you make a simple story VERY complicated.
I am not familiar with your posts, other than what you've posted here, but do you attempt to maintain a balance when you engage in an argument, or do you argue for the sheer pleasure of being argumentative, even if it means contradicting your own previous statement(s)?
My initial post dealt with two issues: backfill data, and incompetent and improper CS @/from IB, then elaborated on why. Straight and to the point, yet you reply:
While this is an issue I think your post is very inappropriate in disparaging everything that is good about IB. A secure broker with secure funds, diversity of asset classes, low commission, top execution speed,....
Its fine you raise your voice about the backfill but keep with the truth about all other features IB has pioneered for retail guys in many years
I am talking about backfills over a finite period, you are bitchin' that I had failed to bow to the church of IB, and chant the History of Trading as we traveled down the road paved by IB's pioneering efforts, etc etc etc.
Do you notice a bit - OK, OK ...... a lot - of twisted inconsistent logic in your arguments?
you complain that you are not told a straight forward answer what the issue really is. Point is, which broker tells you the 100% absolute truth? Who else does. Live with it or move into the woods. You know what the issue is and if you dont get the same answer as what you expect then its either a) the staff is ill informed b) is instructed to give you a bs answer for legal and reputional purposes, c) you were wrong and they were right.
I know I have high and/or perhaps novel expectations, at least by your standards, of not being lied to, especially by someone whom I have entrusted with a portion of my networth. However, the aforementioned statement makes it clear that you've become intoxicated from the kool-aid IB has been feeding you
over 10 years and does so each and every single day.
Again, you want to stick to the main points yet you ramble on:
3) Thats maybe a cultural issue (or should I mention a global issue) that everyone seems to think they have a right to be pissed off and complain to whoever and about whatever, regardless of the merit and regardless of the effect. Also you sound as if you have the God-given right to get free backfill data.
Here, you derail again, this time going "global", and even dragging God, into it.
Are you getting the picture, how ridiculous you look, at least to anyone who makes the mistake of paying any attention to you, as I did???
What next? Are you going intergalactic, and perhaps even take time off for some time travel?
When you get a chance, you may try working on the concept that your belief, that we/you are getting "FREE backfill data" is wrong !!! Data feed fees are built into your commission structure - check out the API manual, as well as the website, outlining their commish vs. data fees. I nearly blurted out that there is no Santa, nor the Easter Bunny, but I better leave you with some ferry tales you can still hang onto.
BTW, there is other garbage you generously sprinkled all around you, but enough is enough. I would hate to overload your circuits, but more importantly I have far better things to do with my time.
