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Forget TWS for now: (1) Open Account Management on the web (2) Print out daily statements for the days in question (3) See what trades and transfers contributed on each day to the change in account value Tell us which trade or transfer is wrong.

It does not matter if there was a bug or not because the balance is recomputed in financial reports from the losses and profits. So the final total now should balance even if there was an issue along the way. So add up the profits and losses as shown on the reports for the day or days in...

Run a full statement over a custom range that spans the days in question (or month to date) and it will show the income and loss detail over the period that you will be able to reconcile to see where the loss was incurred.

Check your dns settings on your connection and proxy settings in your browser. Also you could upgrade to IE10 (early release but works fine).

Well they are intimately involved already in all of Cyprus, Spain, Portugal etc. But what they are saying in each case is: We are conditioning further assistance (eg the OMT program) on the countries in question reaching fiscal agreements first with Eurogroup and the IMF. That seems...

Part of their mandate is implicit, just as is the Fed's. They never did directly fund governments. They always bought from banks and required good collateral as required on loans. The one exception is the ELA which is an emergency program only and limited in time to conform to their...

Well my main point was just that the Fed. may well go negative equity also. Interpretations of what that means in each case is in the eye of the observer and views will vary. It is true that the ECB bought assets that were of lower quality than what the Fed. has bought. But they did it...

If interest rates rise in the future while the Fed. still holds a huge T-Bond portfolio, then the Fed would also go to negative equity on a mark to market basis (and even on a historical cost basis if it sells off the inventory at a loss). People are discussing this because it is a possible...

Who should the burden of proof be on when someone accuses someone else of being a scammer?

It would not look pretty on a financial statement, but there are no major problems if the ECB has negative equity capital. See http://www.businessinsider.com/morgan-stanley-heres-how-the-ecb-works-2011-9

Ok thanks. I can see some advantages to their deal in that case, at least for some users. I think they could do a lot better in explaining it, though.

I do not believe you can purchase X-Trader up-front at any broker. It is always a monthly fee and/or transaction fee. So maybe I am missing something, but I do not see that it is appropriate for this broker to call it "free" when they charge both a higher transaction fee and an additional...

It is beyond me how they can claim X-Trader is free and simultaneously charge an additional monthly fee for using it (as well as higher commissions)

A monthly platform fee is charged to the customer separately. See http://www.tradewithvelocity.com/policy-disclosures/fee-schedule.aspx Monthly Maintenance Fee USD - $30.00 EUR - €30.00 GBP - ₤30.00 WAIVED FOR ACCOUNTS WITH BALANCES EXCEEDING $100K Applies to accounts...

Not only that there is an "monthly maintenance fee" for "free" Xtrader: Gotcha! http://www.tradewithvelocity.com/policy-disclosures/fee-schedule.aspx USD - $75.00 EUR - €75.00 GBP - ₤75.00 Applies to accounts with X_TRADER free (1 exchange) only. Waived if 50+ contracts...

Yes I think your concern is entirely justified if it is a joint account. It could also create a tax nightmare. Let me guess that the broker suggested a joint account to you because they are not sure that they fully understand the relationship between you and the trader. So the broker...

Hoadley may be able to suggest a solution?

You say "joint account." That is the last thing you want. If it is a joint account, both parties are liable. It is not a complicated issue. The account should be in your name only. Then he just trades it for you. After all, every corporation or trust operates this way. Their...

Yes, the U.S. is still trying to extradite him but it is tied up in the courts indefinitely amid numerous suits and countersuits for prosecutorial misconduct etc. in both countries. He is not charged with any offence in NZ. It will be a long time before he is extradited, if ever. Meanwhile...