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I can completely echo your concerns above. This week was also losing for me. Frustrating were the trades where entry/execution was mucked for whatever reason but direction was right. More frustrating were the forced / crap trades I was taking I shouldn't have been taking. Sometimes one looks...

I don't think this is the case. Atleast from the perspective of calendar and inter-commodity spreads (non-options), a SMART order doesn't necessarily mean it's a simulated order or simulated spread. It just means the execution path is "SMART". Maybe this is different for FOPs, but everything...

BTW: For the people who want to trade China - there's no reason to use ETFs. Use China A50 futures on SGX (denominated in USD, lots of liquidity). Symbol is XINA50 on IB, 2k$ margin per contract.

Yes, most competent trading platforms don't require significant overhead. I use Sierra, which is quite efficient, under a virtual machine running on a Mac. No significant issues.

I'm surprised with that level (well, I'm making an assumption on your account size) of position that they didn't just liquidate it on open. Did OH contact you about it?

The problem is the preceeding action usually dictates a different direction than the out of the blue move.

The difference is rats don't put their ego above eating (survival).

Undoubtedly Greece related. Check out the move last night at 0530ET.

Obvious trading on insider information. China - enough said.

Wonder which consortium of Australian bucket shops made this happen.

I never liked a guy named Footsie. But Russell? I'll hang with him anytime.

Shitty risk management, wrong psychology, and all around bad trading. Leverage just makes it worse. It's like giving a 1000cc motorcycle to a noobie - is the bike to blame? No.

Your gain will be greatly reduce if you are not using leverage

Did you open a ticket with them?

Probably because a lot of people are selling OTM time-bombs they couldn't delta hedge if they wanted to.

Look on the bright side - when the rich finally suck all the value they can out of the market leaving it an empty shell of fear - NFLX will be an incredible short.

Yep. Mr Posts A Lot. Ignored as well.

And just how many others do you think also see that?

It's tongue in cheek man. Read beyond the obvious.

Markets typically like to gravitate cumulative towards size. There's a bunch of theories on this but empirical evidence shows it to typically be true. I know there's a fairly long thread on here about this but one has to hunt for it. I don't know if the present is long or short accumulation but...