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That is one of the key reasons for the upgrade. Are there any particular monitors that are better for trading or are the cheapest sufficient given that it is all 2D data?

Thanks everyone, very useful. Not sure I understand the purpose of the VPS? If I understand, it's emergency back-up? If the connection goes down, I have IB installed on a 3G smartphone. My Internet provider also has hotspots all over the area if the connection loss is local and there is a local...

Thank you both, that's really useful. However, if I could slightly rephrase the question to be more specific - setting Internet connection to the side (as I've got the fastest line available in my street and back-up) and just focusing on the hardware, if one is seeking the maximum specification...

I am unashamedly new. I've spent the past 1-2 years learning and watching the market, full time, placing only paper trades on a new high spec Mac Book Pro with an Interactive Brokers account. As I develop, this set-up is leaving me feeling increasingly claustrophobic. I feel a growing...

Yes, that does appear to be the case. I am using Interactive Brokers' delayed data, which I just compared with others and the abnormalities exist only in IB's data. I presume that if I upgrade the subscription to paid for live data, the abnormalities will disappear? Do you know whether IB's data...

Hi all, I am currently studying chart patterns and was hoping you could answer a very specific question that I can't seem to find addressed anywhere. I keep coming across what appear to be flash crashes (similar to The Flash Crash) on candlestick charts, where the wick can either shoot way...