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I currently use both, I haven't had any real problems with IB or TS. SSB

I was actually watching volume, but on QM the volume didn't switch until Thursday morning. Since my trades usually end in 3 days (and this was the third day) I decided to wait and see if I could close the trade before expiration (thinking I had about a week like you do when ES and NQ roll...

ids -- can you update the link you posted to include QM and similar futures (I assume the other energy mini futures settle the same way). I stupidly didn't check the expiration date but then I was confused why the position wasn't liquidated.....as would be implied by the link you posted...

In my case QM settles in cash so I'm OK. But some futures do settle in physical commodities...lean hogs and the like....YIKES!

Just the other day I was reading the IB website about futures delivery. Then I happened to notice there was no bid/ask in the Feb 2006 QM. So I check the specs....DOH!!!!! it expired today. After a fairly frantic call to IB I discovered it settles in cash and it'll be fine with my final...

Check out Wealthlab, www.wealth-lab.com. Plenty of systems on their website. Also if you just look at the list of functions in the online help you see the kinds of things involved in an automated trading system. You might also check out tradestation. SSB

I just read that it looked likely the company suing RIM (NTP) would have it's patents rejected by the patent office. I don't get how it can sue based on patents that might be rejected -- how does that work and how can they win with invalid patents? Can someone explain this? I know laws in...

Not just Yahoo -- Intel, AMD, GOOG -- it's a bloodbath. Probably the buying opportunity of the year :eek:

Nothing against other posters, but I don't want to go against the IRS and say "while joe on elitetrader said I should do this". Contact a CPA and/or attorney. I'm currently working with Robert Green (www.greentradertax.com) but there are other CPAs who do this as well (tradersaccounting.com...

If you want safety you need to go with a large broker, like Refco. Oh wait, never mind. If you're worried about that, call them up and ask for some info on their capitalization and their holdings. IB comes up with that kind of info, MB should be able to also. I was happy with them...

Never mind ..... RTFM...."ALL ARE DAY SESSION PRICES EXCEPT THOSE MARKED COMPOSITE"

Does anyone know if the crude oil data (contract CL) from Pinnacle Data is for the pit session only or the "full" session (including electronic overnight trading)? I tried comparing the data to Tradestation and they don't match up at all so I have no clue which it is. SSB

If IB was <i><b>really</b></i> good they'd PREDICT the next price and buy for me if it is going to be higher, and short for me if it's going to be lower. Ideally this would be implemented via the API: method PredictNextPrice() SSB

I'm looking to sign up for a wireless ISP (so I can connect with reasonably fast speed on my laptop anywhere I can get a signal) in the NY metro area. can anyone recommend a good ISP? Has anyone used Verizon?

You can open a non-electronic account with Tradestation to trade virtually all pit and foreign futures but the trading cannot be automated. SSB

System development is not as easy as it looks, nor is it impossible. But developing the holy grail of trading systems is impossible -- very few systems will work as your friend wants. If it was so easy, others would have already done it (maybe they have???). Remember, no matter how smart...

slacker -- another option to consider is using VMWare -- then you can have multiple OS's on the same machine :D

True you can bypass the router -- but if you're running an automated system it's an issue. SSB

Guys -- avoid Hawking like the plague -- I've had very bad experiences with their stuff. Go read the reviews on newegg.com. Another issue -- dual wan routers are still a single point of failure. If the router dies, your connectivity dies. End of story. I've had three routers die over...

I'd guess you get 100 per login -- so in one instance of TWS using one ID you get 100, and the same in the other (for example 150 in one and 50 in the other will not work -- it's a max of 100 in each one). SSB