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no..but when all of sudden 1/2-1/3 of the "usual" list is not available and majority of stocks that are hitting my price levels right now are not shortable , it's make me... disappointed?

here we go again... wtf? how much we have to pay for this nonsense? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110321/ap_on_re_af/af_libya

nice mess with IB's short list at open...half of the stocks are not available for short

i'm pretty certain that i have more transactions than you are... my schedule d is about 600+ pages and that's only one account. dunno how many trades... like i said before..i know,you must have all records and you actually must provide them to IRS(according to their website), but in reality...

what about your total PnL number for year? do you have it? if you do-then (like i said before)-calculating the basis costs should be piece of cake if you don't have it-then you have a problem. try to contact TOS or Pension and ask them about this issue. i'm with IB,they do provide Schedule D...

do you have 1099B? do you know your total pnL number for year on Schedule D form? www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1099b.pdf

disexxxx directory should contain only settings and audit files. in this case you can delete the whole folder. you going to loose your settings for this account,but that's about it. you can always move them someplace else before delete and restore settings using restore function in TWS later.

total sales from 1099B-your total PnL for year=basis cost.(or "purchase" cost,like you call it) this how i file my taxes for more than a decade. one line. when you mean tax info-exactly which forms you are talking about? 2011 1099B for example shouldn't have any basis costs.

yeah..that's was your "guess"..they maybe trapped or not or maybe you just fucked yourself multiple times and that's exactly what they want to screw you twice(or more) on your way out.. is this is how one suppose to unload decent size order thiese days? shit..for one more time..SEC!!! i...

yep....suing any firm won't do shit either..impossible for retail guy to win the case...cause when you sign their agreement all that shit is in it..basically it's says-it's all going to be your fault and we (the broker) won't guarantee anything..they mean it..anything..the quotes can be off by...

i have direct access ...same crap for like 5 years or so...see my post above..now what? direct access won't do shit

:p same here...imo it's doesn't really matter who your broker is, you will be f**d at exit or entry anyway..just a matter of by how much. there is absolutely no liquidity on US stocks today. most of the trades you see-they just like what you described..there is no real buyers\sellers...

Why inflation hurts more than it did 30 years ago http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110318/ap_on_re_us/us_inflation_economy http://finance.yahoo.com/marketupdate/update and no inflation in US,according to bubble ben

i remember that the italy receive like 37% of their oil from libya..they are NATO members,right? so let them fly around and take care this no fly zone shit..France are so eager about that too..they can fly around together.. i wish i have voting button on my PC..i'm not paying for this shit..

do you have IP restrictions enabled? http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/acctmgmt/accountmanagementusersguide/accountadmin/ip_restrictions.htm

should work just fine,but to double check this particular possibility you can connect both PC's to one source of internet and see,if that make any difference.i have exact same setup running right now and there no issues with data whatsoever. main account on one PC, paper account on separate PC...

what exactly do you mean by blocking data feed? if you receiving data to some third party application via API-i would suspect that the both TWS having same ports enabled for this purpose and that will certainly cause the conflict, when both TWS instances are running oops..edit- i did not...

is that the number of executions on right side,next to ticker? C =3502 in one day?:eek:

wtf..i guess some of Americans are watching waaay to much american idol or Jersey Shore.......if you are terrified-jump in da car and drive to the other coast! did they seriously believe that this fucking "cloud" can reach USA? this "blast" is fucking pathetic puke compared to let's say...

http://www.amazon.com/All-About-High-Frequency-Trading/dp/0071743448/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300229669&sr=1-1