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actually, there was a rather large survey done (sorry, no link) which said the opposite. people were asked if, given a choice between paying their credit cards or mortgage, which would they pay- it was like 3:1 for credit cards! think about it- if you're under water on your mortgage, house...

i wonder how reliable these credit card debt stats are. nobody under the age of 60 uses checks any more. as such, there are a lot of people, like you an i, who have much larger credit card balances intra-month than we would have years ago; yet, in reality, we have no credit card debt, as we pay...

i've been looking @ the exact same thing and agree. the problem i am having is identifying an entry point where i also have a stop that makes sense (ie: gives enough room not to be stopped out in noise without being too much of a hit). hoping for another blowoff to the 1.10 area. if such a move...

this is par for the course for IB charts- especially if you're using line charts- they freeze a lot. charts would be @ the bottom of the list for IB priorities. they also have a serious lag, so they're useless if you're trading. lots of alternative, i know Kiwi and others are happy with...

my experience is that when one gets so confident about a winning trade that he feels compelled to disperse his wisdom about what makes a good trader on a public board.... said trader needs an internal ego check to put the 'i'm a trading god' feeling back in the drawer b4 the market shows him who...

my problem with your attack posts is your demeanor and your know-it-all 'i'm right, you're wrong' position when you have no idea what happened to the poster- you're merely speculating and ass u me that your conjured version is FACT. i know about the check box. it is correct. still, i have had...

thanks for the java version- based on past IB experience, i have hesitated to use current java version. i'll download it given your data point. even the lastest stand alone has that problem where stop limits will not take except when the limit is the same as the stop (worthless, as you know...

Kiwi. not sure which version i'm running as i don't think it shows anywhere except in TWS when it's launched (when the ?????'s are there, there are no menus or anything- no way to check). it is a couple of versions back, as the most recent version still has the problem with stop limit orders...

i was thinking the exact same thing. the guy has been a complete asshole to anyone who has an ib problem and tells them it's because they're incompetent. funny how perspective does a 180 when it happens to you. to add a data point- it's not server related. i am on the HK server. signed on...

i was short 1543 and covered 36.75- was kicking myself for being too chicken for a minute. then it started to have a feel like the market is saying 'well, if that's all the bears have given the announcement, then the conviction remains to the upside'. still think it will drop once digested...

agree with ebay, craigslist and paypal- for the US, anyway. re: facebook- if you think this trend of spending hours online having barely acquaintances pestering you is going to have a long life, i've got some geocities shares and a bridge for you.... the fantasy $15b valuation for facebook...

could you be a more obvious shill for profit quotes and valueforum. geesh, you could at least try to have ONE post that doesn't have a link to them...

thanks for the newsflash there champ. and you felt there was a need to start this thread because?... think twice next time and try not to be one of the idiots who starts one of the 30+ meaningless threads each day.

either you are very small time, small minded, just stupid or combination (nice thread hijack, btw). it isn't bragging- this IS a trading forum. it's a legit topic. if you think talking about a $1mm acct is bragging, you're in the wrong occupation. i see it being a factor for me in the futures...

there is another angle here that is messed up. TWS was disconnected for >2 minutes. based upon my experience and understanding of this security device, for your TWS to reconnect, it would have required entry of the new security code. if TWS had not reconnected (as should have been the case...

it's the parade of pointless threads like this that drive away anyone worth having on et.

anybody have a link handy to a source for real time, dynamically updating prices (ideally charts) of the BSE? thanks.

i use booktrader- not cause i like it, just don't have time to learn new app right now. my setting are for a 15 point stop limit from the stop- so it's auto when i put the stop limit on. used the new version today (i find the browser based slightly faster response-wise than the stand alone-...

IB: stop limit orders are not working right in the new browser based release. regardless of what the spread between stop and limit, it puts it @ the same price- i'm using the stand alone, as it just cost me. please tell the powers that be to quit releasing what is beta as a usable product- it...

hope this doesn't get deleted as being OT, cause i believe it is on topic... just wanted the posters who took hits yesterday know that your posts helped me last night. the over confident talk struck a chord as i've been on a pretty good streak. reinforced what i already know (don't start...