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    IB connection problems AGAIN

    What version of TWS are those that are having problems using? I have held off on installing the latest version (using 760.3), and I am having no problems. Perhaps the problem is related to a particular version :confused: . Good luck.
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    Someone cleaned up my IB account (almost)

    Do you have any theories about how this happened? That's pretty scary!
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    IB Improvements (Part 3)

    I agree. I wish row focus would not be lost when an order is filled. It is particularly frustrating when working two orders and one gets hit multiple times with partial fills. You have to re-select the order you want to enter two or three times! This can be a problem if the market is moving...
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    Anything new with SSF's??

    AAA (or anyone else that knows), I have to show my ignorance here. How is the stock loaning business lucrative? I can see why a trader would want to sell a future instead of short the stock, but I don't understand how the big boys make money loaning stock. Thanks for any explanation.
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    IB LOGIN problems today

    I haven't had any problems this morning (I'm in Idaho). Good luck.
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    QQL Trouble?

    Are any of you that use QQL having troubles losing your connection this morning? My charts (and Excel link) have just stopped updating about three times this morning. When I notice the problem (no warning), I have to reconnect. I'm wondering if the problem is on my end or their's. I suspect...
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    Real time Quotes in Excel

    Quicken Quotes Live offers a link that works well. The after hours and pre-market quotes are questionable especially for QQQ.
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    surprise move on midday......!!!???

    Why do you suppose the market went down so hard when it looked like terrorism, and came back when it looked like an accident? While tragic, the damage is the same either way. I don't really understand the markets violent reaction to possible terrorism :confused: .
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    IB questions

    Alanm, Thanks for the odd lot, mixed lot explanation. I have been having problems with mixed lots routed through BEST for the last few weeks. The even part will execute well, but the odd part seems to sit until someone else takes it out. This if fine when the market moves fast in my favor...
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    IB questions

    I buy and sell QQQ in odd lots over 100 every day with IB. Sometimes there have been delays/problems filling the odd part for the last few weeks, but not as much with QQQ as with NAS stocks.
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    TWS crashes w/ new LAN Card

    I'm not sure what causes this problem, but I had it when I got a new machine. I pulled a 3com nic out of another machine and put it in the new one. Everything worked great then. It will probably be a lot quicker and easier for you to just replace the nic with one that IB says will work rather...
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    AMAT Split

    Thanks Volume.
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    AMAT Split

    I trade AMAT and have some open positions. It is splitting 2 for 1 tonight after the bell. If I want to cover in after-hours, how many shares should I trade? Will the quotes adjust (reduce by 50%) at the same instant the split occurs? Do you think IB's TWS will get it right? Thanks for any...
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    Upgrade Home computer for Trading

    I have three machines I use. In one I use every day, I just added a cheap pci video card (I think it was $8 used). It works great with XP, and worked great with w98. I really think it is all you need if you're just using charts, but I could be wrong. You do have to get a card with the...
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    LCD Burn In

    Thanks for the reply. Your explanation seems to explain what is happening - I feel better now. Thanks again.
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    LCD Burn In

    I don't see these lines this morning, maybe it isn't burn in. Does anyone know what might be going on?
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    LCD Burn In

    I have an LCD monitor I use to watch my trading worksheet. I am noticing that the worksheet is starting to burn in. I pull up a web page now and then during the day, but I really have to watch the worksheet most of the time. Is there anything I can do to minimize or eliminate the burn in...
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    Don's Openings Pt. 2

    It does beat the alternative most of the time though. Good luck Don, I hope all goes well.
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    It is so quiet here today

    Nitro, Why do you have 2 sdsl lines? Is it a bandwidth thing? I have a cable modem and a dsl thinking that if the phone lines go down the cable might be up a vise a versa. Is there an advantage to having two dsl lines (instead of cable and dsl)?
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    mark to market

    Does anyone know exactly how to make this election?
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