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Forum: Brokers August 14th, 2014, 09:49 AM
Replies: 903
Views: 411,241
Posted By heywally
Not that microseconds would matter to my trading...

Not that microseconds would matter to my trading style, but I haven't seen a lag - 2 days in - via my CQG data feed .....
Forum: Brokers August 5th, 2014, 02:57 PM
Replies: 903
Views: 411,241
Posted By heywally
I guess the answer is here Safety of Funds |...

I guess the answer is here

Safety of Funds | Dorman Trading (http://www.dormantrading.com/AboutUs/safetyofFunds.aspx)
Forum: Brokers August 5th, 2014, 12:27 PM
Replies: 903
Views: 411,241
Posted By heywally
Hello - Have looked around and don't see...

Hello -

Have looked around and don't see this - where are the cash sweeps held? Is an FDIC bank an option?

Thanks
Forum: Brokers June 18th, 2013, 09:28 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,004
Posted By heywally
Nevermind; something on my end, I guess sorry

Nevermind; something on my end, I guess

sorry
Forum: Brokers June 18th, 2013, 09:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,004
Posted By heywally
IB Account Management unavailable for 24 hours +

Hello - subject says it. IB's Account Management server has been unavailable for 24 hours +; I have some inquiries in with them but haven't called yet.

Any thoughts?
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index March 10th, 2013, 09:35 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,811
Posted By heywally
Undoubtedly a bad thread, destined for the bit...

Undoubtedly a bad thread, destined for the bit bucket.

Several things that would need to continue to trade, perhaps, would be currencies and hard commodities like agriculture and energy, oil/nat...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index March 9th, 2013, 09:36 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,811
Posted By heywally
Black Swan, Nuke strike if you're long, stops and futures market depth

This post is regarding an event that I do not expect to happen, at all. But. There are too many nukes 'out there' and too many terrorists.

I'd like to discuss the worst case scenario of a nuke...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim January 3rd, 2013, 11:33 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 151,689
Posted By heywally
Just wanted to mention that TDAmer/TOS is...

Just wanted to mention that TDAmer/TOS is 'reallowing' futures trading for IRA accounts, if anyone is interested in that. They are the only brokerage I know of that provides an FDIC insured bank...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 20th, 2012, 11:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,619
Posted By heywally
SELL STOP order should have worked but I'm not...

SELL STOP order should have worked but I'm not familiar with IB's various interfaces implementations of that.

At the risk of encouraging 'over trading', have you tried the Buttontrader.com...
Forum: Brokers December 17th, 2012, 06:09 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 75,014
Posted By heywally
Though I disagree that IB's data feed isn't 'good...

Though I disagree that IB's data feed isn't 'good enough' to trade on, factoring in my belief that the short term data precision that some traders try and assign to the market over the long term is...
Forum: Off-Topic September 21st, 2012, 11:09 AM
Replies: 664
Views: 83,208
Posted By heywally
Another good election and initiative tool: ...

Another good election and initiative tool:

Ballotpedia (http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page)
Forum: Off-Topic September 20th, 2012, 06:07 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 13,797
Posted By heywally
Happy birthday! Trading aside, this is the best...

Happy birthday! Trading aside, this is the best 'bulletin board' site I've ever seen and I was right there at the beginning, with Al Gore. Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhFEFJyLtGo
Forum: Off-Topic September 18th, 2012, 08:43 AM
Replies: 3,181
Views: 440,232
Posted By heywally
I like a lot of the old standards, going back to...

I like a lot of the old standards, going back to the early and mid 1900's, when I think most of the great songs/melodies were written, but I think that no one in history has penned more great --...
Forum: Off-Topic September 18th, 2012, 07:11 AM
Replies: 664
Views: 83,208
Posted By heywally
Romney was the only mainstream Republican...

Romney was the only mainstream Republican candidate who wasn't too far to the right on the 'social conservative' side to have a chance to be elected and, also had a pretty solid business background....
Forum: Traders Hideout September 15th, 2012, 09:43 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 21,189
Posted By heywally
Everyone knows the potential rewards of day...

Everyone knows the potential rewards of day trading (my definition being, on the shortest practical time frame, 5 minute charts , trading the major support/resistance areas, tops/bottoms with fairly...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim September 14th, 2012, 06:36 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 151,689
Posted By heywally
There's also quite a bit of value add in their...

There's also quite a bit of value add in their platform in that you can trade most futures products without any added exchange fees, there's a few very good audio feeds including real-time global...
Forum: Off-Topic September 14th, 2012, 06:21 AM
Replies: 664
Views: 83,208
Posted By heywally
There's a pretty good argument out there that...

There's a pretty good argument out there that since QE doesn't create jobs and tends to put upwards pressure on the pricing of everything, it'll end up hurting consumers, whose vote that would sway....
Forum: Stocks and ETFs September 13th, 2012, 09:50 PM
Replies: 391
Views: 81,715
Posted By heywally
I have a Droid but like the iPhone my wife has....

I have a Droid but like the iPhone my wife has. Would have considered the iPhone 5 when I become upgrade eligible in November but Verizon, last I heard, was not allowing the unlimited data option to...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim September 13th, 2012, 07:25 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 151,689
Posted By heywally
Several people have negotiated that down to $3....

Several people have negotiated that down to $3. Others probably less. IB is $2.01 by default. As far as it being 'too slow' for day trading, that all depends on what your definition of day trading...
Forum: Off-Topic September 12th, 2012, 10:15 AM
Replies: 664
Views: 83,208
Posted By heywally
Their Kirkland Vanilla Soy milk is good also....

Their Kirkland Vanilla Soy milk is good also. Also a good place to buy the only reasonably priced frozen blueberries I've found. Then, you have the makings of a good breakfast recipe:

- Kirkland...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim September 7th, 2012, 05:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,077
Posted By heywally
Interesting .... I had it work for me twice in...

Interesting .... I had it work for me twice in the last two days, for a trade on the ES, after regular market hours and with a pending sell limit order up above both times. It canceled the sell limit...
Forum: Off-Topic September 7th, 2012, 07:47 AM
Replies: 664
Views: 83,208
Posted By heywally
Indeed. And the markets have even cheered high...

Indeed. And the markets have even cheered high unemployment and other economic numbers -- up to a point -- when they seemed to point to more QE, which has little to do with creating jobs. As far as...
Forum: Off-Topic September 6th, 2012, 10:20 PM
Replies: 664
Views: 83,208
Posted By heywally
I'm 60 and have been voting for a while but this...

I'm 60 and have been voting for a while but this year, I will not be casting my vote for the lesser of the two major evils and instead am going to cast my 'protest' vote for Gary Johnson (yes,...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim September 6th, 2012, 07:40 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 151,689
Posted By heywally
That's correct, not to my eyes. Then again, I...

That's correct, not to my eyes. Then again, I only watched it closely on/off over a period of a few days.

And the executions are very quick, as quick as Interactive Brokers.

It could be, that...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim August 31st, 2012, 02:08 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 151,689
Posted By heywally
The differences were fairly subtle from what I...

The differences were fairly subtle from what I remember; mainly re some order types I don't use but that might be significant to others. Please check with them. One thing - TDAmer/TOS no longer...
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