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Not using SSL. Also tried downloading standalone TWS. Didn't expect it to make a difference... and it didn't.

Same problem. I can log into my account with phone mobile trader. I can also log into my account management through the web browser. I just cant run TWS.

I trade mostly muni-bond ETF's through IB. Dividends on munis are tax free. Payment in Lieu of dividends is an issue for me. Also, past years' reporting of some of my tax free ETFs dividends as taxable dividends has also been a problem. In spite of the lost tax $$$, I find that my costs are...

My statements are less than $2 apart this year. I attribute that to round off error. I had no corporate actions this year. Last year my D-1 and 1099 did not match. The error was in the corporate actions. So, I hand edited the D-1 using excel to correct the problems. I posted this same issue last...

Awesome! I sent you a PM with some relevant info.

This problem is getting frustrating. When I get a partial fill on ARCA, I get thrown to the back of the order priority at my price level. Today, I got a 53 share partial fill and the balance of my 800 share sell order was put in the back of the order queue. It happened yesterday and other...

Thanks for the thought. That idea didn't occur to me. Still, I wouldn't think that they would essentially "front run" a customer order. Even if they are allowed to do it, it certainly wouldn't be good PR.

I generally see the same size at each price level on both of my Totalview feeds (IB and Nasdaq)... except when one is broken. Are you sure that you aren't getting just a Level 2 feed from Tradestation?

Totalview does not display hidden orders. I subscribe to Totalview from both IB and directly from Nasdaq. I am unable to see my own hidden order in the order book.

I thought that there was probably a non-conspiracy theory explanation for this phenomenon which might be explained by more seasoned traders. I suppose that others who have discovered the algorithm would not share it. Now that I’ve figured it out, I’m going to make a fortune! Of course...

Are you serious or just messing with me? I wouldn't know whether to believe my own post if someone else had written it. If you're serious, do you have any theories as to who "they" might be?

Can anyone see Island hidden orders? I placed a hidden premarket limit buy order on Island using IB TWS. My order was not visible on the island order book. It was well below market price for the stock. There was a large visible order on Island which would take priority over mine at the same...

I'm a little late to this party, but... I have used the IB Mobile Trader many times. I count on it whenever I'm on the road for trading stocks / ETFs. I seldom have any problem logging in with it. When I do, I just try once again. Although it seems to work consistently for me, I feel that there...

To clarify one of my questions... IB charges a minimum commission of $1.00 per trade (bundled) or $0.70 per trade (unbundled) on stock trades REGARDLESS of exchange. Will they still charge THEIR minimum comission every time a modification is made after a partial fill? That would be a huge...

Do the "cancel/modify orders" shown on the "other fees" represent the only changes in the commission structure? I can probably live with that depending upon further clarification of the implementation. It looks like ISLAND and ARCA orders aren't affected. Is that true? I get the impression...

I know that I am answering an old posting, but I would like some clarification on this point also. I called IB multiple times and got multiple answers to the same question. I believe that the answer is that an IB IRA margin account is a misnomer as I was told by IB customer service. It appears...

Pardon the twisted humor. I just couldn't resist. I'm definitely not arbing. I trade small swings in low liquidity stocks. My hold time varies from less than a minute to several weeks depending upon my trading strategy for that security, market conditions, trading volume, and how many...

Uhhh... Is this a trick question... Because I can!!! :D

Just a status report to those who showed interest in this issue... I called IB on Oct 30 for real time analysis as suggested by dst. I felt that I had a clear example of my execution priority changing on an existing limit order on Island as a result of another trade execution in the same...