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    CNBC's Charlie Gasparino

    We have a daily pool here on the over/under on how many times Gasparino can say, "Essentially", and how many times Erin Burnett can say "Amazing".
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    IB basket trading

    I developed my own app, hired programmer to build to my specs. I dont trade at IB, this product may assist, never used it, I did look at it though during my own quest. http://www.bracket-trader.com/home.html You may want to look at the third party developers located on IB's website, you...
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    Excel 2007 crashes with DDE

    I've taken a look at this product as well, since 1992 I have paid eSignal thousands of dollars excluding exchange fees, I use to shell out $500 per month in the early 90's. I have stuck with it mainly cause I am so used to looking at and manipulating charts in eSig, does MF support...
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    Back to the drawing board! I guess it would therefore make more sense to take a smaller list of names, keeping all orders in round lots within my buy power. I seem to do better when I tier orders based on various percentages. Due to b/p constraints I sometimes have to use one or at best...
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    What is the likelihood of receiving a fill on a odd lot order at the open...say I bid 50.01 and the stock opens at 50.00 or lower, would I still get filled if my order is for 25, or 50 shares? It may seem a lame question, but I am contemplating entering orders for a greater number of stocks...
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    +215 including the mauling by GM. 3 fills
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    +200 2 wins out of 10 orders. Cancelled BMY manually approx. 5 mins after open.
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    Yeah, thanks for the head's up... I finally figured out why the mustard was continually off my hotdog. I was applying the fair value to the previous previous close!
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    http://www.indexarb.com/indexComponentWtsSP500.html Here's a list of the components, slap them into a spreadsheet' then use =winros|prev!'symbol=n' +188.75 Note: Don't rely on the previous if using eSignal, it doesnt update till the market actually opens, so you need to input the previous...
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    5 fills, 3 winners out of 5. Yet finished -58 Getting short HPQ wasnt a great idea...it was a crime scene. Busy canceling banks, did not see the upgrade.
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    +450...great when positions pop in the Positions window firmly in the green. AXP BAC BUD MAR winners, DDS is a widow-maker. Used .3 envelope. This morning I adjusted from 'previous NYSE' to simply 'previous' . Noticed the NYSE previous was lower than the numbers displayed in eSignal and...
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    Had the support folks look up my orders...BlackwoodPro 'Orders' tab doesnt display all submitted orders. The order log displayed the following: BUD 50.66 - 50.99...fill 51.92 short HPQ 51.00 - 51.33...fill 50.51 long JPM 46.75 - 47.04...fill 47.20 short MAR 44.91 - 45.19 scratch CVS...
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    Shreddog, Yes, OPG SDOT...same thing happened yesterday with DNA.
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    +199 I might as well be using a Ouiji Board because my orders and fills get stranger by the day. Nothing Done on these two orders: MAR Long 44.29...I show an open of 43 CVS SS 38.51.. show an open of 38.53 On the other hand, was filled on these names, my buy and sell limits...
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    This strategy reminds me of when I played right field...most of the time nothing happens...then when it does, I am like a one legged man in an ass kicking contest...+400, using a .5% gap
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    'An American Hedge Fund' Reviewed on DJ Newswire

    proto-timmay... http://www.cs.brown.edu/~rbb/risd/Lebed.html
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    Brother, I am the low guy on the totem pole 'round here, and a work in progress. If you dont mind going back to the earlier threads, circa 2001, you will find an example from the maestro himself. Are you using eSignal? If so these might help. Previous SP Cash =winros|prev!'$spx'...
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    After the syntax assist from DodgerFan, and Mr. B, I reworked my Excel spreadsheet layout and formulas to update directly from esignal data manager. SigTools DDE can capture data on a time interval basis during trading hours... http://www.fintools.com/?sigtools
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    MOLTO GRATZI
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    The Opening Orders Thread

    Professor, sure, please feel free to submit if it will assist. I am not quite clear on the difference between the 'consolidated' vs. NYSE. For analysis purposes, is using the 'open' price on yahoo finance valid? I am trying to find a more efficient way to do my EOD lookback. Thanks again...
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