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    IB no interest on first 10K rule, what do you do with the money?

    Buy all the 45K of EFP. And leave 5K for the margin. Then you will be home free.
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    WORST FILL EVER at Tradestation

    I have seen 0.00 on the bid or the ask since sunday. I think it is a serious data issue which they havent realized yet. Perhaps it is the same situation as the NYMEX data last year.
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    WORST FILL EVER at Tradestation

    Did u check my theard on the TS forum? I called in, the guy said there is nothing wrong with our data. How come the people anwsering the phone never admit there is a problem if a customer says there is a problem? How come they never care what the customer's problem is as long as we at TS dont...
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    Nikkei day trading cost more than double of other index?

    Pros and cons about the Nikkei. There are huge size available at each level. If u are a hedge fund, you would love it despite giving up 5 pts. And you can be sure you order will be filled within 5-10 pts. Not the case in HSI. In HSI, you dont get the market depth. The spread could be 1 point...
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    Nikkei day trading cost more than double of other index?

    a RT market order would only cost you 5 points not 10. If the price stays at 17500 - 17505. A market order on a RT would only cost you 5. I dont understand where you get the 10. If it is 17495 - 17500, then in reality the market has moved 5 points against you.
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    Amaranth's Brian Hunter to launch new Hedge Fund

    So, did the guy blow out for a second time or did they make a killing in the second time?
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    Soy slow to move on corn plantings

    Ever heard of sell the rumors buy the fact?
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    Watchout guys for the ecbot outage.

    Just a friendly reminder the grains are about to go all limit down. And we know what happened last time when the grains went to the limit. Good luck!
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    IB Secure Device

    If i get this correctly, exisiting customers with account less than 100K will be enrolled in the security program that the current 100K+ customers are in, is that right? If this device is not USB, what is it? Are we going to receive in the mail or something? I am a HK resident and currently...
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    YG this morning

    Woo! Yeah, what happened? Did your stop get triggered? That's why the stop should only be triggered based on ZG or GC. And the stop should have a limit.
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    IB multiple user names.. 1 account

    No fees at all. Subscribing market data in one account means getting data for the 2nd account as well as paper trading account.
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    IB multiple user names.. 1 account

    Nope. All the trades in the 2 login ID would be combined as one. Also, u can get a paper account just to get quotes. So, u can basically have 3 TWS running at all time.
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    I LOVE the HSI futs!

    50 HKD HKD US conversion is around 7.8 HKD to 1 USD
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    I LOVE the HSI futs!

    Hong Kong resident living in canada
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    I LOVE the HSI futs!

    I trade the mini hang seng. It is nothing like the emini S&P. It is more like mini gold and big gold. It tracks the big hang seng with extra 1 tick on either side. During fast markets, u will probably need to get to the 5's and 10's to get guarantee fill. But with that being said, IMHO, The...
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    ECBOT vs. COMEX(NYMEX) for gold

    I just found the exact quote. On Markets in Profile P.142 "Pete Stedlmayer best dismissed the concept of noise when he said that every trade occurs to satisfy some coniditon of the market. This remains my belief today. For example, if a market rallies quickly and just as quickly retreats, it may...
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    ECBOT vs. COMEX(NYMEX) for gold

    I just dont agree with the adjustment. People who come in to provide the liquidity for those stops are taking on huge risks. Remember this futures game, at some point everyone will need to take the opposite side of their original position except those who intend to take delivery so the price in...
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    ECBOT vs. COMEX(NYMEX) for gold

    How can it be adjusted? The 650 print happened before the ECBOT open. What makes you think the trade will be reversed when they are the only market open at that time? I mean when there is no liquidity in the overnight market and there is a huge stop out there, there is the risk of getting a...
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    IB: Can u short the SPY?

    Yes ETF SnP Spyder. What is the commish?
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    IB: Can u short the SPY?

    I checked the contract search on the site and it said it is not shortable. However, when i try it on the paper account, it can be shorted. Does anyone has experience shorting the SPY thru IB? I am asking this because i dont want to see an opportunity and then have more order rejected. Also...
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