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I'm filling out my Form 3115 for the 2nd part of my election for Mark-to-Market. I already included my election when I did my taxes for 2000. There are a whole bunch of questions on this 3115 that I don't really have a clue. Would it be safe to just put "No" for all of them because I...

I agree with Cdntrader. Just as long as IB has cheap commissions and fast execution, it fits my needs perfectly. I rely on other charting services to get my market data. I don't even think IB should have Level II.

Yes, the color stays purple. Normally, it should turn red and then the row will be gone. The quantity already says 0. I just hope they don't tell me tomorrow that I actually bought 1000 shares of the stock.

I was trading this morning and canceled a buy order. The status turned pink for "Cancel Pending", then it stayed there without changing to red. Here is a screenshot of my chat with support. I called on the phone and the support guy said there was a problem with SuperSoes and that they...

***Market was trading around 34.9-ish, and I entered in a Stop entry to short at: 35.24. *** If you want to short at 35.24, then just put in a short sale order there. Since it's above the current market. You would use the stop sell order only if you wanted to short below the current...

I went to check out a ProTrader site last year. The software looked good but I wonder how the traders made money with ProTrader reaching into their back pockets. http://www.protrader.com/onlineprice.html $20 a trade + ECN fees (1000 shares max per ticket). + $0.25 per Nasdaq Cancel...

*** Guys, I really don't think any of this is a problem. Simply add the commission cost into your basis and problem solved. It's no different than a real estate transaction reported on a sched. D. You sell the property and add the cost(s) of the transaction to your basis, then figure your...

Last weekend, I went over all my trades from all my different accounts and matched them. The only numbers that didn't match were from IB. I used: http://www.ingenit.com/tradepair/ Imported my trades and confirmed the totals for every month before I combined them all together for the...

I used TradePair and I think it worked great but I still can't figure out why my 1099 doesn't match my Sales from TradePair. By looking over the trades, I figured IB adds Commission to the Sales instead of the Cost Basis. Does everybody's IB 1099 trades match their Tradelog? Shouldn't...

I didn't want to start a new thread but I think this fits right in. Shouldn't commission go into the Cost or other basis? Why does the IB 1099 put the commission into the Sales Price and throwing my numbers ALL off? Example for 1 month with 2 trades. XLS file with my Calculation...

Are you doing ok with Alfa, Rocky? Even though they have more wins than losses, they are down for this year. They were down %4 this year when they took the percentage of this years record off the front page. Instead, they now point to this years record + last years together.

hpex1, I'm sorry if I sounded harsh but when you start a thread like this one, I assumed you were just trying to bash IB for fun. Many people have already mentioned in numerous threads that they need to improve their customer support. It is the one main con that we are willing to...

hpex1, Why don't you close your account and quit complaining. Let's see you find another broker that executes just as fast and has the same commissions as IB. I have to admit the Customer Support at IB is a bit slow but I have only had to contact them once. Live with it.

It was in a previous thread. If you sign up for the Oz Scanner, you can get a free book I believe.

ArchAngel, I looked again and you're right, it ends at 4:15. Thanks for the information!

Can someone tell me why QCharts shows AMEX:QQQ all the way up to 1:30 PT? When all my other charts of other Nasdaq stocks and even AMEX:BBH all stop at 1:00 PT. Why does QCharts add an extra 30 minutes or does the market close later for QQQ?

I believe the fixed the stop-loss orders already. You just need to understand how they work. Example: You short 1000 shares at 40. You put a stop-loss at 40 1/2. Your stop-loss will NOT Execute until the BID for the stock moves up to 40 1/2. It doesn't matter if it trades above that...

wwatson1, That's funny. It was exactly what I was thinking! A person creates a couple accounts. First account asks "Anyone try this site?" Second account goes, it looks good. Third account goes, I use them and they are great. And these are people who've never posted to EliteTrader...

I think it's been discussed in a few previous thread. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1962&highlight=shortboy You can do a search on it. I think their recent performance has dropped since the market rebounded for three months.

Your previous trade(s) should have no effect on your next trade. If you had a losing trade or a winning trade, you should not hesitate to take a another shot if your strategy presents you another opportunity in the market. You must believe in yourself and your strategy completely. If...