Recent content by JonnyT

I don't think they will go into Iran, but I think the US/Israel will attack Irans nuclear facilities within 1 year. Given that the US have also sent another Carrier battlegroup to the Gulf they are certainly putting pressure on Iran to comply with there wishes.........or else. I think the...

Systems come, systems go but do any currency systems work consistently well? NO JonnyT

I run CMC on a PII 400 with 192MB Ram Laptop with XP and have never experienced a problem. My professional opinion is that you need new Video Drivers.... JonnyT

File - Print does the job for me as long as you set the printer properties to Landscape.... JonnyT

If you have a stop then of course it will trigger if the market passes throught it with IB.... Have a look at what is native on each exchange and place orders accordingly... What makes you think another platform will be instantly better? Sometimes the market just jumps several ticks in one go...

Jesus, I thought everyone knew that you absolutely must follow the NFP direction. 90% of the time you will bag 100 pips plus. JonnyT

Sorry Guys, I bit the bullet and start a new job this morning. JonnyT - ex Trader

Just another way to skin you alive without you realizing it!

Me too! As I've made a loss will be US Government pay me ;)

If your account is in GBP and you trade FTSE futures then the profits are in GBPs and you need to do nothing. If you have denominated your account in US Dollars then any profits will be in GBPs and you have complicated a simple issue if you want to withdrawl funds! TWS will not automatically...

Are the PDT rules $25,000 still in effect? Are there any ways round this as I want to keep my Investments in Dana, Soco and Centurian going! I also don't understand the uptick rule for shorting. How does this work? Thanks JonnyT

In my case: 1) Losing money 2) Make bags of money 3) Losing money 4) Make a bit of money 5) Losing money slowly but surely JonnyT

IB does do tick backfill, in small quantities JonnyT

Well the short answer is I' ve traded Forex full time for four months and have made a loss. I've had to bite the bullet and take a job. Several years ago I did take the Mr Charts course and on the day paper traded over £1000 profits. At the time I had a secure job etc and with family...

Just looking at the moment. I've taken a 3 month contract so I will be a browser until the summer, though I might try a few evening trades