Recent content by EminitraderDM

I agree with you. What I plan to do is not "true" scalping anyway so ultimate speed certainly isn't important. When I place my limit order I also place a target at the same time and wait for it to get hit. I guess you could say im taking short term trading to the extreme but certainly not scalping.

This is actually really good stuff. Alot more helpful then on elitetrader haha. I guess the best thing I can do is speak to the broker and get as much information I can about internet requirements to get the best fills. Additionally, it may be easiest to go live with a contract and find out...

I guess I shouldn't be worried as long as the orders are pre- set. Unless I want to get out of a trade fast and hit the market order button.

I have been paper trading for the past 6 months and it has gone really well. I am looking to scalp trade for 2 - 4 ticks at a time using limit orders for entries and exits. I have read a lot over the past few weeks about latency issues when taking short term trades. I did a speed test and...