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I know most of you go flat each evening, but I'm always holding overnight. It's a bummer when you wake up to gap down or up mornings on your stocks when your betting the opposite direction. Is the NASD ever going to extend its hours to be comparable to the ECN's? It seems that with all the...

Def, my account is in the 45-day mode for funding at IB, after which it's deleted and I must reapply. Is there going to be any resolution on the Stop issue in the forseeable future? Is this low priority with IB because Day-traders use mental stops and it's only low-volume swing traders wanting...

For a good mechanical swing trading methodology, check out http://www.mrswing.com. (a free site). Mechanical swingtrading allows you to diversify your portfolio and take bigger overall positions than day trading allows. You can also have a life apart from computer monitors. But trading with...

KTM, Contact Frederick @ mrswing@mrswing.com and ask him how he gets his Stops to work at IB. He says they are no problem? Maybe he uses them differently? Dave D.

With the 25K rule, the average person will have to not only sell their mom's car, but their grandma's too to raise the cash. And after the 4 to 1 margin wacks them one day, they'll also lose the house. Maybe they should require that people with declining day trading accounts have an SEC...

I used to do a strategy similar to your theory but I've been told the SEC would spank me for avoiding the short rules. Anybody (customer, not brokerage house) been spanked by the SEC in real life for avoiding short rule?? I can't find anything doing an internet search that shows a fine has...

You guys scared me. I think I'll wait on funding my IB account until I know stops work. I could be decimated since I use all stops to enter and exit on my swing trades and don't watch much during the day. A friend of mine uses IB for swing trading and said he's never had a problem though...

I think this has been requested before, but trailing stops would be awesome. Any chance that will happen? David D.

Thanks for the replies. I think the way IB is setup is great, I hate when my stops get touched with one order and filled before reversing; but am concerned that the system reliably executes stops. I have 10-15 swing positions simultaneously and rely on stops for safety and taking profits. And...

I'm a swing trader and stops are how I enter and exit 100% of my trades. I plan on giving IB a try but hear that the stops aren't reliable. Is this just 1% of the time or all the time? I trade exclusively Nasdaq stocks. Any feedback is appreciated...Thanks David D.

Apparently more intelligent people are running the show now. The uptick rule is equivalent to outlawing guns because they kill people or parking our cars because we might crash. I can't wait to make even more money.

If you place a "Market" "stop" order to sell securities from your long account, which is offset with an equal position of short shares, would this violate the uptick rule? You always get filled at the ask or above the bid with a market order, so it would seem you would be in compliance with the...

Thanks for the advice. I read the post at http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=1229 describing bullets and reversals. I think I'll look into the options route.

I'm about to switch to IB, and was here checking on their short list (or lack of). I was hoping to get away from doing what I do at Brown and Co., but it sounds like I may still have to do it. My solution to shorting has been to keep my short positions in my "Short" account and cover by...