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MB was recommended to me, but I haven't used this because they don't offer enough financial instruments for me, but they may work for you.

Thanks, def, for pointing those things out, and they are important. Yes, I have read that web page that you posted and another Timber Hill webpage dealing with statements and still find the statements hard to understand and not very user-friendly. II've also tried flex statements and they don't...

That's probably the best idea for getting simpler statements and I have been considering it. Also looking at switching to MBTrading, but they lack some commodities that I like to trade at IB, so I've also been looking at TerraNova. Anyone got any experiences with either of them. BTW, ignore...

Does anyone know of a broker that offers an account statement that is easier to understand than IB's? I trade mostly futures and an occasional stock at Interactivebrokers, but find their account statements and calculations hard to understand. I also find their Profit/Loss columns on their TWS...

You'll full of yourself too, there, Rockford. No need to enumerate IB's problems. Anyone with half a brain that has used IB is fully aware of all of their problems. They are well documented in other threads on this board as well as in their own forum.

Seriously, folks, how do you expect IB to take complaints seriously and to improve their service if you consistently defend IB's shortcomings?

Interesting that I cannot get one mature comment of assessment, or that everyone here disagrees with me. How unlikely is that? I can only surmise that the posts in this thread are by kiddie 20-somethings that work for IB who are trying to maintain IB's stellar(cough) image. I'm here asking...

I'm talking about FINANCIAL instruments, not trading CDs or Ebay. I don't do that. Sorry.

You're a father? That's amazing. I thought kiwi was a "fruit". No go away, fruit_trader. Your trollful comments have no value here.

I wonder about the non-bias of this forum. With all of the Interactive Broker threads and ads, it appears to be a forum that is more for IB than any other broker, and the posts here seem to be biased toward InteractiveBrokers. Additionally, IB staffers respond more here than their own forums...

kiwi, the only illusions here are your vivid imagination. All of your assumptions about me are dead wrong. You are some piece of work, and I'll waste no more time on you in this thread. It would really be great if you would troll elsewhere.

dcraig, you sound like an IB shill, just like kiwi_trader. Thanks guys for taking what I said out of context. Do you not realize that other people CAN read and accurately interpret what I have stated in spite of your twistings?

Yes, I realize it is only 4 packets and although the ping and traceroute look great, they may be terrible at a different time. Thanks for your suggestion and for not acting like kiwi or some of the others who choose to throw out useless snide comments. I will contact IB thru email or phone about...

To IBSoft: No need to pm you to do a trace. I just did one. Tracing route to gw1.ibllc.com [208.245.107.3] over a maximum of 30 hops: (1st three IP addresses X'ed out on purpose) 1 23 ms 17 ms 9 ms xx.xx.xxx.xxx 2 7 ms 17 ms 26 ms xx.xx.xxx.xxx 3 20 ms...

dunbar, perhaps you don't make as many trades as I do, or you trade at different times, etc. FWIW, the charts go in and out, day and night, not just maintenance time. You also cannot say that other do not have this problem because you really don't know as many people never say anything and you...

Just to let you know, I am not a competitor and am not here to wrongfully dog IB. I've worked with computers for over 30 years, doing everything from fixing hardware to programming, so I know a little about these things. IB's status page is unreliable. Most of the time when there is a...

I get a "request timed out" when pinging. BTW, I have Comcast. Surely it's not a problem with Comcast broadband.

Jesus! InteractiveBrokers TWS platform goes out more often than a Vegas call girl!... and I'm not kidding. Can anyone recommend another broker that: 1) handles similar products 2) answers phones 24 hours 3) has a reliable platform and server 4) has an easy-to-understand profit and loss...

This thread is about the best ways to make money through investments and/or trading online. Let's name some of the best instruments that people can invest and/or trade online. I'll start: 1. Savings account 2. CD's 3. Mutual Funds 4. Bonds 5. Stocks 6. ETFs 7. Foreign Exchange Spot...