Portable devices - Blacberries?

[seancass]

Can any members share with me their views on the most effective hand held devices to stay in touch with the markets. I need a device that will recieve e mail alerts and then I need to be able to log on to my broker via the internet to adjust stops or cancel the trade.

I hear that Blackberries are good.

Any idea of the most ecomomical way of achieving this facilty both travelling in the UK and overseas?

Many thanks

 

[Jack o'Clubs]

who's your broker? Several of them have mobile (java) applications which work pretty well on a normal phone. eg I can access my IB account from a bog standard Samsung mobile when out and about. Blackberries are okay but a bit cumbersome for use as a 'normal' phone. Unless you're going to be doing a lot of email, I'd go for an ordinary mobile first. The java apps are pretty easy on data usage so you can run any of them as an add on to a normal mobile contract - it won't make a lot of difference to your costs as its just a few kb of data unless you stay logged on for a while.

 

[Spam Man]

I can access my IB account from a bog standard Samsung mobile when out and about.

Presumably that's using MobileTrader? If so, can you log-in on your mobile while your TWS remains logged in on the PC at home?

Thanks.

 

[Jack o'Clubs]

tried it just for you Spam Man: computer says no.

 

[Spam Man]

Ah well, thanks for trying.

 

[seancass]

Thanks for the replies. Appreciated.

 

[seancass]

"mobile trader" Is that a service offered by IB?
Thanks

 

[Jack o'Clubs]

"mobile trader" Is that a service offered by IB?
Thanks

yup, see here: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/pdfhighlights/PDF-MobileTrader.php?ib_entity=uk

(although the graphic shows a Blackberry it works fine on my Samsung D600).

 

[Market Wizard]

Saw this little gadget in trader magazine:

www.oqo.com

 

[seancass]

Thanks guys