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    Scottrade as a datafeed?

    HUBY, I traded a few of the fast techs like csco ,orcl, sunw, Dell.Look at csco and dell on the five minute charts.At some point in time they were skewed.I traded these every day so I know it was a daily thing.When they are not screwed up, they are fine.Scottrade is my only provider,and...
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    Scottrade as a datafeed?

    I am not sure what you mean by "lag behind" with quotes. If you have them as a vendor,compare their quotes with a vendor or broker you trust.Just call and get a quote. As far as I know, they are real time and streaming.Charts also.
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    Scottrade as a datafeed?

    Yes. I have been with them over six months.There trading page is excellent.However,the charts can become useless. For some reason(and they are working on it)there are "ghost" trades that skew the chart.It looks like a flat line almost. For example,Oracle is trading at 18.50 per share and all...
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    S&P and nasdaq are cousins

    Someone mentioned that the S&P and DOW trend together more than the s&P and the nasdaq.I respectfully disagree. I have been watching the indexes almost everyday for eight months.In my view(take it with a grain of salt)the s&p and nasdaq are more closely related.Today is a good example. At...
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    LiveCharts

    I was not able to down load Townsend.I did view one of the other vendors on CME web site.It is called "Emerald" As far as I know it was real time.You can contact them for specific info.
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    s&p mini

    What is the typical spread on the s&p mini? Please demonstrate by bid and ask.Thanks
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    IB simplicity?

    How "easy" and fast is the trading page on IB? I saw the demo.Is there too much to enter before placing the trade? If trading the mini's,can I buy and sell quickly?Is the demo a good or bad indication of the trading page?Please respond with the actual steps.Thanks
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    S&P Minis

    Another silly question:When trading S&P Mini's,how fast (in normal conditions)is a market order? I have cable modem.Let's assume I use IB. Thanks
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    New to IB

    In reference to Interactive Brokers:Which is prefered: Installed version or browser version.I may trade the minis. I hope Mickey does not mind LOL
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    LiveCharts

    Are there exchange fees for real time quotes? I visited nextrend.com.and the mini S&P and mini nasdaq trade on the CME.It is $60 per month.Maybe I am wrong!
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