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    IB down, no way to communicate

    Mines good. I expect that things will be good for me in future too :) Why can't you call one of their 3 international offices?
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    Software for IB feed

    Sierra Chart. Has it all. And has a worksheet interface (simplified excel) to use for programming indicators or systems if you don't want to get into programming languages.
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    Unofficial TWS bug thread

    For the record. I dropped 890.6 with the last upgrade and went to 898.4 with Java 1.6.0_16. Its been good. I have had cause to bring stuff up with TWS charts a couple of times - all I can say is Thank (name your deity) for Sierra Chart.
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    Krugman: "Economy in Grave Danger"

    A good article except that the author falls into the "blame someone else camp." The bankers were complicit and greedy. But politicians pushed "house ownership as a moral imperative like freedom and democracy" But people played the buy and sell game for greed. etc etc There isn't just...
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    google chrome

    3.7 is still slower than chrome but the difference isn't "user significant" and if you prefer the firefox suite of addons or the different feel then you'll like it (just pick up a nightly build and run the Nightly Tester Tools add on to override addons that say 3.7 might be too new for them)...
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    google chrome

    Facts seem to go out the window in these discussions. Google Chrome is the fastest renderer. Google Chrome also has adblock options that are almost as good as adblock plus. But. Firefox 3.7 (yes, its an alpha but I've been using it without a crash/problem on trading and news websites...
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    IB will not send checks out internationally...

    Is it in the last Ts & Cs you agreed to?
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    Interactive Brokers For Forex

    Also consider Sierra Chart as a front end for IB Forex. I chart trade with SC for forex and futures now and have also developed a "robot" to trade futures using the programming functions - forex next.
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    Interactive Brokers For Forex

    If you find the margin level too high then you are undercapitalized. Trading is a losing game ... unless you are comfortable with losers you will become one ... unless you can bet small enough to survive a run of losers you will become one. IB's spreads are small and the system is honest...
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    Why banking executives didn't spill beans RE: subprime

    Don't fool yourselves into just blaming the Wankers here. Read Liars Poker and note that Salomon started this thing back in the 80s. And that everyone else joined. Politicians congratulated themselves for making ownership affordable. And thus more Americans responsible invested house...
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    Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses !!!

    There is a lot of "feel" going on here. The human mind is easily deceived and Win 7 does have a fast feel. It doesn't test quite so well as it feels. But despite this, speed isn't the issue really because unlike vista, 7 is no longer a slug. Its also unlikely to make any real...
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    Windows 7 question for you guru's

    Or right click on it on the task bar and select "move" then use the arrow keys to recover it.
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    TWS on 64 bit Win7

    I ran it fine back on the betas. I was using the JDK because I wanted the server version not just user. But I also agree with the last poster - the best trading OS is Win XP Pro, SP3.
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    IB TWS 899.7 Account Window Problems

    Grow up Bob. Take responsibility for managing your own trading environment: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2631872#post2631872
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    Does IB test a new TWS version thoroughly before releasing it?

    Rule 1. Wait at least a week after a new TWS has been made available and you've downloaded it to see if others are having problems. Rule 2. If you have an ounce of caution, quadruple rule 1. TWS + the backend servers is such a complex M'fxing software system that IB couldn't test all...
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    Apple Magic mouse, SWEET for trading

    Wrong rick. All that means is that stock has classified you as "no one." So you know your place, right? Note to stock: perhaps "no sane person" would be more appropriate? Or "no real trader."
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    Ideal Setup for Automated Trading?

    That is not really correct. IB provides two data feeds and can be correct if required. (the 5 sec feed is actually accurate as no prices are missed) I'm autotrading with Sierra Chart as my display and programming platform and IB as my broker api interface for Sierra Chart. Note that SC...
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    Here's an idea. We'll all put bwolinsky on ignore. Then NO ONE reply to the sod. And we'll never see his posts again. OK. Hes on my ignore list - please do the same. (Top of the page :: Your Account :: Edit Ignore List :: and just put the suckers name in there)
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    Win 7 64 bit first impressions

    I ran the 64 bit betas back when I was curious about W7. There aren't any application issues in any common apps when running on the x64 OS. None. What there are is driver issues because W7 x64 enforces more rigorous driver signing than 32 bit. So some situations where someone doesn't...
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    •China Must Avert Asset Bubbles Fueled by Record Lending, World Bank Says

    That will be an interesting additive to the withdrawal of the "future taxpayer" funded "spend now" programs in the US, Aus and Europe. China's export competitiveness might not help much if the rest of the world goes into a post spendup pullback. Add that to the reduction in the "house...
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