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Is there a "fastest" way to get filled on a potential short sale with TWS (or any platform for that matter)? I route my short orders thru SMART as a limit order and it always takes forever to get filled. I know about the uptick rule but I'm always seeing bids come up thru my offer AND trade...

DuaneG, Thanks for that awesome tip! It's exactly what I was trying to do with the charts. It's funny how some of your reps will know how to solve the problem, and others don't. I guess it depends on the depth of you knowledge of the product. So now my 60-minute charts all begin at...

50 Cent, Good ldea!

Anyone use esignal 60-min charts for pit-traded commodities? (or any minute time frame for that matter) A default esignal 60-minute chart always begins its first 60-min bar at the top of the hour. This is fine for commodities that open up for trading at the top of the hour, like cocoa, sugar...

IBsoft, Yes, I see that for an IBM straddle. But how about the IBM call spread? I put in for a buy call vertical spread for IBM April '04 buy 95 call, sell 100 call. It came back with the vertical spread line in TWS, but then it only gave another line for one of the legs, the 100 call...

Thanks IBsoft. Otherwise, would I have seen a bid/ask on the straddle line if it was offered by Smart? If so, then that would solve my problem.

IBsoft, So I tried to click on the straddle "ask" column to place my limit bid, and I got this message, "you must request a quote before submitting this order". Now what should I do? There's a bid/ask market showing for each leg on lines 2 & 3 that I mentioned earlier, but no bid/ask...

Trying to get some help here with an option combo order in IB's TWS. Looking at potentially buying the May '04 straddle on SNV. I type in SNV in a blank line and choose "combo". I then pick the month and strikes for the potential straddle and check off the little box, "get market data". TWS...

Thanks guys.

Just wondering why the mini bond future - YH, doesn't have much volume or tighter spreads. You would think with its smaller tick value ($15.625), that it would attract more volume or participants. Any thoughts?

Thanks Easyguru, That sounds great. But where, how, what software do I use your advice with?

I'm trying to find stock scanning programs that will find stocks that are coiling into tight wedges, that eventually will breakout of the coil. I'm not sure if a stock scanner can do this, or even how to write code for a programmable scanner to look for stocks that are coliling tighter and...

Anyone use IB Charts at ibcharts.com? Is it safe, reliable, worthwhile? It's part of the freelance tools located at the IB website under the "resources" tab. Thanks.

Got it to work, but thanks for trying to help gnome.

Just added another video card to my pc (4 total). The video card is installed and working, the monitor is installed and working, yet I can't get anything to show up on the screen. It's just a blank, black screen. I can see that the video card and monitor are installed because when I check the...

Technical study ECO is? Thanks.

Try futuresource.com

The move can definitely be done. I went from NYC to Kaua'i and lived there for 4 years, 1998 - 2002. Talk about a lifestyle change! It was beautiful, met some greak folk, and you really learn the meaning of ohana out there. If you are going to trade, be prepared to be tired for awhile as...

Quah, Thanks for the link. Looks exactly like something I can use.

Thanks for the response. I want to test whether I should be putting odds on the pass line bet at various times during a shooter's roll. Also, I might put on a "come" bet with or without odds, and also place odds on the 6 or 8 during a roll. I want to test these scenarios in different...