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Obviously IB is running very scared. That scares me too, but volatility also creates opportunity - for us anyway (as long as the broker doesn't go broke). Times change, people change... IB lost $23 million last summer daytrading (market making) options and sold its MM biz. We have to do...

Wow! I am using MultiCharts right now with IB. I don't recall that ever happening - except when I made a mistake. I have never had an account with AMP, so I cannot comment on them. Is it possible that you had a limit order (that you forgot about) resting in the book that got filled?

I have not traded stocks, ETFs/ETNs in years, but years ago I did trade after-hours earnings, announcements, indictments, etc. It is possible to get filled on your limit orders. Only limit orders are accepted, so it only first come-first served at that price. You anticipate where the price will...

Another good reason to use multiple brokers, as Sig mentioned above.

They are not my only broker, so I did trade this crazy market last week. TS usually works OK with the "normal" volume of the last several years. Last week was extraordinary with something like a 13 Sigma move in the VIX. But with the QE ending, volatility and volume seem set to return to the...

Voter registration data is sold by states and list brokers, so the data is out there anyway. Example: "Purchase Voter Lists Voter history is also available as an option when purchasing a voter list." https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/BecomeACandidate/PurchaseVoterLists/Pages/default.aspx

I could not even use TradeStation this week. TS does not handle high volume well at all. It is great for daily or weekly swing traders, etc. but not "fast traders" looking to pick up a few points at a time. The forum is loaded with useful trading codes and TS has great historical data. The...

There were some buyers all the way down, even though it is obvious sellers dominated buyers most of the time (1-min bars). There was even a brief mini rally @ 3:33pm CT. There was an opportunity to save a 94% loss +/-.

SoesWasBetter: Did you lose money today? Is that why you are so angry? Me a "snowflake"... RoFL You have no idea who I am. BTW, Paul Krugman is a total Progressive "name caller." So you and Paul share that "name calling" characteristic. (read the article) IMO people who need to call...

Only Stupid People Call People Stupid Paul Krugman likes to call people stupid liars. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-08-12/only-stupid-people-call-people-stupid

Absolutely! IB has had some uptime problems lately. They were down for a couple hours about a month ago. I always have a back-up broker.

I forgot to mention REFCO. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/14/AR2005101402043.html https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/jul/03/refco.fraud

IBFX was forced out of business in the USA and transferred their clients to Oanda. That was from the Swiss devaluation Black Swan. Any other examples of margin calls not being met that caused a business to go under? I would not ascribe client margin calls for the MF Global Peregrine Financial...

I apologize for sounding condescending. As with almost everything, opinions differ. Here is my main reason: Margin Calls Prompt Sales, and Drive Shares Even Lower By ALEX BERENSON and GERALDINE FABRIKANTOCT. 13, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/business/14margin.html

These days 68 is not that old. Jesse Livermore died a broken, unhappy man. https://investorplace.com/247trader/what-you-can-learn-from-the-demise-of-jesse-livermore/ Crowded? No, only in the big cities. :D

100-year-old woman shatters 100 meter dash record in Chesnee

At 5:42 p.m. on February 20, 2005 Thompson died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at Owl Farm, his "fortified compound" in Woody Creek, Colorado.

No. The answer seems so obvious to me as to not even have a poll about it.

IB has scrapped intraday margins for today. Full margin is required for futures today. Anyway it is not so bad if we have a day like yesterday again. Smaller position size was in order yesterday.

XIV, SVXY Halted, News Pending https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-06/xiv-svxy-halted-news-pending