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Exactly, so if someone could settle FX trades in one day instead of two, the profit opportunity would suddenly exist. The problem here is perceptual. Additional research suggests that something like 98% of FX transactions pass through the CLS system. That means that Steve's firm (or all the...

Do you really want to have a philosophical discussion on the efficient market hypothesis? I'm not looking for advice on my strategy - I'm trying to figure out how best to test and execute it.

<i>Oanda, instant settlement.</i> But do they support complex trades? At the beginning of this year, they only supported directional trades.

<i>FX is always T+2, except for CAD which is T+1. This has nothing to do with the broker. It has to so with the way banks clear funds.</i> It looks like trades can be settled <a href="http://www.cls-services.com/sectiondetails.cfm?objectid=BB493258-FB0E-4C79-B87AD9ECA4514CEC">within 24...

I have been working with the IB TWS API for most of the year. IB's platform offers good spreads, quick execution, and a decent trading API. Unfortunately, IB FX trades typically settle in two days. This is acceptable for simple directional trades (USD->EUR followed by EUR->USD, for example)...

In order to share my 2405s between a PowerMac (dual DVI out) and a Sony Vaio A690 (docking station has both VGA and DVI out), I have one 2405 connected to the mac via DVI, and the other 2405 is connected to BOTH the mac and the PC. The mac connection is DVI, and the PC connection is VGA. The two...

The first few dual-DVI products I found at NewEgg offer a max res of 2048x1536. I'm running a pair of 2405 FPWs on some random 18-month old apple compatible card in my PowerMac without trouble. The DVI port in my 3-year old TiBook has no trouble driving 1920x1200 displays, and neither does the...

It is unlikely that any dual-DVI video card will have trouble supporting a pair of 20" displays. I picked a video card at random, and it has no trouble supporting both of my 2405FPWs running at 1920x1200. Several people have suggested that 20" displays are better than 17" or 19" displays...

What would you suggest to a person who thinks that TradeWorkstation might just be complex enough, and the C++ API is really great (but the docs could use work)? Who competes with IB?

I have been working with the IB demo account and API to develop a somewhat complex FX arb application. While working with the demo data, I see no arb opportunity most of the time, but maybe 2-3 times per day, I see moderate to large trading opportunities. With the demo account, I can drop in...

What is the proper terminology for the various types of Forex trading systems? At the bottom seems to be the retail brokers - all the trades have to originate from and return to US dollars, and the "broker" may or may not trade against you. It isn't clear that the broker will ever take your...

If a broker allowed me to do this, I would more than make up for their lost commission through a very high volume of trades. Maybe I need a very large account at a bank rather than a broker?

Is there a way to get quick fills and a reasonable spread?

trader42, thanks, that might be what I'm looking for. Can someone with an IB Universal Account confirm that my trades are possible on the platform?

I am trying to find a broker that will support the following style of trading: 1. On day one, you decide to go long JPY, so you sell USD and end up with a position that is long JPY, short USD 2. A week later, you are ready to take your profits. After careful analysis you decide that GBP is a...

Nononsense, before I respond, I'd like to recognize that this forum has an unusually insightful group of participants. Sun's foray into the Linux and x86 market is very interesting, but I stand by my comments that Sun equipment is best when you have an IT department available, and Linux...

Great analysis, but the class of problems known as "embarrasingly parallel" are those which require little or no communication between processing units. An easy example of an embarrasingly parallel problem is 3D rendering. You can send the underlying data for the movie (with M frames) to...

The Sun machine is great if you have an IT department to run it for you. Linux is great if you want to become an IT person. If you want to dabble in Unix but get useful non-IT work done, buy a Macintosh. Sun makes great hardware and software, but you get the most out of it only if you have...

1. Jim Clark left SGI to found Netscape and then Healtheon. Not sure what he is up to now. 2. SGI demanded Microsoft pay huge royalties a few weeks before the XBox was to ship. Microsoft bought out the bulk of SGI's intellectual property instead. 3. SGI graphics engineers left to do...

Comcast's language is truely bizarre. Their suggestion that you not use the comcast service as an end-point on a non-comcast local area network suggests that it is perfectly valid to resell your cable modem service to your neighbors, by WiFi, for example. In that case the Neighbor would be the...