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LOL ... How do we expect anyone to take cscott seriously (if he can't find the "suggestions for ib" thread) :D

This whole "high is bad" or "low is bad" is just another example of the bigotry we seem to get in trading. Arguing about it is such fun --- but such bullshit as well :) Just because I can't do anything with market profile (say) doesn't make it wrong. Just because I cant turn a moving...

How much exactly version? Wholesale quantities? I've become a little bored trading kiwis lately and might be interested in stepping up into another category.

They can be subjective or not - its up to the potential trader. If u find that a particular fib (or fib confluence) seems to work on something you trade then you just need to add targets (or exit rules) and stops to generate an objective trading strategy and then test it. If you test it...

I am happy to tell you what's wrong with leverage. The issue is that if you have a high leverage then many will be tempted to take a high risk. So highly leveraged tradables like futures, forex and options let people risk more. The first level of good sense is to use stops and then...

My tws gets its clock from the pc.

API just stands for application program interface and its what SC or QT or the order entry tools use to communicate with TWS. QT may be doing something that looks like an order entry (maybe some type of query that SC doesnt do). Just keep an eye on tws next time and see what happens in the...

If you place an order thru xxx to the API then you will see the API tab come up. There may be other reasons as well but you will be able to see anything happening on the api in real time when it happens. I wouldnt be too worried. Backfill with IB and Sierra Chart is ok at the moment (not...

John, Wouldn't your argument (japan) also have to take into account units available vs units needed as its essentially the old supply and demand argument. I've seen housing markets where supply and demand ratios didnt change and affordability remained constant but prices rose or fell. Just...

Hang Seng futures. Great - slippage both positive and negative at times but really only reflecting the nature of the market. Get filled at places I couldn't get to if I had to hit the limit or market order on spotting the move. Euro Futures. Great. I use stop-limit and stop orders on...

Jeez HotTip, If you think "most likely they were trying to short pink sheet/OTC stocks" is dismissive you really are not close to getting it. You might be correct if you assumed that if I said "HotTip is a wanker" then I would be being dismissive. But of course I would never say a thing...

What's your timeframe NoMoreOptions? --- I prescribe a change to under 1 day to solve your problem. My average holding time of 6-10 minutes lets me sleep like a baby :) Dr Kiwi

Thats correct. In parallel with starting this thread I passed my opinion back to the person who sent me the email and followed up again including the thread title once some more informed opinions had been offered. They reemailed everyone they had emailed and posted it to a chat room (a viral...

The person who sent it to me is a happy ib customer --- I see it more like one of those virus hoaxes that well intentioned people sometimes send on so I thought I'd put in out in the open so that it could be addressed. So far the consensus seems to support the view I'd suspected.

I received this email with the attached pdf. Could someone who understands US Law/Politics comment on it as it has the stench of a scam against IB but I don't have sufficient knowledge to judge. I'd appreciate a comment from IB Staff and someone like Jim about the validity and impact of the...

Darn, forced to get the book out. p83 Acceleration phase: 2005 to mid-2006 .. new highs by second half of 2005 ... .... then we will see the first major setback in the markets on the four/eight-year cycle, likely to be over by October 2006. We would expect a 20% plus correction in the Dow...

Didnt the book call for dips in 2006 and again in 2007?

If u dont like Quotetracker try Sierrachart ( www.sierrachart.com ). Its a little more expensive but has some advantages. Also brackettrader and zerolinetrader are a lot less expensive than button trader and may well do what you want.

LOL. Very good. And marty, don't you mean that the evidence is that prices are not normally distributed (maybe you do mean returns given how abnormally distributed mine appear to be at the moment).

check out the Aussie market http://www.futuresource.com/charts/charts.jsp?s=APIM06&o=&a=D&z=800x550&d=medium&b=bar&st=