sell order before buy order

[trader123x]

never sell america short.

Why?

 

[dozu888]

Why?

just quoting Warren..

 

[Overnight]

just quoting Warren..

Elizabeth? She's a bitch-ho that will tank our economy.

Oh, you mean Buffet? NVM then, heh.

 

[GRULSTMRNN]

Well, I think you did not understand OP and now you hide behind some button labels. Never saw you anywhere ever admitting you were wrong, so I am not surprised here either.

I never said that. your statement shows that you reading something I never wrote. The broker makes the locate. it is a basic function of the broker.

What am I saying to you is that most brokers have 3 clicks to enter an order-buy, sell and short. Ib has only two if I recall. buy and sell. With most brokers you have affirm that you want to sell short by hitting the short button. then the broker does the locate. If you hit the sell button and you are not long the stock the order will be rejected. IB assumes when you hit the sell button and are not long the stock that you wish to go short.

 

[zdreg]

Well, I think you did not understand OP and now you hide behind some button labels. Never saw you anywhere ever admitting you were wrong, so I am not surprised here either.

I obviously understood the OP and gave the correct answer, you did not respond to my factual response but instead attacked my character. nothing more need be said.

 

[GRULSTMRNN]

Q. E. D.

I obviously understood the OP and gave the correct answer, you did not respond to my factual response but instead attacked my character. nothing more need be said.

 

[TommyR]

i think you want sell order at the same time as buy order ideally