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In a scenario where it's >80% payout, no draw, but the firm's technology is lacking (but the trade still runs) vs a firm that gives a sub 20% (8-15% is likely) payout but has reasonable technology and a small draw (80-120k, 8 months to profitability or you're canned), which is the better route...

I'm thinking about moving a lot of things to Sterling and I did not know about this problem. How exactly does Sterling's threading model work where this is even a possibility that you can get events like the OP is talking about?

I use a cash register sound and a female computer voice. Since you're in an office with other people, I'd use soft pings or soft tones for most things. Production alarms are the only harsh sound you should have, and these things should be rare.

I look at your stuff before I do anything -- the code base is a great set of examples for how to achieve very specific things. I keep tabs on your code. :-) I saw how you were doing things so I was afraid I'd have to do something similar (or adapt yours), so I wondered if anyone was out...

The manual says to avoid C++ altogether because it's just a bad idea. However, I'm wondering if anyone out there has actually worked with Sterling using C++. It just seems like an exercise in heavy COM/ATL programming, starting with an #import of their typelib in VC++. 1) My dilemma is that...

You obviously trade slightly different than me, but I'm curious why you'd care about market depth everywhere. Does it matter more for the thinner stocks?

Can I intentionally park orders in those dark pools you mention?

What about colocation and access to exchange-specific features like BATS historical PITCH and multicast PITCH? I just want to know how to get those "deluxe" features, without going through broker APIs. Sometimes broker APIs get in the way of things or don't do things quite exactly how I would...

Let's say hypothetically he was a billionaire and he could do whatever he wanted. How would he go about doing this? What's the process? I am also interested in how you become a member firm of a place like NASDAQ or BATS.

Sorry I wasn't clear, I was trying to figure out how to do it through the API. There are two functions, placeOrder and cancelOrder. There's no changeOrder. Is that done through placeOrder() with the same order ID again?

Is it possible to cancel-decrement orders in IB? i.e., I have 1000 shares, I want to cancel 500, but not lose my spot on the order queue on the other 500? Seems like I have to cancel all 1000 and put an order out for 500. Or maybe I am missing something here.

IB is the best retail broker, hands down. They aren't perfect, but they have the most customizable, usable interface. My gripe is that I wish their EWrapper and SocketClient classes were "broken up" a little more, so I could just inherit / reorganize the classes I need. It's not a huge deal...

I actually thought your post was very interesting. I was hoping more people would come out of the woodwork saying they were successful at-home traders. I haven't met very many successful at-home traders, basically ever. I've never actually met one in person. I wish brokers would shed...

Yeah, I'm not a fan of this feature either. I'd have preferred it if they tacked on a smaller API per month cost as an alternative to the $300. The free trial isn't enough time to determine whether you'd want to use it as an API. If they made it $300/12, it'd be cheaper to try and commit to...

I've done all three things over a period of 9 years and started out in the same place as you. #3 is the worst option, unless you've gone through #1 and #2. #1 and #2 kind of depend on your background and education. Re: #2...Professionals around help, but there's a difference between...

Have you confirmed your last statement? That IB will send order fill information to multiple clients? I currently have a design such that separate strategies connect to TWS independently, but have not gotten to the point in development where I can tell whether IB TWS broadcasts this...

Damnit, it won't let me delete this post. The topic was already discussed here: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=209058 Mods, please delete this thread.

I see the various order status states repeated multiple times. Is this normal behavior for this API, or am I somehow configured incorrectly? For example, I will get multiple orderStatus() messages on the same order with the same orderID telling me I'm in a pending submit scenario, and then...

One of the readers of that article commented on it and explained what I thought to be true. You still have to manage the risk somehow of holding onto so many shares and then turning around and selling. I don't understand how non-automated, slow traders can pull this off in any reasonable...

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