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    Total markets volume - as it happens / real-time - possible to get?

    Hi Everyone, Is there a source that provides total volume and moment for the markets? Something that maybe gives total US markets and their break downs based on indixes. But I am mainly interested to see how the momentum is at this moment for all the open markets. Thanks,
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    How is CFG forex trading different from Spot Forex trading?

    "Choice" is a word that usually makes sense to me. But what is really the choice here financially speaking? P.S. thanks for the explanations.
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    How is CFG forex trading different from Spot Forex trading?

    They show me same pricing for both: CFD: https://www.interactivebrokers.co.uk/en/index.php?f=39753&p=cfdfx Spot: https://www.interactivebrokers.ca/en/index.php?f=45251&p=fx Sounds to me rest of brokers might charge the same as well. If this is the case, the big question remains, why even have...
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    How is CFG forex trading different from Spot Forex trading?

    IBKR doesn't show currency cfd commissions specifically. Asking them now... Meanwhile, which one should be cheaper? Also, isn't a contract supposed to expire at certain time? Or currency cfd is different?
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    How is CFG forex trading different from Spot Forex trading?

    Can someone tell me the exact difference of the two as it pertains to making money and trading all together? I get it that it's a contract vs the actual currency that one holds. 1- Why should one trade one or the other? 2- How is one risky more than the other? 3- What are the severe very little...
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    Physical buy/sell buttons for momentum traders

    Replying to my own post. These are all similar more or less.
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    Physical buy/sell buttons for momentum traders

    There are many development boards based on ESP8266 seems like. I wonder what the difference is. Here is the Esspressif original dev kits: https://www.espressif.com/en/products/devkits There there is the amazon ones for ~$12: And then the Aliexpress ones for...
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    Do all brokers block seeing book depths?

    Yep, I don't buy the rules and bandwidth intensive arguments. This is 2020. I am looking for Book Order depth rather than streaming quotes. Book Trader Ask Size and Bid Size. 1- Is there a better broker you can suggest for this or a third party data provider? 2- How is IBKR data suspect...
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    Do all brokers block seeing book depths?

    You got it. My question remains.
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    Do all brokers block seeing book depths?

    Yes, it does. But they only show 3 books and ask $30 for each other simultaneous book. If I want to look at book depth for 100s of books their pricing doesn't make sense. Anyone can recommend a better place I can get depth of book much cheaper? @Robert Morse why is depth of book so expensive...
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    Physical buy/sell buttons for momentum traders

    Thanks again. I have been planning to use the API for Interactive Broker (my broker) for some time now. I need to do that anyway for various strategy reasons so this will be the external portion to it. Push button light will illuminate indicating a strategy is present in Button #1 for example...
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    Physical buy/sell buttons for momentum traders

    I am loving all the hardware you posted and thanks for the tips. 1- I am wondering if bluetooth would be a more stable connection in this case? my PC supports bluetooth; Wondering if it's possible to link like 10 of ESP devices to my PC using bluetooth *simultaneously? 2- What is a good source...
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    Physical buy/sell buttons for momentum traders

    What is a DOM trading window? link please. I like bluetooth. Wondering if I can do bluetooth with the custom big push button.
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    USD Virtual forex position doesn't zero - Is it really a bug?

    I tried it with both USD and CAD and it stayed the same (problem persisted).
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    USD Virtual forex position doesn't zero - Is it really a bug?

    My profile shows a -$XXX USD position on TWS under profile window. I could zero all the other currencies which showed the same thing but the USD does not zero. I asked customer service and they say it's a bug. I doubt this is true. I think something is going one withe configuration. Does anyone...
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    Do all brokers block seeing book depths?

    And how many books do you allow to be shown simultaneously or through API?
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    Switch for multiple monitors

    Can someone link to any device that allows *extending to multiple monitors without actually install more display cards? I have a laptop that I want to use with 8 monitors and a desktop as well...Is there such a thing as a display switch that is external and connects to USB-C for example or even...
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    Physical buy/sell buttons for momentum traders

    Thanks for the details. 1- Is Wifi good enough for this? Should this be a USB interface? Though I like the Wifi option as button can be moved around. 2- How is ESP module powered? If it's Wifi and mobile specially. 3- How is this different from an Arduino for example? 4- How would the off...
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    Physical buy/sell buttons for momentum traders

    Have you seen or have a big button like those EASY Buttons that you can press to buy or sell along with momentum? Have you seen someone else have it? I am wondering if there is one that can take slaps and abuse and that also has a light. I would like to program it to turn on light based on my...
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    Forex trade better trade than 0.00005 decimal points

    IBKR allows USD.CAD trade to 0.00005 decimal points. For example 0.00006 is not allowed. However, the detailed order book shows people requesting 0.00007 or 0.00003 for example and some of my trades get filled at those levels but I can not set to five decimal places other than 0.00005...
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