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As much as I have faith in IB, I'm a little concerned over this policy of limiting the API. Having emailed the chairman of IB, I was told to come up with reasons why "BEST" isn't best. Well after about two minutes I was able to come up with SEVERAL examples (especially in the options...

jwcrim, I just got back from a holiday to notice the same thing in the online manual: NOTE: When you connect to TWS using any of the interoperability components, you must route all U.S. stock and option orders through BEST order routing. Is this a joke? I just spent many hours...

There could be a possible bug out there for IB option traders. Today when trying to reverse a position in the options market, my order was divided into two orders, causing my TWS to freeze. I had no idea of my remaining orders and position for about 30 minutes. The programmers claim they...

Firstly, relax! Secondly, PAMM's will be required to submit 80% of their eligible customer orders to Primex. PAMM's are Nasdaq market makers not IB. Thirdly, there are other options when executing orders (ARCA) Lastly, IB will eventually do what is right. If that means disabling...

hpex1, You are 100% correct. I've noticed this a half dozen times. Be careful using best market for NYSE stocks!!! You should send it directly to the NYSE.

Yes I have received confirmation that it is in the works. No timetable though (1 month??)

I'm looking for advice as to who is the best data provider for options. I require a composite quote (from all five Exchanges) best bid/ask, the bid/ask size and the bid/ask exchange. I need to bring these quotes into Excel via a DDE link. I would require a minimum of 500 quotes (series)...

I'm pretty sure that being long in one account and short in the other is actually ok as long as you are not doing it for tax purposes. What is ILLEGAL - is trading with yourself. I had this question not too long ago because I often trade in a secondary account if I have probelms with my...

I suggest you all write to the SEC for an interpretation to the rule. It may take a few weeks but they should respond. You can try this email: marketreg@SEC.GOV They should be able to clarify your status. Remember its not IB that is forcing these professional fees, its the Exchanges!!

Not to take anything away from your main purpose of your post (Rapid Order Entry) but the two bugs you mention in your link are still not fixed months later. Does anyone know if IB knows/admits there is a problem? (and if they are planning to fix it) I have done my best to explain these bugs...

I noticed the same on my daily statements. It isn't just on SUPERSOES orders. I noticed this with all trades. A five hundred lot split up into two fills is charged $6 (an extra $1). A five hundred lot split up into three fills is charged $7 (an extra $2). It appears every partial trade...

One limitation with the demo is that you can't watch the quotes of the differnet ECN's - you can only view and enter orders via BEST market This would be helpful when testing certain trading strategies.

I'm just trying to test a sample Excel spreadsheet I brought up and I keep losing my quotes. The quotes in my TWS under the Excel page keep updating but in Excel they stop/freeze every 10 to 20 minutes. I have to close both my TWS and Excel page then bring them back up for the quotes to work...

perhaps you should try the used car lot

Don, can you provide a link to Island's rules on busted trades? thanks

does anyone know how to modify orders in excel? I don't seem to have that macro (tws.xls!modifyOrder.modifyOrder) in excel anymore.

In regards to your second point. I have contacted IB with many of those suggestions. In terms of your first point, I have been attempting to find a programmer to help me write a program via this DDE link. One programmer in particular told me that: "We are doing a similar project...

I have the following questions 1) Will IB allow the same number of quotes in excel as in the current TWS (40 tickers times 24 or 25 pages). Currently there is only one excel page thus a maximum of only 40 tickers. 2) will IB do something to allow more than one TWS per person to link...

no kidding........... The Banks are the ones behind the blockade of US discount brokers. The regulators will say that they are simply looking after our interests which is simply a smokescreen. The reality is that US Securities Laws also protect Canadians and according to lawyers these...

typical......... the last I heard was a top executive at IB was suppose to have met with regulators last week. IB felt that their registration would finally get approved in DEC. also from another source at IB, "the Canadian regulators have thrown up roadblock after roadblock that we...