Burned twice now by TWS and RTH flag

Look like it. Seem like they are using IB users as for their QA testing.

Quote from SideShowBob:

Boyz remember that no problems for you doesn't mean the problem is fixed. Just that you haven't hit it yet (maybe it is fixed I don't know).

That's another gripe I have with IB -- no notice that bugs have been noted and/or fixed. Not that IB is unique in that regard.

I heard that IB does not maintain a QA (quality assurance) department -- I believe it......:(
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"Data Freeze"

This has been happening all the time lately after hours. A week ago, I was in a position everything looked fine, the DOM wasn't moving. Then I go and check my Account balance -- and I see that I'm down $700 bucks.

I say to myself WTF is going on. I realize after that the quotes are stuck/frozen. Completely unfucking acceptable. I restart IB TWS and the quotes are working again.

I'm shopping for another primary broker, that's all I can say.
 
Quote from OldTrader:

I have no idea whether a stop issue exists, or whether if it does, if it was fixed. I only commented because you appear to not update your TWS because of a belief that there is a data issue present in the later builds. I think that belief is false.

OldTrader
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No worries -- not trying to attack you :)

If you read the IB bulletin board apparently there's still some kind of issue, but it seems to only affect futures???? And often only after the nightly reset.

Last time I ran 870 it took 5 minutes to start up.....

Then again read my tradestation thread -- they suck even worse :eek: :eek:
 
Quote from loufah:

Can you set up a papertrading account and test the newer TWS build with that account to see if there are no data feed problems?
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You can -- but no guarantee it will work fine for your real account. Also it seems to be sporadic -- you can go weeks without a problem -- or have it every day. :(
 
Quote from 2006:

"Data Freeze"
I realize after that the quotes are stuck/frozen. Completely unfucking acceptable. I restart IB TWS and the quotes are working again.
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Thats why I use DTN IQfeed for my Data, the TWS quotes get noticed quickly in case of freeze.
 
Quote from SideShowBob:

You can -- but no guarantee it will work fine for your real account. Also it seems to be sporadic -- you can go weeks without a problem -- or have it every day. :(
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Hmm. I thought someone from IB here once said that the paper trading accounts get the same datafeed as regular accounts.
 
As far as I have seen they do. I have run a Paper trade instance along side a live instance and the quote feeds were the same.
 
RTH refers to a checkbox in the order form that specifies whether the order is good only during Regular Trading Hours or whether it's good anytime.
 
Caution: in this context, i.e., for the purpose of the IB's RTH check box, RTH refers -- as you may or may not expect -- to NYSE hours, M - F, 9:30 - 4 ET. It has nothing to do with the trading hours of the instruments you are entering orders for.
 
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