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    bellies available at IB?

    hi. it looks like pork bellies might be available? i can check margin now but get invalid order message when trying to enter limt order.market order might work,but i'm hesitant to try. thanks :)
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    IB retail pit access or not ???

    told in chat today that they have developers working on it:)
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    Another genius implementation by our favored broker!

    they might be having a malfunction lately.i've had problems with futures for the past few days.i dont know if its related
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    Newbie's be aware

    i find writing lets me "vent" or get all the ideas out of my head(yes,i'm weird). my new book is called" do the opposite of me and get rich":p
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    Taxes and trading in Canada - question

    doesnt the capital gains guide also state that if you use capital gains you also have to use the wash sale rule? just wondering,is your only income from trading or from other sources as well? well,back to my office at revenue canada :D
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    IB retail pit access or not ???

    hi ids. you bet i did.thursday morning. no response. nice
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    IB retail pit access or not ???

    hi ids. my cme access/quotes stopped working tuesday,thats why i asked. i'm still subscribed and have the permisiion etc.
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    IB retail pit access or not ???

    is cme still available?
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    Aug Feeder Cattle.

    i read stuff about a"prominent feeder cattle trader" buying/selling large amounts on certain days. so i was wondering,what is considered a large order for the feeder pits?:)
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    IB: Unexecuted orders??? What's up???

    i have had no cme data for 2 days now or able to enter orders. thats why i asked but i guess they aren't related. thanks
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    IB: Unexecuted orders??? What's up???

    are your quotes fixed or are they still messed up? system status says-everything fine.
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    cme quote problems at ib

    its just me then. just wanted to check first. u guys getting CME data allright from whatever your source.?
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    cme quote problems at ib

    hi. is anyone not getting quotes for cme? the globex is fine but the pit quotes are not there. thanks
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    Aug Feeder Cattle.

    ahh. thanx john. i have access right now to the pits but from a screen and i find knowing what the "real"price is can be interesting, for me anyway as i found out today in hogs.i'm hesitant to use market orders.i'm so used to seeing the bid/ask in a electronic market.i understand why these guys...
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    Aug Feeder Cattle.

    who would you suggest for that? should i go for a smaller broker,since i am a smaller trader?lol. or should i move to someone like alaron or man? thanks ver much:) oh, and what would they expect i trade size wise to get that kind of service.
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    Aug Feeder Cattle.

    just wondering,what broker do you guys use? whats the best source for cash prices? do you guys only trade cattle or lean hogs/bellies also? thanks very much:)
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    IB commission quesiton

    ameritrade? ugh.be careful. do they still do the payment for order flow thing?
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    arca book now charging exchange fees?!

    nyse needs a way to pay for the euronext buyout.:)
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    commodities for newbies

    this is a pretty simple description. FROM AN EXCHANGE WEBSITE.say it ain't so. http://www.cme.com/edu/course/intro/aboutfut11700.html :D
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    How did you save up enough to trade?

    worked in oilfield,worked on cattle ranches.used my tax return cahs.lived normal not like the crap in traders mag. got "setback" on sept 11.(slightly over-leveraged and over confident) went back to work for a year and now am doing good. i realized it was nice to have backup just in case things...
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