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    Best Thread Capital Spreads

    Hi Simon, Thanks for that. Don't think my IB will have explicitly blocked the port - was working fine with the older platform (they used to block CS completely but I got around that using the direct ip address. Now they have lifted the DNS lookup restriction). I think it's the firewall just...
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    Best Thread Capital Spreads

    Hi Simon, I've found that I can't use the new platform through our corporate firewall. Apparantely it needs to connect to the backend server through a blocked port. All I get is a screen saying 'Establishing Communiction with FEP ...' Phoned / emailed CS who said 'Sorry blah blah blah ...' or...
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    Best Thread Capital Spreads

    New platform is Cr@p. Can't use it thru my corporate firewall as it's trying to connect thru a blocked port. All I get is a screen saying 'Establishing Communiction with FEP ...' Phoned / emailed CS who said 'Sorry blah blah blah ...' or a very helpfull 'Maybe you could ask your Company to...
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    Best Thread Capital Spreads

    Simon, Don't think its a problem at your end. The firewall at my company is blocking 'unsuitable' sites. Capital Spreads is classed as 'Gambling' and in blacklisted :(
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    Best Thread Capital Spreads

    Same here - CS been blocked since Friday. Happened earlier this year but was ok a week later. IGindex blocked too. Fins is ok but crap platform - Screen comes up but no trade entry etc.
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    Dow 2006

    nah, closed at 11,122 and waiting to go short again. Trend is strong. Trouble is, my force isn't :)
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    Dow 2006

    Short now at 11,153. Got 20 points to make up first.
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    Dow 2006

    believe it or not, considering that i've been trying to short this thing for ages, i didn't go short today !!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh !! Now long from 11,189. Watch it go the other way.
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    Where is the Dow and Mothers heading in 2006?

    Not sure that ascending triangle is going to break to the upside TS. Have ND on 5, 10, 15 min so I think tomorrow will be down (initially at least)
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    Dow 2006

    CS was very volatile too - 10/20 point jumps in seconds.
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    Dow 2006

    stop at breakeven 11,215.
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    Dow 2006

    stop at 11,256 but am about to move it down.
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    Dow 2006

    top out at 11,700 :)
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    Dow 2006

    I'm not taking any chances !! Got badly burnt last time. Still short but this time I've got a stop :)
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    Best Thread Capital Spreads

    Sorry, I meant DOW. Piccy attached.
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