IB beginner / a few questions together

[globalarbtrader]

Some of these questions might better be answered by the IB support staff. Have you tried the live chat function?

I do not need all the executed orders by email every day, since I can login TWS everyday.

Please tell me how to make a sound as soon as any order is executed. As you see the attached photo above, IB TWS may not give me sound. Furthermore, if possible, I like to hear "Bought 100 MSFT at $42.1". I wonder if we can program those function by API. Delayed sounding might fine for one minute or so.

 

[bgk]

$10/month to see live quotes while you are trading. A VERY small cost of doing business. Without live quotes, how do you make proper decisions?

Really true. Very small price to pay and is very essential.

 

[d08]

Doing any kind of decent volume, you will be paying 1.50 each for NYSE/AMEX/NASDAQ.
$4.50 a month won't kill you.