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FFS man, IB account. What is it with people who continue to use big name retail brokers for "active" trading whilst literally everyone else has moved to IB or a prop firm?

IMO the most reliable is volume based. Also it completely varies based on contract and exchange. Many contracts outside of CME differ quite a bit in their rollover schedules. As far as API symbol goes I doubt there is one. My bet is that IB simple builds it on the fly with TWS. Aside from that...

McDonald's franchisees say the brand is in a 'deep depression' and 'facing its final days': https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mcdonalds-franchisees-brand-deep-depression-160253843.html A bit of a headline there and the "journalist" seems to get off on these food retail stories - so take it for...

And this is particularly stupid given that hitting the mid-point is basically *normal* in FOPs. There are quite a few times I've been insta-filled right at midpoint, so for IB to hold back smart orders because they're not hitting the bid/ask is stupid. I mean what's the point of that anyway...

Yeah I remember that thread @risknav - now I fully realize what you're talking about. This is pissing me off because I open countless detailed tickets on TWS issues and they just sit there with very little traction. Even serious stuff like the inability to use a stop loss order with ICS spreads...

Went long NY Cocoa Dec, 3393 - based on double bottom looking behavior and London Cocoa displaying a similar upward pattern.

So looks like Coffee got slayed today on rain (or lack of) fears being reduced. http://www.agrimoney.com/news/talk-of-brazilian-rains-sends-coffee-prices-tumbling--8905.html It's at the 50% mark of the last rally now.

If we're naturally short (I think that's too simplistic), then being long coffee is just "hedging."

No, never.

Not buying here. Took an SPI short @ 5285, expect *some* pullback in Asia (yeah, I know, I know).

In the latest (non-beta) version of TWS, it's capable of showing complex/combo positions in the main portfolio view. Sometimes TWS associates a particular combo with a smart-routed combo even if you didn't initiate the position as a smart-routed combo. For instance, I add all my spreads as...

I could definitely see ES going for 2030-2040 - but that area is a great short zone. This is a total fucking circus.

Just trade the underlying.

Selling straddles on NFLX probably would have came out ahead - even without that retrace.

Extremely CPU specific and besides the real hardcore pros will manufacture their own ASICs or equivalent.

Same thing in NQ. Less in ES, and a stretched down to the right less in YM :D

I don't believe this.

Just keep watching the dollar IMO and take care up here as ES is going to be gamed until someone pulls out the rug. Watch all Asian and European indexes depending on which session you trade. Watch the yen.

Out of long for about 5 pts loss. Really thought we were going to get a reversal there.