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"Range of offerings" is a little too weighted on mutual funds thus skewing one of the rankings. Couldn't figure out how tradestaion had a higher rating for this than IB until I dug a little deeper into the numbers

Once in a while?? There are more blackouts with their platform than there are on a summer night in Baghdad.

Let me guess, you tried to trade the news this morning and you couldn't get your trades or the spreads widened, Right?

Hey thanks for explaining that for me. Woosh! Flew right over my head. Don't know what I would have done if I didn't have you to serve as my English-Childish/Childish-English translator.

I can understand if you are keeping your earnings on deposit in the account and not sharing profits earned on those earnings - to me that's a no brainer. But If I am trading with someone else's money with no risk to me other than my time, why wouldn't 50/50 split be fair? Especially in this post...

He likes to return his call?

Could it be that there is no telephone support between 8pm Eastern and 9am? http://individuals.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=customerService&ib_entity=llc US desk, that is.

Why is it such a big deal for for such a profit split, unless the gross commissions are from your net? Are they? Why is it so bad for 50/50 profit if you are trading with their money?

Confused. What shocks you about this? Felix has been pushing this crap for a while.

I was being generous. Longer than that, tho, they'd know whether or not they have the stamina to continue. But you're probably right - tack on a few onths.

I'd say they are about they same.

Ask yourself this question: Can you afford to lose 5k and can you afford to go without an income stream for 2 months or more? I either answer is a no or a wavering no, then stay employed until you can answer yes to both.

Professional firms do offer a salary. Plus vacation time and health ins. and usually complimentary memberships to the gym. They go by the name Merrill, Goldman, Jeffreys, Morgan, etc. The prop firm, for the most part, is far from professional. Most are run by guys who you'd think stepped...

Where's the "shill" or "paid" label you like to throw around whenever anyone disagrees with your IB bashing? Come on, I know you want to use it! We're all waiting!

God I hope not :D

Any word on when they are going to implement this platform or will they still reserve it only for the prime accounts? What have you heard?

http://www.securitiesindustry.com/news/21743-1.html moron.

I wish they would do something to open it up to more players. It is so hard navigating the many venues to trade currencies out there that it gets confusing, especially for the new people who want to start trading. Rather they leave that up to the trolls and they're bucket shops to fleece these...

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Update: About 20% of the way to my goal. Generally I don't hold much overnight. So I am taken aback a bit by the amount of interest charged going short NZD vs USD ( for anyone unfamiliar, NZ rates are 8.25 - not 8.5 in OP - and USD is 2.25) I knew there would be some, just didn't think...