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Yea something IS going on with the commissions but it seems to have something to do with partial executions. On Friday for example all straight fills were charged the usual commission but the partials were more. 2000 shares of XYZ in partial executions was $14.50 instead of $12.50.

I'm also a Qcharts escapee. When Nextrend was acting up during the mid-week due to server problems it was "deja vu, all over again". :)

Magna: I agree 100%. My comments assume that a trader is already using such a system.:cool:

I'm far from being a "top money maker" but I have been profitable. For me the key is knowing where I'm going to sell (or stop out) before I even get in to a trade. If you are trading objectively you must adhere to targets and stops. Always take profits and give very little back on the losers.

Vikana said: "Actually, I propose that IB allows 4:1 day trading margin and 2:1 for overnights. That would give most of us what we're asking for, and reduce the overnight risks for them (and us)." Stop it Vikana. You are making too much sense! That's a great proposal and would be a very...

FWIW: I also use Nextrend with IB and second everything tradeRX has said about. With the latest version you can start IB (or any program) from within Nextrend. Another cool thing that's new is the expanded alert features including e-mail alerts.

42, Long Island, NY. Real estate appraiser for 16 yrs., no college.Trading has become a full time hobby / part time job for me. The flexible schedule of my "day job" allows me the freedom of intraday and swing trading. I have been trading since 1990 but have been serious and successful in only...

Nick, Yea, I noticed the same thing. Winners aren't running and I'm getting stopped out more often. It's been very hard trading this sloppy/choppy market during July. remarkable understatement: ----------------------------------- "There has been a little distress selling on...

Any good sources for free realtime broker upgrades and downgrades on the internet? I usually check: http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/stockresearch/updown/default.asp?siteid=mktw&dist=10mw&

ron2368: I recently left Preferred for I.B. As you probably know $7.75 trades are routed to NITE or HRZG (for payment for order flow) so if they are not in or near the inside you won't get a fill. Besides, in most cases you will find an ECN with a better price. I used to go the $7.75 route...

Using your example you would want to place a buy stop limit order for XYZ. The stop election price would be $10.00 and the limit would be $10.05. Once XYZ traded at $10 or above your order would become a live limit order to buy however you may or may not get filled as the market may quickly move...

Well I made the move! Today was my first full day on IB and I must say I'm impressed. Executions (throught best ecn) were lightning fast. Cancelations were also done quickly. So far so good. Thanks to those who replied to my original post. "Best" trading to you, Bouncer

dlincke: I'm on cable via a Linksys router. I'm able to use IB's demo program O.K. Do you think there would be any problem with the live version of TWS through the router? Thanks in advance for your reply.

Question: While looking over the IB demo I noticed that cancellations were taking quite a bit of time to confirm. (order entry line removed) Is this typical of real time also or is it just the demo? When you cancel an order how long does it usually take to confirm? Thanks, Bouncer

Let’s get crazy and carry this thing a little further. Here is an idea for Big Brother, why not arbitrarily decide that no person can gamble in a casino unless they have a minimum of $1,000 on him or her. We have decided that folks with $1,000 or more are smart and sophisticated people who...

Brokershopping: Thank you for your comments. They will be helpful in making a decision to leave P.T. for I.B. Preferred does offer stops on Nasdaq (contradictory to their manual), you have to request and be "approved" for it. At least that's been my experience. One day, I inadvertently...

I'm thinking of making the move from P.T. to I.B. and would appreciate any commentary or insight from traders who have made the same switch. Regards, Bouncer ot: I have tried to use the I.B. demo but my computer "freezes" immediately upon log in. I'm running a 600mhz P3 with 256 meg...

Great discussion here and some good advice given. I also have a story from which I learned an important lesson. On 11/08/00 I took on a sizeable trade in CMGI looking for a breakout and a 1/2 point or so gain. The trade immediately went against me and instead of stopping out like I should have...

hsanson, I had similar problems with QCharts. Stuck or bad level 2 quotes, service dropouts at the worst possible times. That along with their horrible customer "service" caused me to drop them at the end of January. I'm trying NexTrend Analysis now. So far so good. Similar features and...

I'm about to bail from QCharts and I'm thinking of trying out NexTrend. Has anyone been using them? How do you rate the software/service. Thanks in advance to all replies. http://www.nextrend.com/default.asp