IB's Latest TWS is up

Quote from Bob111:

I having just opposite experience. Playing with it on my son’s computer yesterday, trying to set standalone version of TWS on Java 1.5. first-I did try to uninstall java 1.42. can’t do it. Got an error. When I search for this error on java site-got really nice answer-“the nature of this error is not known at this time.”
Ok, fine-according to instructions from same site-did install MS uninstaller and finally been able to remove old java from computer. Uninstall old TWS also. Start just from scratch and did follow every word from IB website instructions. Install java 1.5 first, then-new 851 TWS. After start it up standalone-got same thing –it runs on Java 1.42. but it not end of the story-when I tried login after all into browser version of TWS - got bunch of java errors and finally give up on all this stuff.
That’s my experience in details with new TWS and java.
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Bob: Sorry about you problems. Did you remove all shortcuts to TWS 4.0 (normally one on desktop and one in start > Programs > Trader Workstation 4.0) before downloading and installing TWS 851.7? If so, TWS 851.7 installation should have created new shortcuts correctly provided Java 1.4 had been removed and Java 1.5 properly installed. Did you use the Java "Verify Installation" from the Java Web Site? You can enter the target strings in the shortcuts by had if that is less work.
Try the installation again if you have not already got it working.
 
After upgrading from 831.9 to 851.7 I must say there's a lot of neat new stuff.

I guess it pays to upgrade more often than once a year LOL

One thing I notice is the totals row at the top no longer displays, despite the checkbox being set to "display total row"

Is this a minor bug or a setting somewhere else?

TIA
 
Hey Folks -

Perhaps someone out there knows why TWS never seems to be available on weekends -- my experience anyway.

Especially after options expiration this is important to me & I'd guess to many others.

I also tried to retrieve a current statement - for 9/16/05 - from the IB Website & received a message that it wasn't available.

Good Trading & Good Health ! cowpok
 
Quote from cowpok1027:

Hey Folks -

Perhaps someone out there knows why TWS never seems to be available on weekends -- my experience anyway.
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i just opened an IB account so i thought the weekend thing was something i did :D

so it's commonly unavailable on weekends ? i'm not trying to trade anything, i'm just trying to bring up TWS and login ...

thx and take care -

omni
 
TWS is always down all weekend from a few hours after friday closure (not exactly sure when) until a little before globex opens on Sunday. Hmmm ... you'd think I could do better than that.

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Quote from cowpok1027:

Hey Folks -

I also tried to retrieve a current statement - for 9/16/05 - from the IB Website & received a message that it wasn't available.
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IB is often late in getting the daily statements out on weekends, particularly on options expiration weekends and weekends with high futures contracts expirations.

They also do internal account transfers (complete accounts, not partials) on weekends and these can be skipped on option and futures weekends.

IB probably staffs for their normal workload and they are probably overloaded during expiration weekends. Thus, expirations and the "routine" maintenance of their servers on Saturdays slows down daily statements.

Jack
 
Quote from Catoosa:

Bob: Sorry about you problems. Did you remove all shortcuts to TWS 4.0 (normally one on desktop and one in start > Programs > Trader Workstation 4.0) before downloading and installing TWS 851.7? If so, TWS 851.7 installation should have created new shortcuts correctly provided Java 1.4 had been removed and Java 1.5 properly installed. Did you use the Java "Verify Installation" from the Java Web Site? You can enter the target strings in the shortcuts by had if that is less work.
Try the installation again if you have not already got it working.
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No need to mess with Java. For reasons other than IB I kept java 1.42 on my system. TWS 851 runs perfectly well under it.
 
Quote from omniscient:

i just opened an IB account so i thought the weekend thing was something i did :D

so it's commonly unavailable on weekends ? i'm not trying to trade anything, i'm just trying to bring up TWS and login ...

thx and take care -

omni
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During the weekend you can experiment with the demo account: edemo/demouser

Maria
 
Quote from bali_survivor:

During the weekend you can experiment with the demo account: edemo/demouser

Maria
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ah ha, i'll check it out.

thx Maria and others for the heads up.

grasshopper is learning :D

take care -

omni
 
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