Recent content by blackbox

Hi GladiatorX, I feel your pain regarding the currency/futures orientation of the forums and most of the swing trade threads are extremely dated. Not sure how much help I can be as I have only been trading for a few months, holding positions in NYSE/Nasdaq stocks anywhere from 1-20 days. I'm...

Thanks for the ProRealtime tip, really enjoying it though I'll demo ShareScope on the Windows partition to see how the Windows-based platforms run on the Mac. Jen

After 12-18 months of hemming and hawing about compatibility and transfer issues, I finally got the 15in laptop (2.16 Ghz intel core 2, originally with 2GB ram though I increased this to 4GB) 2 years ago. I've had about 4 PCs now (Sony, Dell, Dell, and a generic brand) and this is hands down the...

Dah! Looks geared to futures and commodities trading only.

Yes, I had checked out the TWS a few weeks ago and it seemed rather clunky as you say. re: Windows on the Mac, it seems to run slower and this is a pretty decent machine. But the Parallels Craig mentioned my be better. In the meantime, I'm checking out ProRealtime.

Thanks for the suggestions. Markus, on IB do you use the TWS or the web application? I load up Windows through Boot Camp but I have partitioned a very small space for that drive. I want to say that it doesn't run as well as it would on a PC, but it may be that I've become thoroughly biased...

Hello all, I've been trading off and on for a year or two now and more intensely in the past couple of months given my abundant free time. I used to work in research in an IB and I'm not too keen to return - trading has become an obsession, I'm afraid. I'm focused on swing and...

Hello all, I am a UK resident and a US citizen. I'm wondering if anyone has had to deal with the ramifications of spread-betting gains and the US tax system. I understand that spread-betting receives special tax treatment in the UK, but since US citizens have to declare worldwide income and all...