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Just out of curiosity, has anyone here at ET used the services of tradethemarkets.com ? If so, can you please comment on your experiences using their services ? What did you like/dislike. etc. ? Any commentary (favorable or not) would be greatly appreciated.

Mr. Space, IB vs. Ameritrade.....no contest. Move your money over to IB. I started with Datek, and then endured the pain when Ameritrade took over. Things I hated about Ameritrade: - Very poor fills. - For NYSE stocks, could only get on the NYSE book for limit orders, if I was...

I've been disconnecting the last 2 days a bit. I just upgraded to 818.5 this morning. My pages weren't deleted on upgrade. However, when I disconnect, all my working orders on my API and manually created page disappears. The PENDING page, however, retains the working orders on reconnect...

Apparently, under V7.7, when attempting to grab a Live Quote field, the call: ='$QUOTES$!TA_SRV'|LIVEQUOTE!'LIVEQUOTE;1006;1003=''IBM''' causes TALDDE to spike to 100% CPU whenever that cell value changes via DDE. I haven't gotten a call back on this yet, but the person who took...

Cartosa, Suggest that you get on the horn with them immediately and talk to them about this, if you haven't already. Sounds like they will lose at least 2 customers otherwise. Doug

Hi all, I'm working with a Townsend Analytics tech support person on this, but was wondering if any of you have experienced the problem below. I talked with someone in Townsend today, who said that they are going to force everyone to migrate upwards to V7.7, from V7.6, by mid-March...

NoNonsense, I always give the benefit of the doubt to all, until proven otherwise. Yes, you are correct. Elder may be nothing more than a crackpot at best. Thanks for your messages. Regards, Doug

Well guys, Holy Grail, it ain't, that's for sure. I went long only, as Electric Savant suggested, and this improved me at best to 44 %, with overall net profit loss. This was for Dow Stocks and SPY. With low-beta NYSE stocks, results were much worse overall. My test period, BTW, was...

OK, I have programmed this again into WealthLab, using Dr. Elder's rules, which were effectively posted by Electric Savant in the last post (I do not use multiple confirming periods, however). I cannot get a higher winning % that 38 % on any NYSE stock or ETF (SPY, e.g.). I'm not sure this is...

I didn't realize how much I'd miss ET, between trades :) Glad you are back !

Problem: DX, ADX, PID & MDI values yield differences across platforms As a corollary to the last post above, I am comparing 1 minute values garnered by the aformentioned WealthScript functions and the corresponding values yielded by RealTick Charting, and I am coming up with major...

OK guys, Going to open up this thread again. This thread was intriguing, and I tried it implement what I think are NYC's rules in Wealth Lab. This implementation only yields about a 25% return. Anyone care to comment on this code below ? (SORRY BUT I CANNOT GET INDENTING TO WORK...

OK, Don, I'm impressed. You have your own radio show ? What station (& state) ? Would love to hear you, and I might even call in someday...... Regards, Doug

Don, I believe what you say. There's a lot that goes on that we are not aware of, sitting in our offices. In your cited example, I would expect the NYSE to post both of these orders on the books, which rarely, if ever, occurs. The fact that NYSE OB is on a 5-second delay (this is...

Don, My feeling is that the Specialists' excuse for playing more in the illiquids is just your rationale. The front-running is just rampant in this area, and for no particular reason (IMO), other than to take advantage (personal profits). Cutting in front is a poor excuse for maintaining...

Hey Don, Here's another one for you - ask them why "Price Improvement" occurs at a much higher clip for illiquids (I'm estimating at 60-70 %), than what the NYSE claims on their website for overall "improvement" (slightly over 40%) ? That wouldn't be compensation for profit, would it...

Great questions, jem, but I think you know the answers already.......

Don, I hope you had your violin handy, and consoled this poor soul. How on earth are the Specialists supposed to cope with behavior like this ?????

Don, Seriously, I would just present them with this thread, minus the nonsense and personal attack stuff. I would love to hear how they defend themselves...... Regards, Doug

dlincke, With all due respect, I think you are confusing textbook rules with reality. This stuff happens all the time, and the "regulatory" agencies have always turned their cheeks and ignored these "deviations". Today's token fining of several prominent Specialist firms, is the...