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I use TWS, wondering whether IB offers this order through TWS? Thanks!

How can I use a 'hidden order' to give me an advantage over my regular limit order? Thanks!

And I hope the Nasdaq guy comes back to answer your question!

Anyone?

What exactly do the market makers in Nasdaq Stocks do? Do they fill orders for their clients, and if so, WHO are their clients? Do they trade for their own account on the side, at the same time? Also, there are over 4000 Nasdaq Stocks ... how many stocks does your average MM watch, or is the...

I did finally get an answer from Aimee, in writing, about the PDT question: "Our system is programmed on how you initiate the position, not how you close it." So you can buy 1000 shares and sell them all day long in different orders, for one trade .... but if you buy 100 shares again and...

Maybe you weren't here when IB suddenly changed their policy from a 5 day account freeze to a 90 day account freeze, RETROACTIVELY, causing mass hysteria among traders here. The fact is that IB isn't even clear on their own margin rules. Last week I spent the better part of friday having a...

I would be shocked if IB declined to respond to me inquiry. These are exactly the sort of questions that need to be answered before a person should feel comfortable commiting funds to a brokerage account.

What evidence do you have that supports the idea that IB will not apply the PDT rule to ALL accounts linked to the same Social Security #? In fact, a representitive from IB commented here just a few days ago that if one stock margin account was tagged with PDT, the individual would not be...

Does nobody here remember how Cramer pounded the table on Qwest from $40 all the way to $11? What I find most laughable about realmoney is CODY WILLARD because he acts like he's some kind of all-knowing guru, when in fact, the dude lost everything between 2001 and 2003; he was calling a...

Looking for further light and knowledge from an IB rep, if possible....

Can someone point me to a site where I can find a complete list of Semiconductor stocks, listed by their specific areas of expertise? (ie, components, manufacturing, design test etc, devices analong/wireless ETC)

Im going to do an internal transfer from the PDT account (the daytrading one) to the non-pdt account --- When I have the time to daytrade I would like to daytrade ... When I have to go out of town and want to do a swingtrade (without fear of being locked-out by the -25K rule) I would like...

Will IB allow the same person to have one daytrading margin account, in which he is tagged PDT, and one swing-trading account in which he is not PDT?

I see ARCX all the time, in fact, it's the biggest player in most of the nasdaq stocks I trade ... what do you mean exactly?

Last year I had a 23% draw-down on an open-position in OPWV (average price of 60 cents and the stock went to 44 cents, afterwhich I rode it to $1.20) ... But yes, it's a painful way to invest, but sometimes it happens. Been doing this 5 years and I make about 100% on 25K each year. Nothing to...

Can I have one stock margin account for daytrading, and another account for swingtrading? That way, when I'm in the mood for daytrading, I can do an internal transfer to the daytrading account, and when I want to take a longer-term position, I can transfer the money back to the other account...

And with IB email support. In the end, IB told me that if I sell short 1000 shares, I can cover it HOWEVER I WANT (one order, two orders, 200 orders) and it'll all count as ONE DAYTRADE. On the other hand, if I place two different sell short orders for 100 shares, and cover them in one...

In a chat with IB help, I was told THE EXACT opposite answers for question one and two!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not even IB knows how it handles the PDT rule!

1) One 2) Two 3) Two!!!! IB told me that if I place an order to cover that doesn't fill completely, that if I modify the original order and the rest gets filled, it will count as TWO DAYTRADES. Inotherwords, if you want to avoid the PDT designation, but you get a lousy fill, you have to...