You are still factually incorrect. IB started offering the clearing of ONLINE RETAIL trades in 1998. You are stalking me, you check out this link
(http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/general/about/about.php)
...but you simply cannot accept there are people out there who may have a little more experience under their belt than you and who may have worked as market makers and/or submitted phone-in/bbg chat orders to IB's institutional desk as part of their trading counter party lineup.
Atticus, I respect you for your insight into options but aside this field you come across as a know-it-all who loves to accuse and flame without backup. I backed up my outrage vs Alpari, I backed up my claims on the programming side, and the above link clearly states that IB has traded with clients prior 1998, they started online trading post that. Whether you believe anything I said beyond that or not is up to you and honestly, I DONT CARE WHAT YOU BELIEVE. But I expose you for an arrogant and cheap liar when you come here to falsely accuse me. You are barking up the wrong tree here.
And NO, I do not engage in any bets or flaming with you. Call up IB to verify when they started taking client orders if you have such a hard time believing it.
(http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/general/about/about.php)
...but you simply cannot accept there are people out there who may have a little more experience under their belt than you and who may have worked as market makers and/or submitted phone-in/bbg chat orders to IB's institutional desk as part of their trading counter party lineup.
Atticus, I respect you for your insight into options but aside this field you come across as a know-it-all who loves to accuse and flame without backup. I backed up my outrage vs Alpari, I backed up my claims on the programming side, and the above link clearly states that IB has traded with clients prior 1998, they started online trading post that. Whether you believe anything I said beyond that or not is up to you and honestly, I DONT CARE WHAT YOU BELIEVE. But I expose you for an arrogant and cheap liar when you come here to falsely accuse me. You are barking up the wrong tree here.
And NO, I do not engage in any bets or flaming with you. Call up IB to verify when they started taking client orders if you have such a hard time believing it.
Quote from atticus:
Numbnuts, I have the dates.... and they were not taking clients, of any kind, prior to '99 in equities and late-98 in futures.
You ignore button est kaput, Mr. MIS-guy?