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Can anyone give updated info on living costs in NZ? Also, links about where to find a house (for rent), how to get a living permit, and taxation would be appreciated.

Anything powerful enough to run Windows XP will do fine. I am using the Asus EEE PC 1000, which is excellent value.

Haha, that's all you can argue? IB postponed implementation by one full day. Hey, at least something! :p

Nonsense. The Ultra ETFs are very useful, especially for those with no access to futures. But they are for traders, NOT holders.

EXACTLY. It's nothing new that the government screws things up, that's what they always do. But IB should know better. They have been in this business for decades, it should be nothing new to them that market volatility sometimes gets extreme. That they suddenly realize small caps to be...

Pass it did not, but 30% crash will we not see. Unfortunately.

Why do these margin changes always appear so suddenly and at the exact wrong time? We DO NOT NEED any more forced selling into this panic. These margin changes should be implemented during less volatile times. After all, it should be no surprise that volatility and risks increase at some point.

How about being short financial stocks at the crazy opening prices Friday? Did IB liquidate anyone because of that spike? I am worried IB auto-liquidation policy could destroy even those who are speculating in normally very liquid stocks. Combine SEC stupidity with IB auto-liquidation...

Hey stupid, Szeven is no newbie. Try reading his earlier posts.

Why is IB stock price falling? They are crazily leveraged as the big banks, or are they? What the hell is going on?? :confused:

Their website looks rather modest. Not much info available. Is this a safe firm?

Only 1 cent during active trading hours. Often just half a cent. Get a real broker and see for yourself.

Good you had those tight stops. Too many people still trying to catch the bottom. We need them to give up all hope.

I have just set up a new Asus EEE PC 1000H. This wonderful, stylish mini-laptop is just perfect! Runs TWS & QT with only 20% of CPU and 40% of memory in use, so there's more than enough resources. The EEE PC 1000H has a 10" display, Intel Atom CPU, 1GB RAM, and Windows XP. Best of all is the...

All I need... EEE PC!

I guess the only solution is to close and restart TWS. Or then nobody understood what I was asking... :confused:

Network connection is temporarily cut, TWS tries to log in but can't, I hit "cancel". Then after a while, network connection is back, but with the auto-login canceled, how to make TWS log in again? Can't find this in any menus or anywhere else.

You mean Global Futures? And X-Trader? Those fees seem cheap. Can you tell more about your experience at GF? And why is a platform so expensive? It's just a piece of software.. or is it that wonderful??

Ok. Which uses less resources (memory, CPU etc)? I just ordered a new mini-laptop (EEE PC) with XP. Seems I have to try to install a version of Ubuntu there too. Hope 1Gb of RAM is enough. Another advantage of XP over Linux is supposed to be better power management. The battery should thus...

That is CHEAP! Here in Europe nat gas costs 1.10 euro/kg which translates into about $4/gallon. Still, that's very ok, as it is half cheaper than heavily-taxed gasoline. I'm a satisfied owner of a nat gas car. They are quite popular at least in Italy and Germany.