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If this was related to a major Internet breakdown then this has nothing to do with "IB not being a reliable trading platform".

It appears this issue wasn't unique to IB, I hear multiple brokers had connectivity issues as some Internet backbone broke down.

Just back in just in time :cool: Webtrader doesn't support the algo orders it seems, good to know.

Level3 giving me timeouts tracerouting gw1.ibllc.com: 10 90 ms 96 ms 92 ms ae-42-42.ebr1.London1.Level3.net [4.69.141.193] 11 94 ms 86 ms 87 ms ae-100-100.ebr2.London1.Level3.net [4.69.141.166] 12 151 ms 154 ms 164 ms ae-44-44.ebr1.NewYork1.Level3.net...

I can't even remember the last time I couldn't login. Maybe a year ago? Possibly much longer. I don't even recall.

Connectivity / Market Data Issues Some customers may be experiencing issues with loss of connectivity / market data. Additional information will be provided here as it becomes available. All other IB systems are operating normally. [Mesg Id: 390052]

Same. http://status.interactivebrokers.net/cgi-bin/bb_status.pl seems to be on and off for me. "Unable to connect Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at status.interactivebrokers.net."

Right.. and that's when I see I am wasting my time. Take care :D

Very good IMO, minus the Owners Equivalent Rent non-sense. Without OER, CPI would be printing like -5% annualized right now thanks to dropping home prices.

Of course the article applies. Stores are running sales, rebates and coupon programs contributing to lower overall grocery checks. There are price wars going on that benefit the consumer (for the time being). Obviously this won't last forever but it is what it is. Health care has a weight of...

GDX - Gold/Silver miners ETF DBP - Deutsche Bank precious metals ETF

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/09/queen-of-coupons-feeds-family-for-10.html

The stress tests represent 'an assured all-clear.' Axel Weber, Germany's central bank chief Whew, I think we're out of the woods. Weber just sounded the all clear :cool:

Just like Gold 2k was a certainty for 2009 when I was reading the predictions from early 2008. Gold going up is a certainty only for gold bugs. To anybody with half a brain gold doubling within 12 months is just as feasible as gold imploding 50% over the same time period.

Even if anyone had an insider tip if it was higher or lower, there is simply no way of knowing with certainty how the market will react. Even if the number is much better/worse than expected the market could still go in the opposite direction. There was an anecdote in "House of Money" where a...

This guy never took a look at Japan I take it. Stocks went nowhere while short term rates were flirting with 0% and long bonds hit 1%.

If inflation was 7% over the last 10 years then GDP would have contracted 4-5% annualized over the last 10 years. Real GDP would be down a whopping 33% since 1999. Real GDP per capita would be down something like 45% over the same timeframe, assuming 1% population growth LOL Obviously, Rogers...

Can you name a single major equity hedge fund that currently has a net long position > 1.0? The GS article is talking about equity funds, NOT credit/fixed income/mortgage etc.

100% long, 70% short = 30% net long doesn't sound like a leveraged equity mutual fund (which are usually 95-100% long).

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/hedge_funds_find_new_sweet_spot_3hmeS0PQb2ndATma3uswIL "Sugar is the new crude oil for investment-hungry hedge funds, which are pushing sugar prices near 30-year highs and ushering new global shortages." :cool: