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Wonder if the time & sales server is the same as the chart server? I find that to be somewhere in between in terms of reliability, but still quite a step down from everything else. I'm not talking about charting functionality, but the reliability/speed of pulling chart data.

I've seen this problem too -- I think there's a problem/delay getting data from the server. The feedback provided by this functionality is rather poor in that I can't tell if it's still loading data,how much data should appear on the next page, etc. For thinly traded issues, it apparently is...

Yes, but if your order doesn't see the dark pool, it may not find the liquidity between the NBBO and you may be stuck at the limits of the NBBO. I am reminded of the early days of ECNs -- I forget the technicalities (whether it was limit order protection, or consolidating ECN quotes on the...

So upon reading this thread, I explored Portfolio Analytics in TWS for the first time to get a guage of where it stands. Today I use my own Excel spreadsheet with a bunch of calculations, etc., to get my own estimate of VaR and greeks from various data sources put together. Is it just me or...

I think this is the area of my concern. If you're passive, you should be OK, or at least no worse than pre-NMS. (You can still be bypassed by a block that is willing to go inferior to your quote even if top of book if that block crosses a dark on the way out to national and hence not subject...

I must say, I like the Peplink device! Redundancy w/o needing a router/BGP4 set up. Thanks for the pointer.

A new thread on a topic that's been bothering me lately: Any thoughts on ATSes providing non-disclosed liquidity (Millenium, Liquidnet, etc) -- how their increasing use by institutions may impact liquidity availability for smaller orders? Will regulation NMS increase their use, as buy side...

To clarify, what I meant was: IB wants to portray a msg. of being the professional's choice.... access, leading edge products/technology, attractive financing to support trading, convenience of breadth in one account, and yes, competitive prices -- else it becomes a non-starter. To focus on...

Just a guess, but perhaps leading with lowest cost is not the desired market positioning?

Though the stated premise was to paint the tape to give the below market trades a legit appearance so as a juror, I might observe that the intent is clearly to manipulate. <shrug> Depends on how big a target is painted on your back ultimately.... Mike Milken's final charges were all...

I believe there's a feature poll on this.

Er, I believe painting the tape is illegal.

I can't cite chapter and verse on this, but regardless of odd lot or not, I believe the specialist doesn't have to fill you unless he buys past your limit for a customer or at your limit for his account. Odd lots also get no visibility, so no one other than the specialist (or the MM if it's a...

The Reuters release is at: http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN3046376920070430

Alas, it is true that SarbOx doesn't apply until the first post-IPO annual report, but hey, tighter controls going forward beats not having them from a customer's perspective...

Valuation is in the eyes of the market. But as a customer, I consider the IPO a positive for the following reasons: 1. Increased compliance due to SarbOx 2. Beats being sold to an entity with a different focus when the insiders need liqudity. I wouldn't mind joining with a prime broker...

My theory is that it depends on how quickly your sending broker responds, and whether everything can be done electronically or not. I've had both experiences recently -- in one case it took only 2 days, in the other, am still trying to straighten it out. But they were from different sending...

Thanks for the update! Ah so the story is always more complex involving other systems' bugs, etc. On the 3 quote rule, maybe it's just ArcaEdge marketing propaganda, but I recall their literature saying they had the option of having their trade support team help insure compliance. I...

Actually in my experience, Arca orders (for listed & GMS issues) work fine at IB. I've done this many times. An easy way to test is, put in a buy or sell limit order at a price you'll recognize, way outside the market (so you don't care if it gets filled) for 100 shares of a NYSE/AMEX/GMS...

Just one more comment on odd lots: Note that various exchange rules (NYSE, AMEX, ArcaEx) prohibit certain activities involving odd lots including: - simultaneously having both limit buy & sell orders in the same security - a series of odd lot transactions in the same security that could...