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Yea right lets fire someone , great solution – not !! I get the impression that a lot of people here have not been trading for that long and do not understand that these things happen. As I have said in a previous post every broker I ever used for Day Trading has had a day like this . Fyi –...

I would wait a bit to make sure the system is stable .

How what if this outage made you money?? Would you all still be complaining :-}? That happened to me many years ago with Cyber Trader. Can not remember the details but back in 2000 I had 1000 shares of CSCO in my account the next morning that was not suppose to be there or so I thought...

This is also one of the very few major issues I have had with IB over the years. FYI – Every broker I have ever used has had a major outage at some point . I have no positions today however I for sure understand the stress when you do and can not trade !!

Outstanding customer service at Mb however they have their share of connectivity issues also. I have an account with them , I re opened my account at Ib because of issues at MB . Many of those issues have since been corrected but there are still some problems. However I would still ecommended...

You are in for a major surprise if you think that you wont have issues with other on line brokers. Good luck . How long have you been trading on line ??? 2 years ?? You should keep IB open and fund another account as a backup . If you don’t have enough money to do that then you should not...

I agree with you . I think a lot of people who complain don't have much experience with other on line brokers. You will see a lot of complaints especially during volatile fast markets. I have said it before and probably will say it many more times , all the on line brokers have issues from time...

"That guy was Ron Paul." I know .

Yea well did you see that guy just nail Bernanke on low interest rates and people who save and have money in CD’s . Basically he called him out on the low interest rates hurting the dollar, and people who actually save money. This bullshit with the Fed lowering interest rates to help the sub...

My guess is most of the people who complain about IB have not had much experience with other brokers. All brokers have their problems. For those of you complaining about IB charts , if you were serious about trading you would have other options to use for charts.

A little slow logging in at times and no Total View quotes.

"You really should consider liquid, commodity-based investments like GLD, USO, UNG. But you need to time them. Stay away from stock-based indices" The only thing I do with stocks is Day trade them .

The rich get richer , the poor get poorer and the middle class pays for most of it . I am a saver with a lot of money in CD’s . Need I say more .

"The 2 broker system doesn't work that well. If you are in a position, you can't offset it by going the opposite way in another account somewhere else, especially if you end up with a margin call because of any sudden movements. " Who says you cant go the opposite way with another broker ...

This kind of stuff does not happen that often. But if you are a serious Day Trader I recommend having at least 2 brokers.

I agree that it is very frustrating and I have been in your situation a few times and my blood pressure went through the roof when I had outstanding trades and my broker went off line. But all the brokers have issues from time to time. If you Day Trade for a living then you should have at...

Nravo, how long have you been trading ?? Since 2004 ?? I have been with many brokers , they all have down time . Go back and re read the agreement you signed with IB. All brokers make you sign the same agreement with regard to service interruption You wont get any sort of compensation...

I was an accountant prior to 1993 .

Wow 50 cent move in less then 5 minutes both ways !!

5, 14, and 21 minute moving average , stochastics.