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The saga continues. I just got some strange error messages when logging into TWS and all my settings are gone. OK lets spend the next 15 minutes to reconfigure TWS (for example Button Trader cannot connect to it). I do not dare to trade anyway. Not good. Trent

I know I am repeating myself: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=738782#post738782 http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=747612#post747612 But I do it anyway: IB PLEASE stop adding all kinds of useless crap to TWS. There are dozens of specialised...

Back now, no backfill though (on button-trader) but thats no biggie. Trent

Great... I logged out and back in and now I dont get any data from IB. No data problems at Esignal so clearly an IB issue. I hope someone from IB can comment also on the stop issue i.e. is this problem only occurring between IB and end-user or is IB's connection to the exchanges (and...

Missing CME and CBOT here. Eurex and Idealpro work. Wonder whats happening on non-native stops for CME / CBOT products...is IB's link to those exchanges down? Trent

I think the modification / cancellation fee is a good thing for the reasons mentioned above. I did not, however, like IB's original proposal for two reasons: 1. Credit ratio of 1:5 is too low, triple it and I am happy 2. Credits do not carry to following day, make them good for the next 2...

You notice that you are referring to a 3 year old quote ? Maybe different today. Trent

I think people are having far too rigid opinions here. Also people automatically assume that scaling/averaging down means something that it does not necessarely mean i.e. the kind of action that the starter of the thread described. If done as a part of a good trading plan which definately has...

I do not want to get into the sematics of the english language. Lets put it in another way: Based on my observations of various chat room / forum gurus I estimate that something like 90% of them can not walk the walk so to speak. As I have seen nothing to the contrary regarding Buffy the ods...

There is nothing wrong with scaling / averaging down in itself, most of the professional traders I have witnessed in action use it. The point is that it it can work as a part of a good trading plan/strategy but the question you ask in the tittle of this thread implies that you consider it to be...

Did not mean to be offensive. My point is that I have seen so many chat room gurus over the years (Buffy and the rest of the Dacharts/ensign bunch included) and based on what I have seen I have to conclude that vast majority of them are not actually profitable/consistent/professional traders...

And how do we know that? Depends also what we mean by "work". Trent

Just out of curiosity, what futures did you expand to and is this your first attempt at futures? I do only futures myself (index, currency, little bit of interest) but am considering expanding to stocks :) Some of my strategies seem to work very well in stocks. The difficulty in expanding for me...

I have tried various front ends and have ended up using Button Trader (http://www.buttontrader.com/). Its a bit more complicated than some others but to an extent that is the price you pay for having more features. The best IMO. Trent

Why is this retard allowed to spam his crap over about every thread. Please ban him (again) to improve this site. Trent

Eh... Read the post again and this time try to understand it :) Old news btw. Trent

You are forgetting the commission Oanda has to pay in the Interbank Market. Also the spread is not always 1 pip. Also, maybe they do not HAVE to play against the customers but that does not mean that they don't. Well I trade futures anyway so not my concern. Trent

There are plenty of free spot feeds available from bucket shops, good for this purpose. Trent

I think this is 3rd time in about a month. Unacceptable. Trent

Hey if thats a sucky week by your standards you are doing great. Its easy to make money in the markets but it is difficult not to give it back. Trent