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i think there is an option in tws to prevent the use of specific exchanges. check the config.

the catch is they are still no commission. which means they get their cut from padding the spread. they say you'll see lower spreads on major pairs. But I never saw EUR/USD lower than 3 pips. IB all the way for me. 0.5 pip spread + 0.2 pip commisson

someone mind explaining what DOM is?

hows it running today frost?

really? I thought 50% return a year was considered doing very well on the market. and do you think market conditions/motion back in 1996 apply to the current market?

3k... so 400% profit over 3 months...... congratz you are out performing most major hedgefunds :P

they both look impressive. neither suck. it looks like you have a winner on your hands. definate nice returns for 3 months. what is your used margin per trade? im curious what % you made on used capital over the time. also is it possible to overlay the two methods on a single graph so they are...

You might be mistaken. Look at most job postings about ATS programmers or PHD math students going into the finance industry. Iv noticed they often state that prior trading 'knowledge' is a liability. I agree a programmer cannot make a mechanical surgeon without significant medical experience...

any idea how many contacts are required to make it a good switch on average?

fees could any raise so much. IB is a 'discount' brokerage. as soon as they stop being the cheapest. another broker is going to sweep in and steal that business.

what are the numbers so far? were they negative right from the getgo?

nice. now i can hedge against them going refco. :D will them going ipo have any effect on thier clients in the long run with regards to quality of service?

Are you referring to my suggestion? Not trading during choppy vol would not prevent you from taking short trends which go against the longterm trend, given that the short trend has enough movement behind it.

Hey Frosty. I was just reading an indicator thread and ran into a rather interesting graph. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1177069 This method of having no trade zones seems that it would be very useful protecting trend based ATSs from jumping in during choppy...

Also if anyone has any ideas how to reduce trade costs on either forex, stocks, etfs or futures. Please help me out.

Ah. I would tend to agree with JJ then. Whenever I go live with a new automated system I always have a 'live testing' period which I trade with the smallest lot size possible. That way you can finance your testing / learning for a longer period of time if it does'nt go your way off the start...

notice my use of the verb 'think' rather than 'know'. Am I missing something? How can the ES contract produce the same amount of profit at less risk if the system performs 'about the same' on it. if the gains are about the same. losses should be about the same. In what "way" is trading ES...

are there any rebates for adding liquidity to futures? Is it possible to get access to the better tier pricing shown under CME-Globex as a retail trader? 1.60$ for forex futures seems high seeing the bundled price is 2.85. it would be amazing for my trading alg if i could get 0.32 - 0.44 for...

sorry. been playing around with too much forex.

i notice in thier example island NYSE gives pretty significant rebates to adding liquidity. so if i send all my limit orders in at the current bid / ask +/-1 pip so it does'nt get filled against the current market prices. all my orders will be considered adding liquidity and I might actually get...