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0.3s snapshots have some advantage. It is the bandwidth requirement. My trading style doesn't requirement to have tick by tick data. So, I am fine. Booktrader is what I have problem in recently with they new changes. vote for it on IB feature pool here...

There is a waiver form you can sign if you choose not to use the key token device. Go call IB to ask for the form.

Ever since they went public, they have been putting a lot of new features out. The rate is too fast. They should test it more 1st. I am sticking with Build 878 to be safe. I find 879 is not stable enough.

The "Last Price" column is not refreshing and showing something like Cxxx.xx.

I am amazed by running QT with CrossOver. Do you notice any issue doing so at all?

Button trader is a little too complicated and pricey to me actually. BookTrader is clearly the direction IB has gotten right.

For DAV, the last column on TWS main window for any Forex pairs is not updating. I only see Cxxxx.xxx. This also affect BookTrader when you see it. It will re-center at the closing price. I am using Build 879. Going back to 878 to be safe.

Buggy. In Advanced Order Mode entering Bracket Orders, set a lmt buy price in the outside price (where ppl are lining up for a better price) and drag the order price way above the inside price. You will see your order executed and you got the price at where you drag the lmt by price to, which is...

You can have a separate offset for stop and target? Like 0.05 for stop and 0.10 for target? May I know where you can change that? I only have one offset in the order default using Build 879. Thanks.

Did anyone notice the bug in TWS Build 879 using BookTrader on Forex? The "Last Column" for forex just won't update at all.

bad, slow, hard to use. Don't use it. QT is a better choice. Only it supports only 2 days of intraday and 6 month for daily. If you are using 3 min charts, you won't see a SMA 200 until later in the day.