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I don't believe a word the Real Tick people say. Level two was out on $level2$ and sporadic on $Quotes$. Anyone who believes what real tick tells them regarding reasons for problems with the software and servers and proposed improvements has their head in the sand.

Sorta sounds like you had a stop limit order working and got a partial fill of 116 on ISLD at the top and were put in the book for the other 84 which was not filled and then you entered another order (perhaps market) and got filled at 27.30 for the rest. I wonder if you still have a working...

I'm sorry you had so many problems with those monitors. I was referring to the CRTs and not the LCDs. If I had your experience I would have come to the same conclusion. Since I have had very good luck with the Viewsonic CRTs I have and think they were a very good value, I'd still buy them in the...

I have two and both have been great. I think the lower end ones may be worse. I also have a few Sony monitors and, to my surprise, the Viewsonics are actually better. (One of my Viewsonics has a Trinitron tube). Did you use the Viewsonic warranty for the problems you had?

If you have to pay the shipping cost, these used monitors are about $115 to $125 each depending on where you live. The dot pitch , scan rate and max resolution is borderline. It may well prove to be hard on your eyes. You can get a new 19" Viewsonic flat screen with a 3 year warranty and for...

Windows backup is a little bit weak to really rely on, but if you must use it and want to back up to CD that is no problem. Just write the backup to file and burn it to a CD.

What realtick is a leader in is giving excuses for their sub par performance.

You may want to get BackupMyPC by stompinc.com. Here is a link for a 30 day trial: http://www.stompinc.com/trial/index.phtml It's probably the best backup program on the market and has been for years. It used to be called Backup Exec by Veritas. It will offer you a lot more control...

Hang in there, Gordon. If I remember, you are in your twenties. Why don't you get a job in the industry and learn as much as you can. You'll be getting paid while you learn and eventually you may find yourself as a top trader at a firm or in some situation you really enjoy. Lot's of very...

I wouldn't direct them there by default because there are too many factors to consider on each individual order, but more often than not, my order would end up there. If you want fair treatment, it is your best bet. Using smart routing is probably rather risky as the AMEX, PHLX and PSE do what...

I shorted SPY at 82.72 with a .30 stop at 83.01 and canceled the stop because I thought I could get out even only to get filled on the stop at 83.20. I also shorted stock around the top of the spike and made most of my money back in a few minutes. The rest of the day turned out pretty well.

I've rarely been disconnected from IB in all the time I've used them but I was disconnected twice for about a minute last Friday and now I was disconnected from 3:25 pm until 4:03 pm EST today. I tried multiple times to log in again and even went to the web version to try to log in, but to no...

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Just wondering how wash sale rules apply to a daytrader who is flat at the end of every day and qualifies for trader status but has not elected MTM accounting. Let's say, to make the example even more clear: 1) same 10 stocks traded all year 2) flat at the end of every day 3) no trading...

I don't know what the course they sell on turtletrader.com is like but a description of it is here: http://www.turtletrader.com/order.html Apparently, they sell it for $1000. Is this what you are saying is the same as the $200 Sands book? Or are you saying the free material on the...

You may want to look at this site. I have nothing to do with it, but it does contain some interesting material. http://www.turtletrader.com/

How do wash sale rules apply if you are always flat at the end of the day but trade the same few stocks every day?

Hi, You don't say what the processor speed is. If it is sufficient, then it probably is your internet connection. The EUREX is not too good on esignal, but the equities and e-minis are almost always up to the second.

Sorry to have caused you so much trouble. I was already writing the other part of the question and I did not know what time zone the EUREX exchange was on so I didn't think it would be too difficult for someone to add that information into their answer.

A few I found interesting and entertaining are: 1) Market Wizards (entertaining and good info) 2) The New Market Wizards (entertaining and some good info) 3) Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (entertaining and some insight into psychology) 4) Financial Freedom Through Electronic Day...