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ok guys I've forwarded the suggestions posted so far in a categorized format. apparently, most suggestions are about the design/look of the TWS to make it simpler and save on valuable screen real estate the other group of suggestions were about improvements to speed up...

[sigh] can someone please put this to rest with a definitive answer? Here is my logic: 1]need to profit from stock tanking by somehow being short on a downtick 2]the simplest way I can see is to create a synthetic short which is a long put position with a naked call position...

Mugshot, please read my post again, as I think you are not getting my point what I'm saying is that if 'bullets' = synthetic short then you do NOT need to have a long position in the stock because synthetic short = long put + short call (1:1 ratio) hope that is clear

Market Master said: Some people call them bullets and some traders call them conversions... but basically they are synthetic shorts.. and here is how they work: You buy 100 shares of a stock and you also buy a put on the same stock. Now basically, you are flat because if the stock...

ArchAngel said: I might be remembering it wrong, but I think bullets were popularized in the early 90s by hedge funds and private trading firms (who could get special margin treatment) as a way of trying to beat the uptick rule. As I recall, you start off by putting on an effectively neutral...

janko, you bring up a great point (and one that I've been trying to solve in my head since learning about bullets) ....and that is why do you even need to enter into a long position on the stock? take a look at the graph of a long put/short call (1:1) combo and you will see it is the same...

ok this might seem like a really stupid question but since I pretty much have no clue as to 'firm' or prop trading I'm sure you'll excuse it so how does echotrade make money? is it then simply a broker? making money from commissions? thank you for the enlightenement that will surely follow...

on Nasdaq its the bid that is relevant (a trade on uptick does not have to take place) go to nasdaqtrader.com for the official dope I seriously doubt that IB's TWS would allow you to short a downtick (unfortunately most people at IB are great techies but not traders so I would NOT ask them...

MGB, its not really about one, two, or three waves, its really about how much punch (volume) there is behind a rally. As well as if it is going with the tide (relavant index/sector) or against it. also NVDA goes more with the SOX than the COMP wish you the best and look forward to reading...

no problem, I'll keep track and pass it on to you def keep'em coming (and please describe in detail what you are suggesting) thanks :)

no real difference in terms of speed or reliability the only reason they have the web based one is so you can trade from a machine that doesn't have the installed ps FYI I use the installed

I really appreciate the attitude of IB. They are continuosly improving their software and I wanted to start a thread for everyone using IB to suggest improvements/changes to TWS. I realize that we don't want TWS to be bogged down with features and lose its advantage so please keep suggestions...

more feedback is available on this site go to 'Brokers' section at the top and see reviews of Equity

gimme a break! there are free lunches on Wall Street, they just happen to be eaten on discovery! so go ahead! dream, create, imagine!! finance is a great grey area! do not allow this "no free lunch" baloney (otherwise known as the EMT) stop you..... If others before you had accepted...

Man, life's not fair! 1] you have access to Bloomberg 2] you have access to cute Brazilian girls

Realtick does NOT provide a gap up/down screen unfortunately :(

forgive my ignorance :) but who exactly is taking the trade when you execute through Bloomberg's terminal? I mean who is the intermediary/broker? and why is it one charge ($7) rather than a per/share charge? I thought that institutions pay per share (although aruond 0.05 or less)

thanks guys, much appreciated I really like IB and as I've said many times I think they can potentially become a force to be reckoned with in retail EDAT....IF...they get TWS to become a simple, elegant and flexible platform. right now its still to clumsy, but they seem to be taking small...

anyone have any news about this new build? apparently it will be out in a few days for web and later next week for installed version any sneek peeks appreciated to see if it is worth switching thanks in advance

that is simply rediculous!! I guess if you put a water gun to my head I would say I don't really have a mentor but it is people like todd Harrison (head trader for Cramer Berkowitz) that I admire. I've read him for almost a year on realmoney.com and am impressed more and more each day