Recent content by andymckenzie

right - gotchya. sorry for asking a dumb question just didn't see any mention of that and it does seem weird to me - but i guess i'm fairly new to the game so a lot of stuff is weird. still can't find exact info about fx rates for buying foreign stocks but i think i'll go ahead and open the...

quite a few of them - eg Microsoft traded between 30.4 and 30.8 but my TWS chart says it's went from 22 to 39 settling at 33? obviously this isn't right but is it taken from some time in the past or made up? or am i being a total idiot?

thanks for the reply. how long is the delay? i'm looking at a stock that opened at 40 and hasn't dropped below 34 all day according to every chart i cant find. the IB chart doesn't have it above 34 all day?! I'm from the UK and looking to open an account initially with £10k. I'm just about...

Hi - also using TWS demo version for a few days - but am noticing disparities in prices quoted there and elsewhere. Eg historical charts, intra day lows and highs being quite different from those found on google and elsewhere. Am i missing something?

hi - i'm from scotland! got £10k to start investing - looking for a broker that'll give me access to mid-cap us and european stocks. don't need a great platform as am using other tools for news/charts etc but the coverage is important for me. thinking barclays although people seem to hate it...

Hi - I'm looking for a broker that allows accounts from the UK that has good market coverage in the US, Europe and Asia (and won't rip me off for buying foreign equities!), and a decent range of trade options (eg trailing stop etc). At this stage I am only interested in equities and options, and...