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fat fingers ruined a day
- Thread starter trader198
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I've eliminated all the safety msgs
but the one I really like is when you go to the upper right hand corner and click the little X button
and it asks you "Are you sure you want to close?"
no, I don't want to close and have to log on again
I just wanted to go to another page
thanks for asking
but the one I really like is when you go to the upper right hand corner and click the little X button
and it asks you "Are you sure you want to close?"
no, I don't want to close and have to log on again
I just wanted to go to another page
thanks for asking
all is my own fault. I should double check before I send my order.
did not lose anything(but the wrong sell make me lose lots of profits, sold at 3.224), this accident makes me double check everything, very bad, become very nervous about sending out order.
all moring I did nothing, after i got out with almost nothing gained.
did not lose anything(but the wrong sell make me lose lots of profits, sold at 3.224), this accident makes me double check everything, very bad, become very nervous about sending out order.
all moring I did nothing, after i got out with almost nothing gained.
ah don't feel bad, we have all done stupid thingsQuote from trader198:
all is my own fault. I should double check before I send my order.
did not lose anything(but the wrong sell make me lose lots of profits, sold at 3.224), this accident makes me double check everything, very bad, become very nervous about sending out order.
all moring I did nothing, after i got out with almost nothing gained.
once on a Sunday Night ib was really screwed up
I tried to make everything right
but I forgot to add the - Minus sign to my short positions
Talk about an evening of confusion
Quote from oldtime:
well, actually, if you click on "order" you can set up a time order
just click it and hit the time once and it won't execute for another hour
make sure you are set up for mkt rather than limit
It's amazing how much money you can lose just by adding to your big loser every hour
sorry but i couldn't follow you. can you show what you are saying using screenshots.
The "Timing" attribute when you click on an order in TWS currently just allows to make the order either DAY or GTC.
well, I thought you were just joking, trying to prevent yourself from over tradingQuote from gmst:
sorry but i couldn't follow you. can you show what you are saying using screenshots.
The "Timing" attribute when you click on an order in TWS currently just allows to make the order either DAY or GTC.
but if you want to set up a time order (to keep you from chomping at the bit)
click the ul
then go to the top and click "order"
and it will create a ticket
and go to start time
like I said, make sure your prefigs are set up for mkt instead of limit, or it will mess you up (or change it manually.)
you can set up time orders anyway you want
they are especially good to get in or out MOC
for instance, in forex it would be 16:59:xx
in es it would be 16:14:xx
Quote from oldtime:
well, I thought you were just joking, trying to prevent yourself from over trading
but if you want to set up a time order (to keep you from chomping at the bit)
click the ul
then go to the top and click "order"
and it will create a ticket
and go to start time
like I said, make sure your prefigs are set up for mkt instead of limit, or it will mess you up (or change it manually.)
you can set up time orders anyway you want
they are especially good to get in or out MOC
for instance, in forex it would be 16:59:xx
in es it would be 16:14:xx
I was just curious if there is a simple way it can be done in TWS. Seems there is none. Anyways, thanks for help.
well, there's only 24 hours in a dayQuote from gmst:
I was just curious if there is a simple way it can be done in TWS. Seems there is none. Anyways, thanks for help.
so if you set them up one hour apart
that maxes you out at 24 per day
how many do you want to trade in a day?
you do know you can go to trade log
and when you've hit your limit you can stop
Out here in Indiana where I live, if you gamble too much they make you sit on the sidewalk out in front of the riverboat for an hour.
Yea, I had it... but it was set higher, since I *do* occasionally trade up to 50-60 lots in that market. In this case, I actually did it to two different strikes before noticing which made it worse.Quote from tradenstuff:
your software should have a max order quantity parameter for whatever security you're trading.
To answer gmst's question... these weren't market orders, thank god. They were limit orders, and at the price I was looking for. But obviously getting rid of the extra quantity, I had to pay a pretty hefty premium.