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ktm totally agree, although I also disagree with the trigger algorithm they have, it is rather useless to begin a discussion on it when it doesn't work to begin with. once it is fixed and we know that stops actually get trigerred then we can move on to consulting on what exactly should...

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do NOT use BlackIce it is useless if you want proof go to http://www.grc.com and you will find how he repeatedly found massive vulnerabilities You would think that if you pay for something (BlackIce) it should be better than what you get for free (ZoneAlarm) NOT SO if you are...

if you don't have a firewall you are just asking for it get ZA and a good antivirus (and keep it upto date) once you get ZA and configure it go to http://www.grc.com and test it before a hacker does (use the SHIELDS UP! on the site)

airspeed, the port 80 probes are compliments of the CodeRed (I and II) worm. ZA's free version and its fee one are one and the same

can we please put this to rest? ever since I heard about IB I was warned about their horrendous stops. I realize that they have a specific way of trigerring stops (as was posted in another thread) but this is a mute point as they DONT SEEM TO WORK !! Can't for the life of me figure out...

MGB, Great traders focus their utmost attention on losses. You need to figure out what went wrong and how to stop it from happening again. Learn from your mistakes, they are your greatest teachers, if you only listen to them. [Please do not misinterpret this as an attempt to rub salt in...

I run Win2K and would recommend it as an OS for trading. Very stable, and reliable. Only thing better is Linux. ME is a joke.

in defence of Zone Alarm: it is the BEST firewall (short of hardware) I use it and would not surf without it *ever*. These past days I've been bombarded by port 80 probes - I feel for those that don't have protection. I have not had any difficulty with Zone Alarm and it has not caused any...

yup a simple algorithm can beat a human being....in doing simple arithmetic and then sending an electronic signal watch out!

MGB, I got 3 wise words for you....

Aranha, go to http://www.matrox.com and check out their messageboard (very active one) there you will find other customers who are using it and can have questions answered by tech support that lurkes on the board hope that helps

re trailing stops, def has taken my suggestion for a trailing stop that is only active during regular mkt hours (rather than until cancelled) we're hoping that this compromise will be agreed to by the chairman (as a one day trailing stop will not have enough time to 'bunch up' - what the...

agent 99, what you are referring to I believe is to have a default setting for destination/routing this has been suggested before and passed on to def and to IB for their consideration thanks for your ideas

put in a bid splitting the spread If I were you I would be more interested in the volatility of the options (where it is relative to its historical) http://www.ivolatility.com Why? because volatility is the most important factor in option trading. You can be absolutely correct about...

29, 4 yrs Hons. Bachelor of Bus Admin degree minored in Economics, full time, intra-day trading. Worked at bank, top bracket brokerage and overseas for distribution company. Investing for more than 7 years. Spent appx 9 mths researching trading before taking the plunge.

I think I'll use this euphemism next time and watch their eyes glaze over: "My job is to create positive alpha in a short term environment"

the fact that the SP has been moving towards tech over the past few years has been well documented (there have been stories in major business weeklys) case in point, the entry of PMCS just a few days ago the head of the committee that chooses new entrants to the SP was on CNBC and they had...

cutting losses is a piece of the puzzle but its an important one. One of the major secrets is to be able to come back to play the next day. If you don't have good stops and disciplined to execute them you won't come back to play the next day. as for indicators: I don't care what kind of...

Kirk, thanks for the 'splainin it clears things up here's an idea: why not have a script to [1] find put/call closes to last traded price of underlying and [2] enter mkt order for both perhaps that would cause too much slippage (spread of options are killer) but that would speed up...