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TIF is Time in Force OPG is the type of order you use for TIF...for example you can use DAY or GTC OPG etc... Eric

Everytime that I have ever used the Market on Open order with a TIF OPG with IB I have always got the "official opening price" on Nasdaq stocks. When I simply submitted a MOO order it was almost always worse than a MOO/OPG order. Eric

Is there a way to get historical data for pre maket volume for stocks? For example, I want to get the cumulative volume for stocks from the beginning of the trading day up to the opening bell (aka 9:30 EST). Any sites that would offer this?

You are right if he is trading stocks only then the amounts don't matter. However, if he is trading futures too then the amount does matter. Here is a link to the NFA website http://www.nfa.futures.org/registration/cpo.asp So the question is what are you trading? stocks, futures...

Where are you going to claim the 20% income from the friends and family account? If you don't include it then you are committing fraud. Also, I am not 100% sure about this but I think the fees that your clients pay you are tax deductible. So if they claim a deduction and you don't show any...

The answer is yes and no. Futures: You can be a CPO commodity pool operator and not have to register with the NFA if you have less than 15 clients and your total under assets are under $400k. If you do have to register then you must pass the Series 3 and do a bunch of regulatory...

I am a new customer for a sub llc for Genesis and also have an IB account. I am used to IB's Excel API and use it with no problem everyday. With IB I can submit alot (around 90) limit orders out there and there not be a problem with the BP. However, with Laser everytime I submit an order it...

After I downloaded both new API software and TWS and tried it again (for the 100th time) I was able to finally get it to work today the way it should. All orders submitted and not one missed. Eric

I got the overflow message with IB Excel API last week and after following their instructions on how to fix it I finally got it to work, sometimes. In excel it is telling me that I submitted the orders but in TWS the number of orders I submitted is about half of what it shows in Excel. I...

UUGGGGHHH! I am still having the same problem again this morning. I thought it was fixed but it is still is giving me Duplicate ID's. Is anyone else still having this problem? I have done everything on this board to do and it still isn't working. Eric

If you can't reset OrderID within tws.xml. I strongly suggest to create a new setting directory to generate a new tws.xml then try it again. Procedure to create a new setting directory: 1. In the login window, click browse 2. It should prompt another window 3. Under the file name, change C:\JTS...

kianti, I really appreciate your help on this. I have to admit I am a real newbie when dealing with programming. Could you tell me how to locate these files and I assume I change them in a txt file? Eric

anyone else getting the overflow message? I am getting it today 3/7/07. How do I fix it? Please Eric

I am going throught this right now and it has taken me a long time and alot of effort just to find what I need to do. I trade through Interactive Brokers and have a few clients setup on their Friends and Family Accounts. It makes things very easy to trade. I highly suggest checking them...

I live in West Virginia. I got a PM that said I should check out the Series 65 instead because there is no sponsorship criteria. After looking at it here http://www.investopedia.com/professionals/series65/ it appears that might be what I am looking for. Let me ask you a question are you...

I have a simple question that someone may be able to answer out there. I am currently trading futures for some neighbors and friends. I am exempt from registering with the NFA because I have under $400k and under 15 clients. However, I also trade stocks (for my account only) and want to...

Well said Europe and Asia were both up big on Tuesday. Some markets well over 1%. So because of that the only thing available to trade us stocks was up big also. This is normal ebb and flow. I agree that most people, myself included, only think in terms of US but if they really took a big...

yeah it probably is the dividend

yeah i was thinking about the arb thing but I am just afraid that it is something that I don't know about that makes it do this Eric