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Actually, whether you have had auto execution orders stuck in SOES queue is quite relevant. If an auto ex order sees that the inside market is a market maker and attempts to place a SOES order, and the order gets in line behind other SOES orders, the 'smart' thing to do would be to keep scanning...

I hate to keep pressing this, but I want to be absolutely sure about what you are saying. Are you saying that you specifically used Virtual Trader's auto execution, (as opposed to another system's smart order system) and that your orders got stuck in the SOES queue when there was adequate ECN...

Do you know this to be the case from experience? Have you had auto orders sit in the SOES queue waiting for execution and missed getting executed by an ECN because of that?

But does anyone who uses it know how well it works? Does it perform this logic in 'nanoseconds' as I saw one broker advertise?

Here is another link but I don't think they're in business anymore. I couldn't get it to work today http://www.neologicfx.com/

I think one overlooked benefit of taking partial profits is the psychological one. For the sake of simplicity, we have 4 scenarios: (assuming a long position) 1) taking partial profits, and the stock continues to go up 2) taking partial profits, and the stock declines 3) not taking...

I wasn't planning on spending that kind of money.

Is there any real time charting software that shows lines for important levels from the previous day? For example, let's say you have a 1-day chart on your screen. It would have horizontal lines for one or more of the following: yesterday's high, low and close. I hate to waste screen space with...

Steve I've traded quite a bit with IB after hours. I get fills based on where the market is, so I don't know what problem you're having.

A lot of the brokers that offer Virtual Trader give demos (I'm not sure if it's live; it may be based on yesterdays data) of 1/2 or a full day. If you want to see how their software and charting works, you could try that. I don't know how many trades you do per month, but if you do more than...

klaorman Didn't trade on Friday. I probably will trade lightly or no more than 100 shares at a time until I'm sure the quoting is reliable. tom p Yes, I've considered Broadway. I've contacted them and asked them a ton of questions; here are the pros and cons I came up with. Pros...

I'm not sure on pricing for Appian adapters. If you click on hardware at the top of this screen it will take you to a link where they are sold. I have no experience with Matrox so I couldn't compare Matrox and Appian, but Appian is an excellent product. Excellent tech support. No I don't get a...

If you do decide to go to a direct access firm, there are some out there that will give you free data with as few as 10 trades/mo. There's a platform called Virtual Trader that a lot more brokers are switching to lately, probably because other platforms like Real Tick are too expensive for the...

Most traders here probably do use direct access platforms, but may have internet windows open at the same time.

Up until a few days ago I was using 'trades' for my data period in order to get extended hours charting, and it was working fine. Now it's cutting off after the regular session. I am checking on 'show irregular trades'. I know that time&sales also works, but the charts are funky. Does anyone...

I've tried Alphatrade. It's been a while, so I don't remember the specifics. I just remember being very disappointed. I guess you get what you pay for.

If this is true, looking at futures would be a waste of time. Don't some of you scalpers trade off the futures? Successfully? I would love to get to the bottom of this issue. I've heard so many conflicting thoughts. I don't see myself scalping from home; otherwise I would test this out...

Predictor I have Win NT with a 4 monitor setup, and I use Redi Plus. I have no problems with my setup. The layout comes up the same every time. I'm using an Appian card; are you using Matrox? Is this the only reason you're switching to Win 2000? Do you not have the REDI software yet? Where...

exce26 Where did you come up with that? Anyone here want to dispute this?

Let's say you open an account with someone like Echotrade that requires a Series 7 exam. You're a professional trader, and you have to pay professional exchange fees. Does this stay with you even if you leave the firm? Would you be stuck paying pro exchange fees all your life because you once...