Recent content by myoung

Thank you for all your comments. It's been a great help to me and after years of spreadbetting I have finally made the switch. Long overdue, I might add. Just a recap.. My intention was to find an advanced but user friendly execution platform and an easy to operate interface where I can run...

Sim Mode I have recently opened an account with IB and need to establish if TWS has a simulation mode. Please advise.

Thanks Pete. Yes, I did notice Button Trader but on first impressions, it appeared not very user friendly and a bit messy, for want of a word. I may just have another look...

Thank you Arbitrageur & Jack o' Clubs, very helpful and informative reading.

I do trade the news and have been doing this through my spreadbet firm for a while now but wanted to move over to IB in order that I may step it up a gear, so to speak. Liquidity, I would assume, is better in the cash over the futures. Am I therefore correct in thinking if I were to trade the...

Is anyone here currently trading currency futures with Interactive Brokers? If so, by experience, how does this compare in terms of liquidity, spreads & slippage to the spot / FX cash market?

I have set up an account to trade FX using Interactive Brokers. I wish to place my trades on the 'price ladder' using entry/exit strategies, trailing stops etc. As far I am aware, the IB platform has not got this functionality. My first choice was a program called Ninja Trader. This looked...

I have just opened an account with IB to trade the Spot Forex Market but might be regretting this now... After weeks of searching, I came across EFX/MB Trading and liked what I saw; ECN/Non Dealing Desk, technology driven platform with advanced order types, small lot trading, decent...

Many thanks peto, that's a big help. I will speak to the guy from IB tomorrow who insisted I had to have the min $25k. I only spoke with him about FX so not sure where he was coming from.

Thanks for your reply. Forgive me, but I'm still a tad confused... Essentially, I wish to trade the same underlying Forex market as I have been through my spreadbet company. I may have miss-heard, but I am sure the guy from IB told me I had to deposit a minimum $25k before I could use them for...

I have been trading Forex based on fundamentals for about a year now through a spreadbet firm and wish to now make the move to a broker who offers Direct Access. The platform to which I would place my trades would ideally have a price ladder and have the facility to enter position strategies...