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    Someone steals my fill for one hundredth of a cent (as per TRF)

    read link from investopedia. everyone know what is going on. even investopedia call it BS. once again-SEC can stop this overnight,but choose not to. retail order in this market have no priority whatsoever.specially when perfectly calculated odds are in your favor. cause you are not alone with...
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    IB - TWS - Browser Based or Standalone?

    wtf ? 3 pages is not enough? :confused: :confused: :confused:
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    I have 200k in my IRA, would like to trade it

    says who? not only you can short. today you can do it x2 or x3. to kill your savings even faster. for some unknown reason SEC is more than happy to allow everyone go short on X leverage,even on IRA accounts,while still 'protecting' regular folks with their mighty PDT rules. good job SEC...
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    I have 200k in my IRA, would like to trade it

    cause we know the outcome.
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    IB - TWS - Browser Based or Standalone?

    depends..how you going to handle multiple accounts with browser version? my choice is always stand alone(and whatever comes with it) browser is even more slow and sluggish than stand alone. plus you will be always exposed to variety of new bugs and glitches,cause browser is always...
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    Computer standby issue

    could be an issue with BIOS . i would try to change stand by settings in BIOS(if there is any) and see,if there is any difference. also- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907477 http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/30124-bios-settings-s1-s3-hybrid-sleep.html
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    I have 200k in my IRA, would like to trade it

    here is my opinion about US markets and why it will be different than Japan. Back in the day i was thinking same way(10+ years down market,similar to Japan scenario),but recent gvt actions and market reactions proved that i was wrong. Unless some one like Ron Paul is elected-markets will...
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    Gifted trader: Andy Priston

    :) :) :)
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    Help with IRA investing

    ----Again lump sum investing is the way to go just invest in a fund or group of funds with a beta of 1 or under, then if the market drops switch to higher beta funds and ride it out.---- i like this idea. Thank you!
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    Help with IRA investing

    very true. like i said above-feels like it's too late to buy ANYTHING. every single asset is gone thru the roof. thanks to Heli Ben. this is why i believe that we have no choice,but invest. Cause it is absolutely clear that they will do anything to prop up the markets. to keep 'average joe'...
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    Help with IRA investing

    Thank you for all your comments and advises. appreciate the idea on using Vanguard EFT's,rather than their mutual funds. any comments on an old idea,that one should divide his savings between fixed income and stocks? something like 40/60 ratio? does this work in reality?
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    Someone steals my fill for one hundredth of a cent (as per TRF)

    anyone can and will front run you,even if you decide to buy at ask. this might not be issue on liquid stocks,but it's all over the place on average\low liquidity stocks. anyone,who think that HFT does really provide any liquidity on those stocks either naive or retarded. or both. stock...
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    Someone steals my fill for one hundredth of a cent (as per TRF)

    sure...welcome to my house of pain..you can be right about the price and direction 100 times each and every day..but there is no guarantee that you will get even a few shares at your price...i've been saying this for many many years-US markets are FUBAR..for a decade or so there is no single...
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    I want to code a Stock Screener

    i have huge data base from QP2. up to 01/01/12(then they went out of business). all stocks,mutual funds,ETF's-everything. splits,dividends adjusted.all fundamental data. literally hundreds of fields. 10+ years EOD data. almost 2Gb. along with their 'manual for SDK, that would allow you to use...
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    I want to code a Stock Screener

    IQ feed? + some third party app to store the data? custom app(that allow you to store the data in binary format) would be better option,but you might have to pay for their API what time frame? how far back?
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    Impossible to run strategies on IB unreliable equity data?

    filter it. very simple. if trade is away from current bid\ask-don't count it,don't display... whatever..i proposed this 'filter' to IB long time ago.. you can do it on your side too.
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    Someone steals my fill for one hundredth of a cent (as per TRF)

    where have you been? this s*** going on for like 5-7 years on every stock in US..called subpenny orders. search google for more info http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sub-pennying.asp#axzz1tHlXyB7j
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    Help with IRA investing

    Thank you for solid advise on high dividend stocks! what about less active,lazy option..something like this- https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=0021&FundIntExt=INT https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=0521&FundIntExt=INT the expense ratio is...
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    Help with IRA investing

    Hi! one simple question-how to start? i have some cash,sitting on IRA account,but have no idea how to start. right now,at VIX sitting on multi years low, and every type of securities are at high(both bonds and stocks) i'm not sure,where and how to invest,using vanguard funds. just put all...
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    Any retail firms that don't charge you for market data if you trade under a business?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YWvUJOQf8g
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