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Considering what happened to IBFX with the Swiss devaluation, I can understand their caution. TradeStation works OK most of the time but was lagging very badly during yesterday's afternoon sell-off, at least with my set-up.

Thanks CALLumbus: I just started a TT demo, but you cannot really tell about RT executions from a simulation. It just allows you to get a feel for the platform. The NQ can really moooove... zoom, zoom.

Election night was crazy! My platform was lagging badly. And it certainly lagged on the Flash Crash sell-off portion, but worked OK for the retracement trade. One of my platforms was also lagging badly today. I am looking to change that.

Hi CALLumbus: The VIX ended up + 115%. Not many days like this. It did remind me a bit of 2008-2009 intraday, etc. On this kind of day, you really need a fast platform. Step up vendors. And people were complaining about IB's high VIX margins. Maybe now they understand why...

BTW, it is $2k/year (not just a one-time payment) That is better than their All-in-Cost Calculator shows. https://portal.ampclearing.com/account/commissionquote.aspx Thanks for keeping us abreast of things CALLumbus. :D

In part, but also rising Treasury rates. DB and WFC not looking good either. Both were down over 8%. Plus the market got too far above its moving averages - overextended. How do you separate the events effect on the market?

For a universal account with discount commissions, I cannot think anyone besides IB. You can transfer money between accounts at TradeStation from equities to futures (and vice versa) for next day trading, but ≠ to a universal account.

I use something similar. I love it. WonderGel-Support-Cushion

This article seems timely. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-29/traders-arrested-futures-spoofing-probe P.S. There has always been BS happening in the financial markets. It is simply part of the game, not an excuse.

I see your profile shows you are only 19 years old. Making an observation is ≠ to crying about it (making excuses). Although it turned out to be a great day to trade, the volume relative to the prior 4 days was lower in the morning - when the observation was made. In my experience, winners...

Thanks again CALLumbus. Have a great weekend. :D

Hi CALLumbus: So how do you find your execution speed using the Tradovate cloud? Is it as fast as your old platform with AMP? When I tried the Tradovate SIM, it "felt" a bit slow to me - but SIM is not RT.

Lower relative volume today with President Trump and other VIPs meeting @ Davos.

There is a price war going on with brokers and they are trying new things to survive. This may or may not work out. P.S. One can already use Multicharts with IB, but the TS community has a lot of useful codes.

Still, it is an interesting development. Maybe a step towards a US partnership sometime in the future?

LONDON, Jan. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TradeStation International Ltd, the London-based, United Kingdom subsidiary of TradeStation Group, Inc., announced today it has teamed with Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited, an affiliate of the Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR), to offer a...

You can use confirmations to avoid "fat finger" mistakes. It will slow down your trading but help prevent mistakes.

"Intel Says the Patch Designed to Fix Flawed Chips Is Faulty" http://fortune.com/2018/01/22/intel-corp-patching-faulty-chips/

IB for North America: US Securities & Commodities Non-Professional Bundle (Includes all Stock, Options, Futures and Bond markets) United States Free (USD 10.00 market data fee if less than USD 30.00 in commissions per month) Yes, comagnum is correct...