i also tried the ratio idea..basically to same effect Any other idea's around it or...
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    Interactive broker platform question

    i cant find allocation in order rows..this is whats in it.. underlying exch description trailing key OCA group Time in force exp.date exp.time action quanity limit.price aux.price pct.offset stop price type auc strat improve amt transmit cancel status dest swp.fill...
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    Interactive broker platform question

    okay, i know this may sound like an extremely dumb question but since its anoying the hell outa me ill ask it Lately iv missed out on some sweet future's runs due to it taking forever to get share allocation done so trades long since gone by time i get it done so basically here are the...
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    Put / Call Volume data

    http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com
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    Kitco taskbar tracker....

    Well simple question but i cant seem to work it out, If anyone else is using this maybe they can tell me how to fix it.. The tracker is following the old contract which is about to expire and well...is flatlining type volume, i switched over a while back all my charts to the new contract when...
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    Traders using IB

    i havnt had a problem with ib from australia...(connected to the NY server for ib) and ib is da bomb...atleast for aussies, u weigh up brokerage fee's etc..for australian brokers..to ib...(was paying 25 bucks a trade on a futures contract..now..what...5 bucks? ..sure does add up...
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    The SPAM is killing me

    I use norton spamkiller..it does wonders.. was geting bout 50-100 spam a day in my little hotmail box...one or 2 a week slip in now rest are bbq'd on the killer Its reasonably cheap program to get..or download (there is no cd key or nothing required on install)
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    what does gold follow..

    I trade american afternoon's due to time zone difference living in australia so i trade souly on technical analysis but this is just something thats had me wondering a while... What leads gold.....I know when euro & gold index is open etc..it does run along with it, and when usd...
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    Does IB charge any fee for International wires out?

    i think its like 10-15 USD ...well..i know i paid that to stick some money into my ib account so im fairly sure ital the same fee taking it out (from australia)
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    focus on a few stocks or many stocks

    QUOTE]Quote from Lovelitera: I am swing trading stocks that are accelerating and are much stronger (or weaker) than the market. Only 5% of the time are stocks in this phase and I think this is the time when trading is safest because a lot of active traders are pushing the stock around and...
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    Stock picking

    most stock scanners iv found are only giving choices for adding criteria on the scan..such as Volume change..Price change Im wondering what stock scanner do you use charles that lets you add all them indicators to do the scan?
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    My First Day Trade - Here are the Results

    im new at this to..only been at it for few several months learning... but i can suggest..go get ninja trader or another one of the trading progies that run with IB...its sweet and ital help you with your entry/exits...trails etc..
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    Stock picking

    okay..i did some the advice ..read up more and more...read darvas etc...book(s) and well..im still in a confused state.. ill reask my question..hopefully it will make more sense and get answers im hopeing Im looking to Swing trade stock/options, i have a bunch of stocks at the moment but...
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    Beginner

    im trying to slowly learn options also...i read a Fantastic book that helped me get my head around options in general..so i can enter the ballgame with SOME knowledge..rather then none.. book was Options buying field manual by Steve Sarnoff ...it explained options..and plays that i understood..
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    Another choice for Pocket PC RT quote & intraday chart

    i cant find the info on the site that says the range...i.e. is it bound to america or is the software usable anywhere on earth? (most pocket pc's like that iv seen...are only in a small area useable.)
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    Stock picking

    Im new to trading..and been reading around alot here lately and other sites...and everyone seems to find heaps and heaps of stocks to trade..and im rather stumped... how do ya's all find the stocks to pick (what scanner..what criteria etc..) if anyone could gimme a helping hand on this type...
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    ig0r Swing Experiment

    I have enjoyed reading your journal and others opinions on you approach..and im in a similiar situation with bank balance/under 10 buck stock hunting..but i am stuck on how to find stocks/pick them..you seem to be very good at locating them and im wondering if you could give me pointers/tips...
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