Interesting fact about IB

Quote from tao_trader:

Fact: IB has no Nasdaq composite quotes.

They've got the dow, the s&p500, the nasdaq 100 and hundreds more, but no nasdaq composite.

And I'm not talking about free quotes, they just simply don't have the nasdaq composite for _any_ price.

A Level I Nasdaq non-professional subscription will get you no quotes.

A Level I Nasdaq professional subscription ($20/mo) will get you no quotes.

And a Level II Nasdaq subscription ($79/mo) will also get you no quotes.


I just knew there was something about IB that was too good to be true. Any other surprises waiting out there for me?
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Are you for real?!

Tell you what... shhh, don't tell anytone this b.t.w:

You can now afford to buy a TV and hook up cable, and keep cnbc, cnn, bloombergs' etc., on in the background (with the sound off if you prefer) to check on the COMP....

all with the bucks you save on commissions.

You HAVE heard of cable TV? :eek:

Regards,

Ice:cool:
 
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Chuck
@eSignal
 
Why should thay have the composites if they can't be traded?
What useful purpose would that serve? The info would only be relevent if you charted it, and to the best of my knowledge, very few app's chart using IB data.

IB is still da best in my books.
 
Quote from tao_trader:



is one of the most followed indices out there. It's hugely popular
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Is it? Sounds like the difference between FTSE 100 and FTA to me.
FTA still gets reported a lot, but doesn't really mean much when most of FTA's value is in the FTSE 100 anyway.

I would suspect that if NDX was the one reported all the time instead of the Comp, that would be the popular index instead...

Natalie
 
condorll - QuoteTracker charts using IB data quite nicely, as do a number of other programs. Since that is the index that is most reported, it is also the one that influences the most people, not NDX, so it is quite relevant to trading. It should be available for that purpose if none other.

Not a big deal for QuoteTracker users since they have it in the index panel, coming from other sources.
 
Quote from j_medved:

condorll - QuoteTracker charts using IB data quite nicely, as do a number of other programs. Since that is the index that is most reported, it is also the one that influences the most people, not NDX, so it is quite relevant to trading. It should be available for that purpose if none other.

Not a big deal for QuoteTracker users since they have it in the index panel, coming from other sources.
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I always thought that in the main it was institutionally controlled money (fund managers and the like) that moved the markets and that the vast majority of people just jumped (or fail to) on their coat tails - usually after the main event. I wonder what they (the institutional guys) look at? Comp or NDX...

Just thinking out loud :confused:

Natalie
 
Quote from Chuck_T:

eSignal has launched a new real time streaming quote product MarketCenter. We have a special offer of just $1 per month - regular price just $4.95! Exchange fees extra.

This product is targeted at the less active trader, or casual investor who wants a true real time streaming product, (or a backup to IB). Can run on any PC without having to download software.

This is a light weight Java real time streaming Indexes, US, and Canadian stock quote system. With Java it runs on PCs, MACs, and Linux, and is firewall friendly (can use it at work).

Uses the same reliable (award winning) eSignal quote servers. Many add on options will be coming soon - expect streaming charts, Scanners, and Futures (including eminis) in early May.

Check it out here: http://www.esignal.com/marketcenter

Chuck
@eSignal
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Will it provide real time indexes for free? or will subscribers have to add exchange fees to see indexes?
 
Quote from stock777:


Here's a real issue. We can't route to the AMEX on ETF's after 4pm. They trade there till 4:15.

This has been like that since the beginning. How about getting it fixed.
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Yes, and if you can't route to AMEX between 4:00pm-4:15pm, why show the quotes in SMART? If there is a quote in SMART, I expect to be able to hit/take it. For AMEX quotes between 4:00-4:15pm, this is not the case. Irritating.

Either they need to make AMEX routable between 4:00-4:15pm, or they need to NOT include them in the SMART quote during this time (they can make the AMEX quote a blue color, just like they do with pre-market SUPERSOES quotes and these don't get included in SMART). I've tried talking to several customer support people about this problem but nothing has been done and there is not a recognition that it is a problem.
 
Quote from tao_trader:



The comp, along with indu and spx, is one of the most followed indices out there. It's hugely popular and is reported each day from thousands of different media outlets around the world. Every single broker I've ever been with has given it away for free.

I'm not going to try and convince IB what to do. I can get the comp from a thousand different places. All I'm doing is reporting a fact that I thought other people might find interesting and useful, that's all. End of thread.
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gee sys quit your whining :confused:
 
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