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I received an e-mail from IB's CIO explaining the situation (why it is happening) and assuring me that this will be looked into and resolved within two weeks. I appreciate the quick reply to my e-mail but will be watching the next IPO with my fingers crossed.

def, could you PLEEEAAAASE get IB to enter IPOs into their system. These days there as so few that I just don´t understand what the problem is. Thanks. I will write a letter to management but I doubt this will do any good as this problem has been a persistent one.

To IB users: was anyone able to trade PayPal [PYPL] today? I ask because in the past IB would not allow you to trade an IPO on its first day. Nothing to do with risk, just that they would ´forget´ to enter the symbol into the system so it would not be recognized as a valid one. Anyway...

Jazztel Telefonica Ya.com (Deutsche Telekom) are some of the largest ISPs re IBEX yes electronically. I don´t know how else to say this. I put in an order and click SEND and it is sent. Without calling or talking on the phone. Hope that is clear. fast fills, liquidity dries up from...

Tony, just a quick question. did you play LNCR on Feb 11th 2002 as skyscraper? is yes could you talk a little about the trade? Thanks

I just read an article at www.nationalpost.com where ScotiaBank (one of the 5 big banks) bought the Canadian operations of Schwab. In the article the writer said that there was a lot of competition and this was further proof that it was increasing! I laughed so hard....it was as if you could...

ok, the best place to get connected via internet is the capital through ADSL or superADSL (although the kicker is that only 10% of the claimed speed is guaranteed!) IBEX futures are traded electronically so I don´t know who told you that you have to call a broker, its the law, etc. I trade...

I´m in Spain right now but I´m not sure what you are asking. Do you mean the delay in milliseconds? the quality of cable/ADSL? in any case, I´ll try to answer, I would not attempt to daytrade via a normal ADSL/cable connection in Spain because the infrastructure is still not solid and the...

Tony, so the reason you entered short was because it was on your scan (having gone up three days) and because you felt/thought/theorized that it would break the $45 support to complete a H/S formation? Next, can I guess that your stop loss was placed around $45.10 (outside the small channel...

sabena, http://www.mises.org/fullstory.asp?control=889&FS=A+Japanese+Lesson Since this is a major digression I would suggest we carry the conversation outside this thread. You may pm me if you wish after reading the article.

Sabena, interesting thoughts. Nothing new though, I heard all of those arguments during the heyday of the internut mania. As a student of the Austrian School of Economics, I would have to respectfully disagree. In a fractional reserve monetary system, de/inflation is in the hands of the...

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I guess I misunderstood when you said: There may be a legitimate reason for starting a "fund" but I haven't heard of one yet. I see. This was meant to inform.....rather than to deter. Ah, ok.

here´s a cool idea that I learned from Chris at realitytrader.com when he was active on realmoney.com : use volume spikes to exit. A spike being defined as a multiple (3 or four times) of the usual volume. This strategy allows you to get out when everyone is trying to get in. The probability...

I´ve noticed that recently a lot of energy on ET is being directed at vendors/websites. This is why I suggested to Baron (ET wishlist) to set up a website review or a vendor review section so that those interested can tell us their impression of each with their +/- We already have a book...

Funster, you are totally missing the point. Re-read Don´s post: ¨If the traders themselves were any good, they wouldn't need to use "other peoples money" OPM, to trade with. ¨ So George Soros or Phil Cohen, etc. are not good traders? Because as Don says, if they were indeed good, why...

Don your post clearly shows that you have absolutely no information about RT because they do exactly that. As opposed to other sleazy web sites that sell picks, they walk you through each potential setup and manage a trade. You learn what to look for, what to watch out for, etc. This is above...

this is a fuzzy part of the law. I wouldn´t be surprised if someone actually stood up to the government and said ¨Prove it!¨ Basically what I mean by that is how much trading exactly would constitute a ´job´ and how little would just be dabbling on the side? Lets say you play the...

Here is a transcript of e-mail exchanges with IB support. A six month turnaround for e-mails is not too bad is it? :D Dear Trader, Thank you for your email. We are looking into your inquiry. You will receive an answer from us shortly. Regards, IB Customer Service In...

Holy Cow! Soros+Rogers, Vinik, Cohen, Robertson, etc. are sure plum lucky you never shared your wisdom with them Don !! I mean what were they thinking!?! :D