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5 contracts = 5*1675 ? Is that daytrading margin? Which broker offers that margin? I thought initial margin required by the CME for emini NQ was $6750. I am going to start daytrading the emini soon, one contract at a time. What is the risk of lock limit with stock index futures? Will a broker...

Il like the idea of trading the Q's, first I am gonna have to trade the eminis soon, so I think the Q's give me a good feel of how Nasdaq Futures trade. I don't want to get killed when I make the switch (I think the new SEC rule will have potentially disastrous consequences with small traders...

Just started trading the QQQ's for fractions. I thought it would be good training for emini.I find it really tough. It seems to move faster than the futures, and always make the bulk of a move in 3 minutes or less, I just can't never catch the move. I have to make "guesses", buy at support...

Looking for complete real time options chains and charts of implied volatility. Do you know of any website that has this info free or for a low monthly fee? Otherwise a good/affordable data feed with complete option chains. Thank You.

I agree with the previous posts, we need to be able to save columns layout. Also the 40 symbol limit per page is a pain in the butt. But most importantly and I don't know if you guys had this experience but I find TWS slow, I am not talking about quotes accuracy or execution speed here : when I...

Thinking about trading the e-minis with IB too. I 've never traded futures before. I just wonder how you guys manage technology failure risk (ISP down, computer crash, broker server down, blackout etc.) when trading futures. Is it possible when you trade futures to preset a stop that will be...

Like I said this IB statement must be a mistake, it's an excerpt of an email to IB mgmt, maybe it's edited... Not being able to open more than 3 positions in a five day period, that's nonsense. Every account under 25K would just be closed if it was the case. Can't open 3 positions in 5 day...

This has to be a mistake, why would they go with such an absurd interpretation of the new SEC rule? This would mean thousands of customers closing their account( why bother with EDAT if you are going to be a position trader and you can have better services with an online broker?! In this case I...

What is this joke? You can't open more than 3 positions in a 5 day period?!!! (and what does SRO stand for BTW?) This is nonsense since even a long term investor could not even buy 3 stocks in a 5 day period! Please Def, or anybody who knows, tell me this is incorrect. Thanks

Does anybody here trade in afterhours? I never do but I often watch the extended session during earnings season or when the market is heavily oversold(using 1 min.charts +ECN book and T&S + QQQ on ISLD). When there is a significant move it is crazy trading. Like today at 17:15, EBAY went from...

I don't get it! Would IB want its customers to use its Best ECN's routing instead of using ARCA and REDI capabilities?! I noticed that IB tries to promote or at least recommend Best and Best ECN, it's sure better to attract new accounts from online discount brokers. Anyway this decision is very...

What?!! I am new to IB and stunned to read that IB disabled ARCA and REDI smart routing capabilities for its customers! This is hard to believe. ARCA 's ability to follow the bid by 1 cent is great for short sales. Now I would like to know if this means I can't even use ARCA or REDI to hit...

Est ce que tu dois aussi payer cette taxe de .6% sur tes roundtrips si tu as un broker etabli aux USA? Je suppose que si cette taxe s'ajoute a un impot sur les gains en capital speculer a la bourse a tres court terme ne doit pas etre tres rentable si tu as ton domicile etabli en France. Avec IB...

DAN34, J'ai ouvert un compte chez IB recemment et je dois dire que je suis tres satisfait jusqu'a present. Evidemment ca prend un peu de temps pour assimiler toutes les fonctions. Je suppose qu'avec un peu d'habitude, tu peux arriver a utiliser les hotkeys de maniere quasi instinctive...

We have another case of a questionable halt on Nasdaq today with MSFT. Those happen more and more often on Nasdaq, I thought one of the characteristics of this market was uninterrupted trading. This is certainly not what we've seen recently. I personally think stocks should not be halted because...

Hitman, Praetorian2 & other NYSE guys, I have traded Nasdaq stocks ever since I started trading a year and half ago, I am totally lost when it comes to the NYSE. I would "watch the tape" on some stocks and see prints way below or way above the market. What is that? I thought trades had to be...

Does that mean NASDAQ route is a broadcast order? I think I read somewhere on IB site that the order would be routed to the most active MM or the one with size.

IRAF, try going 1 time frame lower, 3 min or 1 min. chart. When I started trading only intraday last fall, I thought I could time perfect, low risk entries using the NQ Fut 1 min and 5 min., TICK, L2 and 5, 15 min.charts, tracking a basket of Nas stocks. I would scan manually intraday my...

Thanks Dlincke, great explanation. What's the best route in fast market with IB, besides ISLD? Is NASDAQ (SNET) okay if you place your limit below/above NBB0 ? How is BEST ECN now since there is no possibility of getting stuck with ARCA MM pref.? Can you still get stuck with REDI MM pref. using...

I am new to IB. Trying to have a thourough understanding of all the routes available: First, which ECN's do IB customers have direct access to? I understand order is sent to book for ISLD, ARCA, INCA, REDI. What about BTRD, BRUT, and MKXT ? Why is it that there can't be any execution with...