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hi, thanks for the reply. there is some confusion somewhere. i have cc, sb etc on the quotes page (nybot), but i dont see any bid, ask, or last. i think they trade afterhours, but i have looked at it from 11pm to now (6:50 am) est and dont see any quotes. let me know if you have any...

hi, wondering if ice sugar, coffee, cocoa etc and tradable on ib? if so what is the symbol. i have searched and could not find it. i see nymex and nybot for eg. for sugar but no ice. thanks, svr

Sorry, I found him quite annoying and pompous but my sympathies are with his family.

Hello, Today all the tickers I had in TWS disappeared. I then entered several futures (JPY, EUR, ZN etc) but I dont see any quotes. The only thing showing is JGB (on the Singapare exchange). The charts however work. Any pointers? Thanks

I was short US Surgical and the stock was very slow, so I put on a much larger short position. A few hours later the stock rallied by a huge amount and I was still short. This was on Friday. I could do nothing over the weekend, but look at the large loss I had. I cried that Saturday.

I think IB will get a lot more business if/when they do this. Now they are becoming big league!!

Agreed. When I first opened an account with IB, I had the distinct impression that they were pig-headed. But over time I have seen that they DO listen to their customers and make changes, albeit in their own odd little way. Congrats.

Hi, Why would the 3 mo. be below the Fed rate? Is this normal? Tx.

It took me a good chunk of time to figure this out - present decisions affect not just the current trades but also the future ones, mainly because of the psychological factors. It may be much less in case of mechanical systems, but for discretionary approaches (as mine is) it is certainly true.

Hello, Since the Refco fiasco, I would like to do further DD on my brokers - vision and Interactive Brokers. What sites, resources can I use and what do I look for. If this has been answered in other threads, please point. Thanks

Hello all, I have an account with Direct Futures, which is an IB to Vision. The platform I use is VisionExpress which is basically RefcoExpress. Here is my question. Would my money and account be held by Refco because I trade through their platform? If so, I would very much consider...

Hello Geowalker, I lived in Zibo, Shandong for 2 years. Moved 2 months ago to Lanzhou. I am not Chinese. I am a US citizen, born in India, now working in China. However, I do love China. Your comment in an earlier post about how your thinking is similar to the US books, is quite...

Hello geowalker, Where in China do you live? I live in Lanzhou now and have traded futures for about 12 years.

Many discount brokers have access to ACCESS :-). I have an account with Vision and they do.

Hi, I am a US citizen living in China, so here's my 2 cents. The economy is good and solid. Real estate is hot but everything else is just fine. I lived in the US during the dotcom bubble and could clearly tell that it had got out of hand. No such signs in China. People work very hard...

I am a US citizen now working and living in mainland China (Shandong province). I trade stocks, futures and currencies. Dont know what kind of trading you are talking about, but foreigners are not allowed to own most Chinese shares. Internet access is very good in China.

Hi, Ive had the same problem. Not a comprehensive list but here are things you can look at - number of consecutive losses losses larger than a set amount stop violations if any percentage equity change on a weekly basis. leveraging / deleveraging in win / lose streak. I am trying to...

Choose your broker carefully. I trade everything you mentioned and depending on the contract the fills can be reported very late. Recent experience - lumber 1 hour delayed confirmation, nymex crude - end of the day confirmation, oj - 1 hour delay. meats were quick. I trade long term (at...

Hello all, Here is my problem. I am in a trade. I am breakeven or close to. Several signals (technical, news, crowd psychology etc.) come and go. Then I get stopped out with a reasonable loss. As soon as I have exited the trade with a loss I realize that had i not been in the trade the...

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