Recent content by sean77

Thanks for the reply, yes, I mean the FTSE 100 index. I'm already using the future with no problem. I've used Z as an index and it is about six points different from the actual FTSE index as updated on yahoo finance.

Forget that, I'm getting tick and trin now. Still can't find lse ftse cash, anybody?

Can somebody please tell me the IB symbol for FTSE cash? I've searched many times on the symbol lookup... Also, can an IB representative tell me if I need UK stocks trading permissions to receive this index, and Tick-LSE, Trin-LSE. I've just subscribed to LSE non-pro level one for £10 per...

FTSEBoy, if you get back in, Martin Pring's Technician's Guide to Day and Swing Trading is good as a detailed introduction to the whole TA field. Piper's The Way to Trade is the best overall approach to trading I've seen. A lot of good traders swear by it, and his price/bar based set-ups are...

Any of you that are looking for The Way to Trade, check out Borders. Saw a copy sitting in there the other day, £25. For a high street chain they have an amazing selection of trading books. Reactor, I've made every mistake in the book, but I won't lose that much on a trade because for futures...

I have no idea whether Selecta7 works or not, but I can tell you that all arguments about not being able to put a bet on if you are a winner are completely finished. Any of the betting exchanges can be used to get as good or better prices than the bookies, and they don't care if you win...

Thanks a lot for replies. Decided to go one better and just buy two TFT's.

I need a bit of advice on dual monitor set ups. Does anyone know if the Matrox G550 Dual-DVI will run one CRT monitor and one TFT with DVI? It's advertised as running two analog/ two DVI, and nowhere can I find out if it will run any combination of the two. It's very likely that it does, but I'm...