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I have just spotted GLW as a possible trading candidate. I was wondering what you meant by it being too thick to trade now? Thanks.

ANother IB question. It lists Nasdaq as something that you can trade with. What exactly is this? I thought it was the best of the market makers, but on checking a Level II screen I see that this is not so. There are plenty of times when there are only ECNs on the best bid which shows as the bid...

I am brand new to IB and it seems that you can trade with any ECN, but is there anyway to preference a market maker on selectnet? I am able to get Level II info elsewhere. Also if you place a market buy order for 1000 shares at Best, and lets say Island has the best offering for 100 shares, then...

Jeffrey - That is not what I think they are saying. Its not just the $5000 profit in your example, but the full $30,000 that they will not let you use if it is in the same stock which is sold that day. You need additional buying power (say in the form of margin) to repurchase the same amount of...

I am new to this, but why, if you hold a position overnight, can't you trade it the next day?

Since you have had experience with IB let me ask you this. I want to trade the QQQs. In the demo QQQ is quoted 43.65 to 43.78, last trade at 43.76. I try to put a limit buy order in to buy at 43.73. I get a message "The order price "43.73" does not conform to the minimum price variation for this...

Is trading at IB anything like their demo. I am having nothing but problems getting trades executed. Is this just the demo or are there real problems with the software?

Is trading at IB anything like their demo. I am having nothing but problems getting trades executed. Is this just the demo or are there real problems with the software?

I need some software to help keep a trade blotter without my staying up all night entering trades. Is Tradelog the best; are there any good competitors I can check out. I use IB and Watley. Thanks.

I am thinking of opening an IB account and am using there demo to test. I sold short QQQ and then tried to buy it back a few cents lower, but I got a message "The order price "43.82" does not conform to the minimum price variation for this contract". What does this mean, it is an Amex stock that...