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You're looking for "bang for your buck" right?

The question was about commissions, not margin required. If you're using IB or similar commission structure, stocks are far, far cheaper in commissions than futures when you compare the potential for profit. Assuming profit potential is defined as 14 day ATR multiplied by $ gain per...

Yes I have this problem. I sent a trouble ticket a few weeks ago.

I'm having trouble with esignal US stocks. Very slow to load.

Damn Buffett had his trailing stop way too tight. Rookie mistake.

Way to think positive. I just lost $thousands after everything crashed and I couldn't get anybody on the phone, but at least I wasn't overpaying in commissions.

Yea, seeing lots of bad data on Nasdaq stocks today also.

I'm seeing more bad data, especially with Nasdaq stocks this morning. Is this the same BATS issue?

Yea he figured out the best way to exploit the fee arrangement was to turn out a bunch of 100%+ years.

Don't send anybody money for this video. I'll try to torrent it if people are interested in that.

Thanks DAV.

Yes, everybody knows that you have to pay up if you want the most reliable feeds down to the nanosecond. The question addressed on this thread is why quotes are being shown dollars away from the actual market for 30 minutes at a time. If you want to start a thread about how everybody should...

I'm seeing bad bid/ask/last data on a bunch of stocks again. This has been going on for months now. What's the problem?

Why only 20,000 shares? If the strategy works, might as well go on margin and buy 200,000.

Anybody else watch this column? I can't figure out how it's calculating that figure much of the time. I just went from flat to long a stock and it showed negative numbers. Then I sold the stock back to flat and nothing showed in the column. Other times, it works as I'd expect it to. I...

Aren't you one of these guys who pops up on threads complaining about IB support telling the posters to shut up and find a broker that will hold their hand? Shoe's on the other foot and you change your tune, eh?

Ask a mechanic what's more useful: screwdriver, wrench, pliers.

Anybody else having issues with IB backfill through the API today? I'm using Amibroker and having backfill errors all morning.

Yep. It's all ball bearings these days.

My Level III screen displays all stop orders, indicates iceberg orders, and allows you to chat with market makers. I've found the chat especially useful because if you can get a good relationship with just a few of them, they'll tip you off when a big move is coming.