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    IB and Ubuntu

    i have tws running on ubuntu without any problems. Its been several months so I dont remember exactly what I did, but the earlier posters seem to be on the right track. also search the web and you will find several sites with more info. i am sooooooooo happy to be rid of microsoft!!!
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    Nickel and diming at open ecry

    If you are not trading and have no contracts in your account then there is no charge. The charges I mentioned are per contract held in your account.
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    Nickel and diming at open ecry

    Hello, I have been at open ecry for about a year, but have not traded much until recently. Two additional charges that I found - foreign holding fees for every contract. I am a US citizen living abroad and was told by these people that i would not be charged this fee, but I have been...
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    Contracts at Go Futures

    Hello, I looked at their website but could not find the answer. Is it possible to trade electronic bonds (ZB), electronic yen, etc with them? Sridhar
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    Broker recommendation

    I am not a day trader. Tx
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    Broker recommendation

    Mainly looking for futures trading. Also with no platform fees. Tx
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    Broker recommendation

    Can anyone recommend a good broker. Requirements: 1) Should have a platform runnable on linux, or web based. 2) Not IB - I already have an account there. 3) Deep discount commissions. Sridhar
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    Newbie to IB.

    IB has csr? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha choke choke ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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    Looking for George Soro's new ebook

    If any of you have the ebook and are willing to run me a copy, please let me know. svr
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    Closing Account Problem

    Hi, I have an account at Direct Futures, part of LaSalle Futures. I want the broker to close the account and wire the money to another brokerage, but the broker refuses to do anything. I have sent emails to which I get no response and when I call, he says he will call back but never does...
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    If Buffett left the market

    "bloody big" OR very "compact" shall we say! SVR
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    Account opening process at open ecry

    Hi, I am now in the process of opening an account with them and have experienced the following: 1) The first time I tried their demo they sent me a link to their standard quote page. Then when I went through account opening process, i got an email saying "if i had not obtained a firm...
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    IB TWS is the most confusing trading platform I have seen

    hi, when i first started, i also did not like the design at all. i thought it was stupid. but now, i have gotten used to it. i use only some features and leave it at that. svr
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    IB Wheat order problem

    there is a misunderstanding. i have changed the limit to 7% and STILL get the message. Also the message gets automatically rejected with no choice for me to override. There is nothing i can do to submit it!!!!!!! svr
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    IB Wheat order problem

    fwiw, this has been happening for at least 1 month. enlightenment appreciated. just to reiterate, this is a ib specific problem. svr
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    IB Wheat order problem

    hi, i am trying to enter the following order buy 1 zw limit 1000 1/4 and get the following error message "order out of price limits" right this second zw is 1042 bid 1042 1/4 ask down 24 1/4 i know wheat has traded well into the +/-70 area, the past few days. can anyone enlighten me...
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    WARNING: Open E Cry

    hi, just wondering if everything is ok at open ecry. I had sent an email to their sales before opening an account and they did not even reply back. its now been 3 days. usually brokers fall over each other to answer pre sales stuff. (post sales is of course another story). svr
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    what does Jim Roger have to say about the genocide in Tibet?

    hi, i am an american citizen living in china. jim rogers has much better understanding of china than you. the western media is very biased in its reporting of china. regards, svr
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    Openecry commissions ?

    hi, i was looking to switch over to oecry. now waiting to see how this problem works out. keep the rest of us posted. tx, svr
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    FTSE symbol on IB

    hi def, tx. however, i am not able to see any quotes for z. why? svr
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