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    Anyone long on Wheat??

    hi fully. are you getting floor prices or just ecbot? my ecbot works great just some of thegrains,wheat and soybeans are malfunctioning. thanks
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    Anyone long on Wheat??

    hi. sorry this is off topic but.. do you guys have any problems witht the data feed from the cbot for grains? my qoutes seem to stop working,but just for the grains. when things get haywire,i guess they would be delayed a bit. eg. dec zw my last stuck at 461 for the 1/2 hr of the day.i use IB...
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    ECBOT down again?

    yeah,dec 263 right now
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    ECBOT down again?

    do have access to the pits for corn?
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    ECBOT down again?

    yaa. i think the grains killed it.
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    Canadian 10 year bonds, any info?

    yep,those are the hours. there is also a pre market and after market session but,can be very inactive. i like them better than zn cause they can have better movement,i guess it depnds on how many contracts you are trading.volume has picked up this last yr,cause the spread is usually one...
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    canadian tax for traders

    hi there. if you are declaring your trading as income and not as capital gains,will revenue canada make you pay monthly like if operating a biz? or are you still paying just at tax time? so far,i've been using capital gains(for futures) but this i think i better switch to income. anyone...
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    500:1 contrast ratio for 20" lcd?

    thanks alot for the info. i wasnt sure about resolution.i guess thats why its cheap(er) than others. i'll have to check the video card also.thanks:D
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    500:1 contrast ratio for 20" lcd?

    hi there. while searching for a lcd i came across this one 20" lcd but with 500:1 contrast. is this going to look like crap do you think? any comments would be appreciated:) http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0926INGFS10076464&catid=22559&logon=&langid=EN
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    Is IB data free?

    you don't need the floor based data for what you are trading.plus,for bonds anyway,you can still enter an order to the floor if ecbot goes down.
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    I'm looking for a broker

    interesting,i always thought a piker was a british slang term.
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    the best futures broker

    \ i would start with the er2 and jpy!!:p actually my pick to start would be 2 to 10 yr bonds
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    Best place to live in Vancouver, BC

    don't live in surrey! what a crap hole.for what you described,kits or yale town.i think its yale town with all the new high rises?stay out of the east end.richmond is another possibilty,its close enough to vancouver itself,short drive or transit.north van,if you can find anything.but for the...
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    IB Customer Service is Poor

    i should add,the montreal people are decent when i have talked to them a few times. but it's just like any company,some great people and some knuckleheads.recently,i had a problem with shaw cable and the rep i had was great,while the previous guy was a jackass.does that mean shaw is a crap...
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    IB Customer Service is Poor

    me too trader herry. i was trying to let the person know about a data glitch,i didn't expect instant fix,just trying to pass it along.got transferred twice,had to explain it again,then "talked" to like an ass,told faulty info.told the instrument i was looking at only trades at night.finally i...
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    IB Suggestions & Improvements

    improvement for changing or cancelling orders for bellies.i'm beggining to wonder if there anyone even there.i'm not going near these again unless they improve. cattle and hogs are superb though.
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    $ Silver $

    Directed Fungibility for CBOT Metals A directed fungibility program will be implemented on September 1, 2006 for CBOT metal contracts. This program will enable market participants holding opposite positions in mini-sized and full-sized metals futures contracts in the proper ratio and the...
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    Nymex to Pay Gold Traders $275 Million to Support Move Online

    the only good thing about comex is side by side trading. i think about the recent ecbot malfunction.maybe cbot should open a pit? it's funny,i have read so many times about how a trader needs to adjust to reality and not be stubborn.these comex people seem to be doing the complete opposite
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    Does trading wear you out?

    i have been running or a bike ride in the morning before work,and that changes the whole day.plus weights/bike at night. when i dont do this i feel like crap,and then the burnout does set in. after the run and shower i have coffee and the kick it gives is differnt than if i would skip the run...
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    Trading is for dumb people

    sometime i think trading is making me dummer
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