Cut him some slack - I replicated the problem at least once, so it's not all in his head. I invite you to try it yourself if you want to help understand the issue.
Unacceptable Limit Stock Order Handling by IB
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I don't need to cut someone any slack who comes on here and loud mouthingly proclaims "IB sucks " while not providing any details.
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And in which post did he proclaim "IB sucks"?
Again, there are plenty of details in this thread for IB to comment on. The OP stated that he tried to solve this via customer service prior to requesting help on ET.
his settings are obviously fucked up, simple as that. delete the settings file (if not syncing to the cloud )or go through all the configs and look at the issue.
fuck you and the short bus you rode in on
Because others' works but your's does not?
And I guess that is exactly how you talked to IB as well. No wonder they try to drop you as customer.
And I guess that is exactly how you talked to IB as well. No wonder they try to drop you as customer.
Others DID NOT WORK either, scumbag. That was documented here. Keep posting your non-sense.
Actually why ARE you still posting on this thread? TROLL or are you IB staff? I am puzzled as to why you are so incensed by my posting my issue in this thread, enough so as to barrage a stranger with insults and accusations (you have fabricated things such as my posting that "IB sucks"). What motivates a man to behave as you do? I picture you as some perpetual looser, irritatus maximus, just angry at the world. So, please, understand in no uncertain terms that I will block you as soon as you have read this, and I wish for you, dear sir, to kindly fuck off once and for all.
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FYI I have had this happen with options (slightly OTM) on expiration day with IB. Impossible to put in a sell order to close option position, for if memory serves me well roughly the reason you have explained. Granted, I do not recall if there was a zero bid situation in all of those instances (a possibility), but even if that were the case, being prevented by your own broker from advertising an offer in the marketplace is a 180 from the service you are paying for.
Further I empathize with the futures contract situation you have described as I have had a strange quirk cause TWS to prevent me from entering an order to exit a futures position in a FAST market with SIZE... And I swear it took > 10 mins to get somebody (of the nonchalant type) on the phone to manually intervene, which is insane. Again a 180 from what you expect to pay for in a broker. BTW it turns out this issue was caused by using the default "all" allocation profile as opposed to selecting accounts in a pre-defined allocation profile - An issue that BTW was NEVER resolved by customer service (half a dozen attempts phone and chat), I eventually figured it out myself.
I stick with them because of what I consider to be a highly favorable commission/cost structure w/ no minimum ticket penalties AND the ability to trade multiple accounts simultaneously in a manner that pretends to be user friendly (although in fact this has a lot of WTF associated w/ it as well). BUT I am aware that my RANDOM WTF risk with IB is rather extreme, and am mindful of this and of the fact that if one day I am stuck in a large position moving against me fast I could be bankrupt before I get somebody from a trade desk to intervene on my behalf. Come to think of it I really should consider moving; this is just not acceptable. That and while we are at it I'm starting to think that HFT shenanigans are done internally against customers, so they can claim to not sell your order flow, they sure would not have to if that were the case.
BTW the issue preventing me from exiting futures position: "account not found" Lovely ain't it?!?!
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I simply take the piss out of you precisely because you are needlessly accusing a broker of bad intentions. Else why would you possibly believe IB is behind my posts?
You saw that my limit orders were held at the exchange ...yours did not. So you are still insisting this is not your own issue?
You saw that my limit orders were held at the exchange ...yours did not. So you are still insisting this is not your own issue?
This post of yours makes it perfectly clear that you are obviously too dumb to handle TWS. I never had issues trading out of positions.
And even kids understand if you hold positions in asset A with allocation x1 then you cannot trade out of that position via allocation X2. Every "quirk" you mentioned so far is due to your disability to understand concepts and handle the execution platform in the way it was designed to be.
Lol, and someone is playing "HFT shenanigans internally"? I think the only thing that is happening internally is that they open their pants and piss on your account,) you tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorist.
So....as you suggested ....please do move your account somewhere else and spare the world with your bullshit accusations.
And even kids understand if you hold positions in asset A with allocation x1 then you cannot trade out of that position via allocation X2. Every "quirk" you mentioned so far is due to your disability to understand concepts and handle the execution platform in the way it was designed to be.
Lol, and someone is playing "HFT shenanigans internally"? I think the only thing that is happening internally is that they open their pants and piss on your account,) you tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorist.
So....as you suggested ....please do move your account somewhere else and spare the world with your bullshit accusations.
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