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    futures with IB

    I've traded the Mini S&P with IB. If that is your interest, what is it you would like to know?
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    Stop orders with IB

    That is flat out crap, from my perspective, of course. That is the standard one-dimensional response I have received many times from IB. At one point, in a recent conversation with an IB rep, I referenced the dissatisfaction I had seen on this forum. She claimed there was absolutely no way...
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    QQQ trading

    I use to really like trading the QQQ during the opening half hour and I was pretty successful at it. I was relying on something that I felt gave me an edge. I was using very tight stops, which I believe is somewhat unwise given the volatility. It worked for some time but the edge doesn't seem to...
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    Stop orders with IB

    My trading partner and I have had similar complaints. We both have had numerous problems with IB’s stop orders. Many times, price would trade right through without the order being activated. In one instance, long ago, an order was suddenly triggered when the market was trading almost .75...
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    How Good is BEST

    I have been trading with IB for about two years on an intraday basis. I stopped using the BestEx feature long ago after I was consistently left hung up at critical times with no idea whether an order had been filled or not. This would happen with almost all routes other than Island. At the...
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