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ETF Hi guys i was wondering are there any ETF that are liquid and can be traded through IB but are not subject to the Day Trading rules that Require $25000. Regards Mark

Hi Guys Can someone put me right, trading the ETF QQQ powershare index, are you trading it futures style, IE, $10 per point rather than buying say 500 shares, i realise its so many shares per $10, but is it as simple as just $10 per point. Regards mark

Hi guys was wondering if anyone trades the liffe single stock futures and if they are liquid mark

Hi Guys anyone trade the QQQQ futures, know nothing about them and was wondering are they liquid and move ok. Regards mark

Hi Guys, i currently trade the Ym and are looking to trade a European market something like the Dow Euro stoxx or a component, Media or banks etc, 1 ofthe tools i use on the YM is the Tick indicator and i was wondering if there is a Tick indicator on the Euro Stoxx or even the Swiss market the...

Hi Guys, i currently trade the Ym and are looking to trade a European market something like the Dow Euro stoxx or a component, Media or banks etc, 1 ofthe tools i use on the YM is the Tick indicator and i was wondering if there is a Tick indicator on the Euro Stoxx or even the Swiss market the...

Hi all, I have always traded the Ym, im currently teaching a friend to trade, and after paper trading for a while he now wants to trade for real using IB, he expects to loose in-order to learn, and i said id ask you guys if there is a market thats as lively as the Ym but uses smaller units of...

Is anyone trading uk shares using IB, only was wondering what the data is like as im looking to trade uk shares using IB, but the data is full of spikes, when i check the same data with ADVFN and several others there are no spikes and all feeds in realtime. Regards Mark

IB Data Hi Guys I hope im not covering old ground, but here goes, i have always traded futures but now i fancy having ago at uk stocks, i use IB and downloaded historical data and was surprised at the amount of spikes, so i thought i will wait untill the market opens then collect real time...

Hi Guys I hope im not covering old ground, but here goes, i have always traded futures but now i fancy having ago at uk stocks, i use IB and downloaded historiacal data and was surprised at the amount of spikes, so i thought i will wait untill the market opens then collect real time data, and...

Im using 2000i, metaserver / tws version, with IB, works ok never had a hitch. Mark

Hi timaru69, Totally agree with what you say, Dont upgrade, I did and have had nothing but trouble ever since, several calls to BT and slowly its back on track. Regards Mark

Hi Jimmy1 Came across this recently http://www.sirtrade.com/market.htm Mark

Hi Evostik Many thanks for the help, All it took was simple instructions and the job is done and working ok. Regards Mark

Hi Guys, im a 2000 user, il have a play and see how i get on, many thanks Mark