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    Shorting will help terrorists--no shorts

    >Those who believe in God aren't necessarily >stupid. Einstein and Newton believed in God Frankly, I don't care whether Einstein believed in god or not. There are many smart people who believe in god and they have so far been unable to provide any better evidence of his existence than...
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    Trading platforms

    Thanks for your response Elon. I'm sure Def will appreciate it as well. JB
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    Trading platforms

    >turok, i'd like you to point me to the link on that >site where it says IB as set up fees as I would >like to point it out to IB's legal council. Hi Def, I have never visited their site (E-mini.com) so I can't provide you with any links. It was however an acknowledged representive...
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    Terrorist Attack on World Trade Center NY

    >You never heard of Christian, Jewish, Hindu, >Buddhist, or other religions being so immersed >in war and terrorism like the Moslems. Uhhh...the Jews have battled the Arabs since biblical times. The Arab/Jew conflict is not one sided. Clearly written by someone who is not a student...
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    Overseas Markets and early indications

    >On the other hand, I could donate any >profits I make on the day the market >reopens to a worthwhile cause Man, what a great idea. I'm with you. Let's get this forum going on this idea and pull together a nice contribution when the market reopens. JB
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    Level II quotes for only 100 shares???

    >I was thinking of my broker and others that >give you island "market" orders by bidding a >lot higher than lowest offer(buys) and offering >a lot lower than highest bid(sells). No offense, but limit orders transmitted to Island with a limit set "a lot higher/lower" than the inside are...
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    Level II quotes for only 100 shares???

    >It depends on if he directly routes his >market order through ISLD. Just for the record M_c, Island doesn't accept Market Orders so that option isn't available. JB
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    Level II quotes for only 100 shares???

    Yukon, situations vary of course but often what you are seeing are MMs showing 100 shares because they have no current active desire to trade a stock, but are required by regulation to make a market. 100 shares is often the minimum that can be displayed to retain the market making right...
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    Any worldco traders here?

    >First, if anyone is considering trading on their >own, I can say from experience that this is a >mistake. Well, certainly you have determined that it was a mistake for you -- but your experience can't say that it is a mistake for all. There is plenty of evidence out there suggesting...
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    IB and the dreaded BSOD

    Wish I could help you man. I've got two machines with WindowsME and two of my buddies are using Win2K. Solid as a rock on all of them. :-( JB
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    Ken Calhoun's Trading Room

    >I respect your opionion but don't agree with it. And I wouldn't expect you to...you are after all in charge of sales and marketing for that site. JB
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    Ken Calhoun's Trading Room

    >Turok-- you are right there have been some big losses >as well as big gains by are moderator but over all he >is up and has taken his 250k account to well over a >million since 98. No offense Watcher, but there were a lot of traders that made a lot of money that during that period...
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    Ken Calhoun's Trading Room

    >if your looking for a good room try >WWW.stockcamlive.com >great calls & good people I was there for a few months a few months ago. Very nice people indeed, but the calls were money losers on average. The guy who was making the calls was posting his actual trades for viewing (gotta...
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    IB and ECNs

    There a was misunderstanding certainly. They did then, and do now charge 0.01 per share, but this is the total per share fee and *includes* ECN charges. JB
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    IB and ECNs

    They have never charged ECN fees since I've been using them, but that has been for less then a year. Yes, you can route to the ECN of your choice as long as your choice is: Island Inca Redi Arca Brut Btrade They list MKXT, but it hasn't been functional in some time. There is...
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    Level II and T&S

    Miki, welcome to the threads and feel free to throw the questions out there -- we are all learning as we go. M_c is absolutely right about your time and sales setup. T&S would never be useful for me if not for the filter he describes. The color coding is also important for me because out of...
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    IB improvements

    >I think the most demanded improvement to IB >TWS is a robust DDE capability [snip] Well, I'm not sure where your survey result comes from, but I just reread this entire thread and can't find this "most demanded" improvement demanded anywhere except in your post. I just want to weigh in...
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    IB TWS freeze problem on BEST_ECN route?

    >I wonder if direct ISLD route would eliminate >some of these problems. I'll probably try that >next. I have made close to 100 trades today. I never use BEST_X and only route direct. I have had no problems. JB
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    I find it strange.

    Both day and swing, all trading their own accounts. I don't personally know any professional traders other than through their writings on this board. JB
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    I find it strange.

    >C'mon -- I'll bet the traders that are left >(pros) are likely trading bigger dollar >lots than ever. >Could you give some support for this? In >the market we have had the past few >months why would anyone be trading >big volume? The only support I can give is my personal...
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