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hi, what is the symbol for ftse 100 futures on interactive brokers? tx, svr

hi, i know this is a pit party, but i am very glad the pits are history or rapidly becoming so. as a retail trader there was a terrible delay in fill reports. energies were end of the day. made a pit pork belly trade yesterday, that took 2 hours to report. i know the pits were good for...

Instead of letting my cash sit idly, it can earn interest in the form of t-bills and still function as margin. svr

Hi, How does the process of using t-bills for margin work? My understanding is as follows: I ask the broker to buy t- bills for some multiples of 10000 $. He charges me a commission and buys it. How long is this t-bill valid for. Is it 3 months? At the end of the period does it become...

Hi, I am finding that if I have the IB charts for 2 days with 5 minutes bars, it updates automatically. But anything at a larger time frame, only updates if i click the refresh button. Any suggestions etc, welcome. I ask here, because IB customer service is poor. svr

Hi, Are there futures for municipal or corporate bonds? Thanks, svr

hi alex, thank you for improving us. svr

imo, it does not depend on nationality but emotional distance. my performance improved markedly when i left the usa. it brought me more objectivity . i still know what is happening there, but i can put it in perspective. i believe john templeton said something similar in one of his...

Sorry... Opposite is true - short term trades are ones that did not work out. regards, svr

I am long june live cattle. The nearbys have sold off quite a bit due to high grain prices. IMO this should create a shortage and hence higher prices down the line - hopefully by june :-). svr

Today is when some of the ECBOT contracts move to Globex. Perhaps, because of that?

seeing same thing here.

I would agree it takes a LOT longer than people think. 7-10 years seems right. I was also an engineer and was used to thinking in certainties. It took a long time for my thoughts to become more "fluidy". Don't quit your day job unless you are very sure, you will be able to make it. Good...

NY Cotton = cotton futures contract traded on NYBOT ICE Cotton = cotton futures contract traded on ICE svr

hi, i have faced this problem several times and have tried many things (except liquidating completely) to no avail. things i have tried - nothing - equity drops quite sharply leaving me frustrated. liquidating part of the positions - i dont know how but i end up closing positions that...

ok. just found out that one can. tx

Hi, Is it possible to offset NY cotton with ICE cotton. Thanks, Sridhar

i had a limit buy at 1204.75 and was watching wheat very closely. suddenly the alarm goes off. i see that the soybeans order has been executed. came as a complete shock because i had been keeping an eye on it through out the session!!! now, have a 800$ loss! first time ever such a thing has...

hi, looks like soybeans fell about 50 points in the last one minute of electronic trading. can someone else confirm this. any reason attributed to this drop? svr

hi, i also had 3 pending orders that just disappeared. svr