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TriPack: agree 100% - if you trade not for long yet it is even better to trade 100 QQQs in + out than to enforce a "whole" NQ contract. The pressure a maximized position using ultra-low intraday margin builds will probably more than you can bear... stay rational

...Strange. I cannot remember any noticable IB login / connection problems except those many of us were embarrassed about (IB outages + Bulletin Disconnect Problem). REALLY. Do you use a firewall software ? Maybe you both check down your system configuration - it could be the same problem...

IB is running absolutely stable last days - for me. It is 80% an ISP problem. If you still use a modem or something, try to get DSL by all means. I use DSL for 12 months and i am enlightened by the speed and the rock-solid reliability.

761 is beta currently. tws software -> trade with beta tws

@PABST IMPORTANT As what i have read in your first post, i can safely claim that nobody had access to your C: It is simple to create a HTML doc, which has the effect, that if you open it in IE, your drive X: is shown, however, ONLY LOCALLY, i.e. IE does on your computer what your normal...

buzzy: forget this scalping idea. it is nonsense. i tested many times, and i can assure your order is routed to the exch without any "wanted" delays.

I cannot believe it - in the latest beta release of tws (761), the toolbar is fully customizable and it CAN REALLY BE TURNED OFF. Better late than never.

Same thing as 2 years ago. Higher unemployment -> market upside since less interest rate hike fears. Markets reflect principles of evolution. They are highly unsocial, not to say cruel.

The rule is a rudiment of former law in Germany, up to the 70s-80s futures / options on fut. were completely forbidden by the authority, they were considered as gambling, therefore any such arrangement by a private person was void. If a sudden drop in the SP of say, 400 pts would happen...

Please no more e-mails at all. Secure account login on website only ! Def - could you forward this, the plain E-Mails are a big security hole.

Are they direct access ? If they charge ECN fees - i would say so !

The software is fast and very reliable (the applet). As you cannot beat the price, i think it is unrealistic to demand something far-improved from IB. I am happy with it, except when the quotes are slow. The software itself is ok for me.

Hello Guys, here is an important question, i could not find an answer to it anywhere, maybe someone of you knows a bit more. Are accounts held by non-US resident persons SIPC insured ? Special case: IB multicurrency account. Or, does IB's additional insurance cover the risk ? And...

the future: about 1000 per day trade now. sorry, i did not had a look onto the spread, but with 1000 contr./day it won't be too good & too bad. however, for trading within less < 4 hours horizon not suitable, imo.

@jaan locking the market is technically possible so far (AFAIK), however, if you do it often, the SEC/NASD will "take care of you". i think this is what happened to IB lately. the brokers, ECNs and MMs are therefore required to implement a sort of "locking/crossing prevention". The MMs...

IB will reroute your order - they will at least look in an <n seconds> interval when your order has become at / within NBBO and eventually re-route the order if e.g.: you are 24.95 bid at island, island has 24.97 offer, however, INCA has 24.95 offer. If you fall into an update cycle, you...

however, pro traders should be able to short it when they do it intraday, since this eliminates the obligation to settle / borrow, right ?

Hi, the max. loss depends also on your country of residence and the current applicable law. eg. you are long 1 MiniSP at IB, have $2000 in margin, the market gets interrupted and re-opens 3 days later 100 pts lower, so your account is $-3000, which IB could sue you for. as far as i...

Hello, i just do not think it makes sense to invent the wheel several times... sorry if i am too direct. it is just my opinion. maybe you (app.-developers) check out www.smartquant.com you will find that many other brillant coders have tried what you want to do now - and they failed...

Hello Guys, since i was the one who brought up this topic i want to tell you what the development in my "closing case" was: In February, after months of useless message ping-pong with datek cust. service, MY ACCOUNT WAS FINALLY CLOSED - BELIEVE IT OR NOT. I used the personal messaging...