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The Intel website confirms an external video card would disable their on board graphics. It seems even the lower end multiple display cards would be at least as good if probably not better than the on board...so the only other question is whether you`d want even better to deal with eye strain...

Assuming one had enough memory, I am wondering whether a run-of-the-mill external graphics card for multiple monitors also serves to provide something better, for trading purposes, than the HD 2000/3000 or would you want to get something better.

Anybody know how Intel HD Graphics relates to all this? Would it be a limiting or enhancing factor to the performance of some of the video cards mentioned or vice-versa? And would the higher spec Intel HD Graphics 3000 make any difference from the 2000? All this relative to trading needs and not...

So for weekly etf options such as the SPY, does anybody know whether they use the closing price at 4:15 pm or at 4:00 pm to determine whether the option is in or out of the money for settlement/exercise? Much appreciated.

This is very useful information as it reinforces my belief that it takes at least that long a period of development to become a successful trader. My guess is after about 7 years one`s gone through at least one market/economic cycle plus a few years of recognition of familiar patterns observed...

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If you look on your log, you will see if its at Globex. Look at 'configurations' if you don`t have automatic log activated. I`ve checked my log and a simple stop limit order is indeed on the Globex server. As an aside, I attach the stop with the limit price one tick away from the stop...

So for arguments sake, if at any time and for any reason(market makers walking away, glitches at broker/actual market, ultrathin market etc) the bid/ask goes to .01/1M, the short side could be liquidated by IB. If the trades aren`t or can`t be busted, you need the cooperation of IB. The...

Interesting. I trade emini NQs using TWS with pretty much the same set up. You must be combining hotkeys with buttons as I do which allows you to enter on the hotkeys and adjust with the buttons. Depending on volatility I switch between on/off of instant transmit. Did you know you can use...

AOK "Finally, though I use IB, TWS I am not a fan of. Use Buttontrader. Better still unless you're trading overseas futures no real reason to use IB at all for domestic futures. Many other brokers for that task." I`ve traded a variety of products with IB for 8 years and started including...

Lescor, thanks for the interesting thread According to you your average is 40K/mo and the last two years you`ve done better. So Lescor why, even being conservative, is 20K/mo reasonable and not say the average, when in the first week of 2010 you cannot know whether volatility/bots etc will...

OK, tried out NT today. The Good. NT updates the highlighted numerical price on the Y axis in real time while IB`s lags approx less than half a sec. The Bad. NT often misses price levels on the bars. Ex. At 11:45 the NQ 1808.75 was missed. This was on 5 sec and 1 min bars and has not...

Thanks for the feedback guys. Also trade NQ intraday and although I only do several positional type trades a day, as opposed to scalping, it all unneccessarily adds up in terms of slippage or missed exits/entries. The real-time price quotes(bid/ask/last) on TWS platform I believe are...

Using IB datafeed, is NT able to produce accurate price bar charts which do not miss any traded prices, especially for the shortest timeframes? I`m aware of IB`data aggregation methods and how it affects their charts in lag and in accuracy of tick/volume but my interest here is purely price...

Low commissions are redundant if you`re trading off of charts that are too slow. One would think that as part of a busines model, it would pay to invest in the charts as it would allow for more intraday/scalp trading which would in turn generate more commissions.

I have Bloomberg TV online and check the reporting website when possible such as govt BLS for payroll. Wondering how other traders are navigating. Thanks.

OK, sorry, this is incorrect. I only trade NQ so I forgot the outlay for ES is about 1.6 times so holding for a 1% move would get you about the same profit. About 5 NQ = 3 ES. Regarding slippage, however, for one tick you`d lose $25 on NQ but $37 on ES. For me, personally, I trade stocks...

ES vs NQ other considerations: Compare 1% moves for each: ES 1050 = 10.5 X $50 = $525 range NQ 1700= 17 X $20 = $340 range NQ is more volatile and tends to have a larger range but would have to average 1.5 times the ES range for the $ equivalent. So depending on the strategy, if...

I use IB also and get that a lot. I will miss trades because even though the last traded price is at 1050, it can sit there for 5-10 seconds(feels like a minute) and then reverse without filling me. Most trades will go past the 1050 after I get filled, although occasionally it will be the...