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    us brokers for foreign clients

    http://www.interactivebrokers.co.uk/en/main.php
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    Katrina and big hedge funds

    the song remains the same.
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    motely fool says 95% onfday traders out in 6 months

    transparancy......rofl
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    New TWS Alerts buggy?

    did you ck the trigger method?
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    IB Forcing Upgrade to new TWS 851

    go to FILE>Manage Workspaces
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    IB Forcing Upgrade to new TWS 851

    did u ck the "pre upgrade" workspace?
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    NYMEX still favoring open - outcry

    Interesting thread. A look @ volume reports on CBOT and CME show the vast majority of volume trading electronically for interest rate products and equity indexes.It wasn't that many years ago that it was not the case. I suspect the rest of the markets will follow over the long term...
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    What's happening to the industry

    hedge funds hire speculative traders. Or they go out on their own through retail, leasing an exchange seat, or proprietary firms. You've got the wrong idea of investment bank traders. For the most part they are middle men "sell side" within the financial system. Speculative traders tend to be...
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    What's happening to the industry

    There's a difference between a speculator/trader and a trader/execution specialist. Trader/execution specialists are a dime a dozen and easily replaced by technology. A Speculator/trader is much harder to replace. Guess which ones work for Goldman and UBS?:cool:
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    IB Suggestions & Improvements

    Nice work on version 851 IBsoft.
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    IB Suggestions & Improvements

    thanks didn't know that.
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    IB Suggestions & Improvements

    great suggestion! 530pm - 6pm est is deadsville.
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    IB Downtime

    looks like they finally woke up. but still down here. IB TWS Bulletin Board 19:13:38 To GLOBEX traders: Sun Sep 4 19:13:37 2005 EST GLOBEX market data is currently unavailable.
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    IB Downtime

    no es/nq quotes since open.
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    Stocks are Going to EXPLODE Higher

    Last Update: Sunday, September 4, 2005. 0:31am (AEST) Shortage: The IEA is warning against the US buying too much fuel from Europe. (ABC) IEA boss warns of global energy crisis The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) says Hurricane Katrina could spark a worldwide energy...
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    What exactly stockbrokers do?

    These days you probably need 20+ mil to generate 100k net/year. firms have low payouts for low producers. And trading fees are too low to go any route but managed $ which pays a trail of .5 to 2% soooo maybe 1.25 avg/yr on 20 mil is 250k gross and if your lucky u net 40% and then you have to...
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    Man considers brokerage sale

    Man considers brokerage sale Mon 22 Aug 2005 LONDON (SHARECAST) - Fund manager Man Group is reported to be considering a sale of its brokerage arm, though a spokesman said no decision has been taken. Thoughts of spinning off the Man Financial business were raised after the successful...
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    Anyone solely trade the SPY's or QQQQ?

    SPY/QQQQ are for swing/position trades - not scalps. Especially these days of small intraday volatility with all the automated program trading.
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    Have the skills, but lost and all alone.

    http://www.appliederivatives.com/content/content.cfm?ID=73F85319-E5C2-11D4-B99C00D0B73E4707&SectionID=73F852EA-E5C2-11D4-B99C00D0B73E4707&IssueID=3BBA0D34-E4F9-11D4-B99B00D0B73E4707
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    Have the skills, but lost and all alone.

    System designing is an art form. If it were an exact, ever reproducible science, you would not see this disclaimer with every system's ad: "Past performance does not guarantee future results." While you might have computer and mathematical skills, there is a key ingredient in becoming a...
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