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I am having trouble running Qcharts on my Windows '98 machine at home (256 RAM, 500MHz processor). I am able to log in and use it for about 3 minutes before an error message pops up: Qcharts This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down Details...

I have read Yu's book and am learning to trade using his methods. About his trading room, though (to which, I am not a member) I think that a lot of traders use trading rooms to "get free calls" so-to-speak, which is okay, as long as you are learning the methods for making the calls. But if...

Thanks for everyone's help. The reason I routed to Island Only was because I wanted a quick fill. From my experience (which is not much) Island fills are extremely fast (less than 5 seconds). Actually, I only lost like $300 on this trade, so, no big deal, really. I definitely have a lot to...

I was using Qcharts for my level II. I guess it was that Island didn't have any shares at that price, but that is kind of hard for me to believe since there were like 10 MMs sitting on the top ask (the price I wanted to sell at). I think maybe it's that Datek just sucks. Thanks, though. I...

I sold short 1000 shares of dell, and then I put in a cover of a quarter point above what I shorted it at, so I could cover the short if the price went up. I am using Datek, and I put in order route for Island Only. When the price eventually rolled around, my order didn't get filled! I had to...

You should put in "The Underground.com guide to Electronic Trading by Jea Yu". Book is the bomb.

I just subscribed to Qcharts and was wondering if there is any way to change all the charts you have on your screen to another stock without have to click on each chart individually and then typing in the stock name at the top. Thanks.

Rocky, How is this guy doing now? Are his picks still going up? Would you trust his system now? The Finn

Squirrel, where in Northern Virginia do you live?

Datek is just a pseudo-trading platform for now, really. It is web based, and is not really "user-friendly" in the trading sense (i.e., no buttons to move the price up or down by a fraction, etc). The thing that most annoys me about their service is that, though they try to make it look like...

praet, what do you think of IB? They sound pretty good (cheap). Someone said that they don't have access to SOES, but on their website they said they did. I used the Cyber simulator and found it somewhat confusing, plus I have heard other negative things about Cyber (executions don't always...

Zboy, so you would say IB is the best broker you have used? You have no trouble getting in and out even if you buy like 1000-2000 shares on one pop? That sounds excellent. There is no way you can get that kind of volume with Island. I need to check out IB for my broker.

I, too, use Datek, and have understandably gotten negative comments about it. Although it uses direct access unlike other online brokers (Ameritrade, E-trade), it still has its problems. For one thing, sometimes their cancellations do not work right. I once put in a limit order to buy Intel...

I was already using Datek as my broker before I decided to "day-trade". I know CyberCorp and Realtick software is better because it is Windows based, but it also costs $300 a month and I don't make that many trades since I don't do it full-time. If I ever go full-time, I'll use Realtick (or...

I use Datek. I am waiting for DISH to go up a little bit, then I am gonna sell the 500 shares I have for a little profit. I have not been trading too much. Made a little off Intel about a month ago. I really have not been "trading" as much lately. After I dump DISH, though, I am gonna...

Praet, I just read your message. You make a few thousand a day! that is my goal. What indicators to you use? What is your whole setup? Do you ever have losing weeks? The Finn

Hey, thanks for the message. I have been doing what is called "swing" trading these last few months. The way I do it, though, is I buy a position hoping it will go right up, but if it doesn't, my "trade" becomes an "investment", and I keep the position until it is higher than I bought it at -I...

This is a bit off-topic, but what is the standard symbol for the Nasdaq futures (I know it is "spooz" at quote.com", but I mean the symbol that would be at bigcharts.com or where ever) and the S&P futures? Is the Nasdaq 100 the same as the Nasdaq futures? I am refering to the full-contract...

Is there anyone actually succeeding at day trading here? Who here makes a living off trading only and about how much a year/day/month etc do you make? I ask because I mostly only hear of people FAILING at trading, and hardly anyone at succeeding at it. I want to know the reality of trading...

It looks like only three of those stocks hit their buy marks, and then one of those already dropped. What is his stop loss point?