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IB is starting to charge exchange fees soon. See their news report.. but in short Equity and or options = $10 per month (free for $30 or more of commissions) (well, this means I close this inactive account !) $10 for Globex with no rebate. for other exchanges check out IB's web site...

I sure hope the story is true. But even if not, we all swear it is. 2 accounts are enough : long term and trading. Imo everyone should have a separate long term account. At least to sweep profits to and not keep them in the active trading account. It can be two different brokers. If you...

yes buzzy, several of us are working on this automation. We are a bit frustrated by IB's position. In the past they've come around to our suggestions but it can take time. Time is obviously money in this business. The FIX interface is not a valid answer. And the best proof is the list of...

kicking it seems you can only start a new thread from the discussion group top level.. so not confusing reply and start.. at least you can do it there. tntneo

yep and I even helped the mess. definitions are important. a STOP LOSS represents the combination of stop (limit or market) buy or sell protecting a position. Indeed you can only buy or sell, so the stop loss is an alert which will trigger a buy or sell order. to have a STOP LOSS you need...

That's a good point Def. I would be very happy with simple 'order only' API. no quotes. just the ability to buy or sell with all the order types available in IB. And confirmation of executions. that's it that's all. This would be acceptable since several brokers offer API that way. You can...

yep, IB DOM is very late.. it is polled not often enough (true for ECNs too at IB). Just change the polling time.. please.. Is it useful ? Not right now. well, if it was fast enough, I surely would not enter some trades sometimes. (well optimizing the entry or exit). The CME java display...

with a buy stop (or sell stop) at IB you do not need to own the stock first. This can be used to enter swing trades when you know your entry point in advance. There, stop orders can be used for either protection or entry. What you can't do at IB with a stop order is trailing though. tntneo

we call it level II only because you see more than the inside market. it does not work like nasdaq. It only shows you the book. there are no market makers on futures.

TraderJimR, I think you are right. I also read Don trying several times to talk about trading since then. I only want to say that a thread going back and forth between two members usually inflames and becomes less interesting. I am not judging here, I only express what I think like anyone...

See how 'easy' it is to push and have free (good or bad?) advertising.. not ! and that's fine. Although this is all interesting. you will always find someone not happy with a company, and maybe several. So we can keep going on like that or may try to talk about trading ideas which is the goal...

Hi Def, We can not really read the information displayed on the screen, it's only graphics. Reading would require hacking the java code (which is possible of course but risky). I/O are slower that ram, but nowadays machines are so fast that I believe it has no humanly measurable impact. Also...

yes, I agree. OCA orders easier to access. a new column maybe. Whatever does not require us to call the ticket dialog. Each time we call it we waste time. In the new beta the stop election and limit prices are now editable from the normal order line (without the dialog) I praise Def for...

I am very happy that Don Bright and others inputable people do respond for their firm and under their REAL NAME ! There is nothing wrong with that imo. I prefer facts to rumours. I prefer opened questions and answers. And just a reminder, I remember the thread regarding IB (not a prop firm...

check this thread http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2143&highlight=40%25 and this http://www.futuresmag.com/library/taab/tax.html I did not check the details. but I think this applies. tntneo

Improvement requests.. Sometimes it takes time but now I am 100% convinced IB does listen to this board and implements good ideas when they can. (thanks Def). I know several members are asking a way to help automate IB. One very simple suggestion would help a lot : - export the...

OK JS, So I am affraid you don't have enough to make a decision. If this system works (and out of sample data is a starter) then it is interesting to investigate some more. There are all kind of ways to trade and indeed I build several systems for people or myself with very different...

shrine or traderx wannabe, have you ever tried AI for yourself, do you use automated trading systems ? I do both. I said that using past data to forecast the future is not the way to do it. This is because past does not imply future. Of course I am aware the past is all you have and I am a...

maybe your BIOS needs an update. This is a lot of memory and sometimes the system was not made to handle it. It could be win98 not liking it either. Anyway I would rather use NT (4, 2000) with this kind of configuration. These are just ideas, I did not face this kind of problem (well, once...

vikana, macro recorders are a great way to do this and more. I am in the final phase of automating IB with that. You don't even need to bother about the basket file, since you can 'macro code' any order entry you want. the only thing missing (it is important but not as crucial as it seems) is...