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You can place a stop from the DOME by right-clicking. It is however just a regular stop and not a stop-limit order, and since Globex only accepts stop-limit orders natively, your stop entered via the DOME is not sent to Globex until the price is hit. The potential problem is one of slippage in...

For me, they are both fear. The reason jumping out of a winner is fear based for me is that I've had enough entries go my way a bit, before turning and racing to hit my stop. Therefore I exit a winner way too early out of fear that my target won't be reached and I'll lose money (again). By...

so whenever you need to talk to someone with a trade you deal with ghco ? Yes. do you need a big size account to clear Ghco ? Looking at Advanced Futures fees web page, the smallest account you can open to clear through GHCO is $10,000. But you should ask AF themselves these questions...

My trading platform connects directly to GHCO (Goldenberg, Hehmeyer & Co.). So when I place a trade it is sent to GHCO. AF is an introducing broker so they aren't directly in the order entry process.

FWIW, my experience with calling the emergency help desk to get me out of a trade was quite good. Very responsive. I am also with Advanced Futures (clearing through GHCO in my case, who actually handles the emergency lines for those clearing through them).

PIO = Programmed I/O

Interesting. I hadn't realized that.

FWIW, there is an API. But, it isn't cheap, and (I believe) it is up to the broker/clearing firm as to whether they want to offer it.

J-Trader is not free. They just (typically) take $1 from each round trip of commissions as opposed to charging a monthly fee. If you pay $6 per round trip, $1 goes to Patsystems and $5 gets divided up between broker, CME, etc. So which is cheaper depends on your typical volume.

I have used RealTick's API. MyTrack (TrackData) also offers an API. I hear eSignal will soon offer an ActiveX control to pull data through their client app. Of those three, MyTrack is probably the cheapest. I hear they have good data, but I haven't used them and can't vouch for it. Come...

You can get long DVI cables, but they are VERY expensive beyond about 10' in length. I use 10' ones myself and they work flawlessly at my current 1280x1024 resolution. As for VGA cables, if you get properly shielded cables, you do not need a booster. I have one 25' VGA cable that produces a...

X_Trader is from Trading Technologies. Are you asking about X_Trader, or Velocity Futures which offers X_Trader as a platform? I have used X, but not Velocity Futures.

Another reason for jealousy is that most people just don't understand how much work trading can be. They think you are just taking other peoples money. If someone is working hard at a 40-60 hour a week job to make $90K, and here you work 9:30-4:00 and make the same, and without a boss...

Not familiar with your specific configuration, but I would go for a single AGP card that has dual heads on board. One card. One driver. Supported by manufacturer in dual head mode. At one time I had a dual head ATI 8500 and a PCI Nvidia GeForce card running in the same machine for a total...

There is a software application programming interface (API) available for J-Trader. You need to check with your broker to see if they offer access to it.

Just curious about your reasoning behind moving away from SOMP? As, you seemed to have it down pretty good.

I don't know anything about those changes, but they might be as much, if not completely related to the clearing firm as opposed to AF's design. AF is an introducing broker. If the clearing firm holding the account changes the rules, then I doubt there is much AF can do about it other than to...

Do you feel X_trader is worth $650 per month? It really depends on how you trade. If you are a speed freak scalper, it is a great platform. Best I've tried for that style. However if you trade off "long term" charts and take only a few trades a day, then I would say it isn't worth it...

My guess is they were running an analog line to the monitor. I have a 181T and the analog image is not great. However, run a DVI cable to it and the display is wonderful. Edit: And, as gnome just mentioned, the resolution may not have been set to its native one. Then combine the two...

I am currently using X_Trader at AF for just under two months now.