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Since "exits" were mentioned here i thought i'd jump in with my own problem. I"m relaitvely new to trading the Eminis... i buy with a stop point in mind based upon chart support/resistance, and try to let it run, and raise my stop whenever possible. I usually try to enter my positions so...

Is IB accurate if only trading the E-mini futures? (ES and NQ) I'm really only looking at the last trade, don't care too much about the bid/offer. Thanks.

Didn't anybody else have their system go down about 2:45 or so? My screen went pink, i closed the program and it wouldn't load up. I had to reboot my computer to get back on. Was it just me this afternoon, or did anybody else have TWS go down on them?

On Yahoo Finance, SOME of the indexes will show you the components if you put @ before the index. Keep in mind that Yahoo uses a ^ insted of a $ before the index symbol. So to get the components for the XAU, type in @^XAU

JMark, I'll assume you're new to trading, and as i'm new to futures and asked a lot of questions, i'll give your question a shot. If the QQQ's get out of line with the index, there are arbitragers that will bring them back in line. Basically, there are people with "baskets" pre-made...

Tech Analysis... that made me smile! So to make this thread even more useful... Who uses a back-up broker and who do you use? What brokerage firms are there out there that will not charge a maintenance fee for inactivity and will just let you leave enuff cash in the account to offset...

... and do you save the executions at the end of the day, or just wait for the email that IB sends (at least i think they send an email the following day with the previous day's trades).

I'm new to IB, what should be done at the end of every day/month in order to keep track of your trades so that tax reporting is easier at the end of the year? Are the monthly statements enough to go by? Are there specific reports/confirms/executions that you print or export? Thanks.

AlanM, Thanks, i'll try variations of those 2 formulas above when i return home! Would you mind also addressing this part as well, so i know if i can used a fixed value for the id or if i need to set up a n=n+1 formula: One question though, do you have to change the id# each session...

AlanM Thanks for the explanation, that cleared up a few things as far as the "process" of how IB's links work. Like i said above, i'm away from home right now, so i'll play around with it at the beginning of next week. One question though, do you have to change the id# each session? Using...

Eldredge, THAT is what i'm trying to do too!! (and i thought it would be as easy as you are saying it is with the other services you are using) I'm heading out of town for a few days but i suspect it's a matter of digging out the code from the VB Editor (in Excel) and copying it to our own...

So after i get it to work (using 3 spreadsheet), i shut it down and restarted, and now i just get N/A# in cells of the Sample Spreadsheet.... any ideas. Also, how do i knew about enabling the DDE under settings, but how do i modify my ZONE ALARM and allow JAVAW.exe be INTERNET SERVER? Thanks.

After your replies i went back to the basics and am able to get it to work by copying the link formulas from their "Sample Spreadsheet" and pasting the formulas into a new spreadsheet (i pasted the actual link formulas, and not a PASTE SPECIAL>> PASTE LINK). However, i'm trying to get the...

I can't for the life of me figure out how to use a DDE link (or any ohter method) to view quotes from IB in an excel spreadsheet. All i want to view is the last trade on the ES and NQ. Can anybody post the code OR info that goes into the formula bar to do this, or at least point me in the...

I'm adding this in case anybody reads this in the future and has the same problem. I don't fully understand it, but if you're experiencing a problem as above (because your bank calls to verify the info before wiring) you need to call CitiBank Delaware (not NY). NY showed no record of the...

Not international, i'm located in the US. I've even called CitiBank myself and can't get verificatin of IB's account existing there. Somebody said it may have something to do with CitiBank acting as an intermediary for the funds and receiving the funds in the US, only to immediately turn...

Has anybody ever had trouble wiring money to IB? My current brokerage firm can't get verification of IB's account number, i called CitiBank myself and can't verify the information, and IB just tells me that the number i'm using is valid. Has this happened to anyone else? I understand...

Going to IB's webpage after converting to a universal account, and i first got a strange, unprofessional looking page with no graphics, just text saying "Interactive Brokers $1.00 trade per 100 shares, please make sure cookies and java script are enabled, and if you are using wireless click...

If you only trade futures but want the cash index quotes in addition to the futures quotes, wouldn't it be cheaper to convert to a universal account since the exchange fees are combined, or has this been "packaged" on the futures only account as well. The way i read the letter, the "package"...

If you're looking for a 100% hedge, why not just sell your one ES contract and then re-enter the position when you would have lifted your hedge?