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    Is IB the cheapest broker for larger investors trading frequently?

    Apparently they do. Vanguard customer orders are routed to Citadel, VIRTU (Knight), G1 (Susquehanna) , UBS, Citigroup, etc. You can look up SEC Rule 606 reports for Vanguard and other brokers here: https://vrs.vista-one-solutions.com/sec606rule.aspx
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    IB third party wire transfers

    Not true. Fidelity and Schwab will wire to third parties.
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    When did you hear about bitcoin for the first time?

    I read about it on Slashdot in 2010, downloaded the software, and mined a little bit on an old laptop.
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    IB extra-long maintenance period today Saturday April 9th ?

    Can't log into TWS. The account management web site and WebTrader work.
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    IB TWS on OS X El Capitan

    I have been running TWS with the latest Java 8 on El Capitan without any issues.
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    US Post Office Becoming a Bank?? WTF???

    The so called private banks already get to impose on tax payers when they have losses. I don't see why the idea of a bank operated by USPS so controversial. Apparently the US had a post bank between 1911 and 1966. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_savings_system
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    Best Country for Trading (Tax efficiency)

    This is false.
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    Why good platforms ignore mac?

    I am not sure comparably equipped Macs are always more expensive: 15" MacBook Pro Specifications 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Turbo Boost up to 3.7GHz 16GB 1600MHz memory 512GB PCIe-based flash storage 1 Intel Iris Pro Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB GDDR5 memory Built-in battery...
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    Daniel is going to learn Wwatson1 to trade

    He is not as wrong as you think. In old English, "learn" can mean to teach. Compare with the modern German "lehren", which also means to teach.
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    whats your IB TWS memory footprint

    TWS 946.2h Java 1.8.0_11 x86_64 Mac OS X 10.9.4 Memory used: 467 MB
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    Six Iranians arrested for dancing to promote islam

    The Iranians did not produce the video to promote Islam. If anything, the video was an act of rebellion against Iran's Islamic rulers. We don't even know if the Iranians in question are Moslem. The videos made by British or other Moslems mentioned in the article have nothing to do with the...
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    Why good platforms ignore mac?

    pepper_john, What is your definition of an open system?
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    TWS on Linux - What Am I Doing Wrong?

    If you are serious about trading, you shouldn't be afraid of learning new things, including figuring out how to do a simple thing in Linux.
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    Why good platforms ignore mac?

    Your aunt's Intel based Mac can be upgraded to Mac OS X 10.6 in order to run the latest version of Flash Player. There would be no need to buy new hardware, as you claimed earlier in the thread. We are discussing Macs, not iPhones, but there isn't a smartphone maker that supports the latest...
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    Why good platforms ignore mac?

    This allegedly restrictive EULA hasn't prevented me from compiling and running all the open source software I want on my Mac, just as one would on any Linux or other UNIX-like system. Regarding price, if you configure a PC with similar specs to a high end Mac, you will find that the PC is...
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    Why good platforms ignore mac?

    Mac application developers don't have to pay anything to Apple.
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    Android or iPhone?

    The iPhone supports tethering over USB, WiFi, and Bluetooth on T-Mobile USA without fuss or additional fees. I don't know about other carriers. I too was recently in the market for a new phone. I researched and played with various high-end Android models extensively. In the end, I chose the...
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    Is day trading worth it?

    Laissez Faire, I just came across this thread. I believe spending one's life in front of a terminal is a waste. It is important to come up with a way to avoid doing this. I studied math (with a bit of physics on the side) too. I did it because it was interesting to me, and not as a...
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    Charting software for Mac

    I have refused to accept this and somehow managed to trade with excellent results on my MacBook Pro. (I don't use any virtualization or emulation software.) If Mac OS X didn't exist, I'd be running some kind of Linux.
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    The top 3 guys who make over 1 million a year at my firm...

    Sorry, since you used the term "borrow", I assumed you trade instruments where actual borrowing is involved. I understand the mechanics of the futures markets. If your goal is to obtain leverage in the futures markets, why not do it via a retail account, where plenty of leverage is...
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