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Re: broker - interactivebrokers



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Hi Don,
Thank for your informations. So far as I understand QCharts does not
displays futures. Do you, or anybody else, know any service which offers
realtime future data as well?
Wolfgang

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Rea" <drea@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 02:50
Subject: RE: broker - interactivebrokers


> I've had good results with IB. There fees are lowest I've seen and you
> have direct access to all the major ECN's.  Occaisionally, their order
> screens display incorrect quotes, but, if your using QCharts or some
> other real-time monitoring tool, that shouldn't be a problem.
>
> Their order screen is java-based and can be a little klunky, but, you
> can assign function keys (F7 - F12, I believe) to automatically buy
> and sell a certain set size of shares.  This really saves time.  You
> hit a function key and your order is automatically transmitted.
>
> The price, (at $1 per hundred shares) allowed me to keep a lot more
> of my profits.  They don't charge for incoming or outgoing wire
> transfers.  And when I needed some cash, they had it in my bank account
> within two days.  That's unheard of in the online broker industry.
> Most of those guys charge $20 to $30 for such service.
>
> Don
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Wolfgang Heininger
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 6:52 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: broker - interactivebrokers
>
>
> Does anybody has expierence with interactive brokers?
>
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/index.html?html/retailAccount/accounts.htm
> l~top.body
> In general it looks great. They cover all major markets, charge very
> reasonable fees and provide speedy internet access.
> I donīt know how reliable they are and how to count their financial
> background is.
> happy trading
> Wolfgang
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