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Ray, do you have a short webpage highlighting the differences between 6.5 -> 7? Does anybody have experience with whether or not 7 is faster and better at resource utilization than the old version?

$11 seems a little rich for early December - anybody know fundamentally why they're up here?

The exchange spread doesn't do a lot of volume because it's not a retail favorite, but I wouldn't call it illiquid - it's almost always quoted inside the implied market from the underlying, and worst case you go to the underlying which is 200-500 up at all hours. Keep in mind it's a...

Who's your broker? They were probably notified late on Friday, whether their back office stuck around on a holiday to allocate is a different story. Call them Sunday night before the open. And never assume you're assigned based on settlement unless it's DITM. It's called an option for a...

It's just IB - they refuse to allow you to route stop limits to the exchange in any NYMEX or ICE product even though they are available on both markets. The only exception is GLOBEX index and FX products (ES, NQ). Anything designated NYMEX or ECBOT only lets you use simulated stops which is...

Bob - IB simulates stop orders on NYMEX which generates inferior fills to exchange-held stops. I'm glad you brought this up. GLOBEX has offered native stop limits and stops with protection for years. Customers should really have a routing choice - there are legitimate reasons to simulate...

Yeah, a more interesting metric would be commissions generated via Booktrader in 906 vs earlier versions. What active trader in their right mind would deal with confirmation windows? I realize there are work-arounds (API), but they all introduce latency & cost issues. I sympathize with the...

If you're running 905.X you get a popup saying upgrade to 906 by 12/7, the dates are staggered for older versions. If anyone knows how to spoof the version check please PM - I think there was an old thread where someone tried unsuccessfully a while ago.

Because you are implying that the exchange or traders are somehow culpable in distorting an efficient market to your detriment. Your answer is excessive regulation and Monday morning quarterbacking. Why do I feel like we wouldn't be having this conversation if you were long your 1 lot of...

What kind of idiot makes decisions based on non-executable premarket quotes? It's whiny bitches like you that ruin these markets - go trade the fucking eurodollars.

WASDE's tomorrow right?

Bone, point taken, but I think 12MM is excessive given there was apparently no intent to manipulate by way of marking the close or triggering orders in what was essentially a graveyard pit by late 2008 save for some volume in crude options. In pre-Globex/Access days this would be a different...

Haven't seen this, thanks for posting. It's typical misplaced aggression by the regulators - they need to find scapegoats for $100 oil, Optiver's marking the close incident comes to mind a few years ago. From the wording of the article it sounds like this clerk did a one lot at $100 in the...

Darth, here's my insurance statement for some recent bloodwork done by a lab in a major metro area (column one is billed amount, column two is actually paid): http://i51.tinypic.com/350uhc8.jpg I omitted some lines, but the total billed was $1000, insurance paid about 15%. Now some will...

Warning: Noticed the ALT-T hotkey is removed starting with beta TWS version 909, please tell me this is a joke!

Correct, the move started around 4:00pm EST, bizarre time for a 40% move after doing nothing exciting in pit hours. Here's the culprit: http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072&sid=aIZUd_F5eQxA

Will - I took a quick look; unless you specified all-or-none for your limit order, your order was mishandled. There was no trade at $10 until 9:40:38EST over 10 minutes after the open (despite there being higher bids), nor was there ever any attempt to display your limit order which is...

V/X just traded as low as 0.99 on Globex The entire spike you're talking about is almost all in the front month, X is little changed. Weird action!

Large move after the pit close 9/9 - any news or just thin holiday trading?

Impossible to say for sure without looking at the time & sales; what was the ticker symbol and trade date? You have every right to be pissed if your order was traded through without participating in the higher sales under most circumstances. How long after the open was your order filled?