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Andrew,
Have you tried Medved's QuoteTracker as a front end for any broker
(such as Interactive Brokers)?
I don't use IB or the Medved product, but I've been following the
user groups for both of these on the Silicon Investor web site. While
you can see for yourself how users feel, it looks like most users are
as satisfied as anyone ever gets with the Medved software.
Ross
>From the Medved site:
Medved QuoteTracker is a Windows Freeware program that provides
streaming Real-Time quotes, Multi-day Live intraday charts with
Technical Indicators, Level II quotes, Time and Sales, alerts, news
monitoring, and everything else you may need to effectively trade in
today's market. Full Integrated Trading is supported through many
brokers. You can trade through your own broker using QuoteTracker
direct access interface. Order Entry and transaction monitoring is
drastically faster.
--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Andrew Tomlinson"
<andrew_tomlinson@xxxx> wrote:
>
> SJ
>
> I use IB as one of my brokers. In my experience, their execution is
> excellent. They also seem to have better access to shares to borrow
than any
> other discount broker. My reservation (and why I don't use them
more) is
> that I find their software interface complicated and confusing. I am
> reasonably careful about entering orders, but I have had more
mistakes with
> IB than any other broker (not their errors - just a confusing
interface). If
> you want to use them I recommend going through the online manual,
although
> it is enormous - otherwise you may find you are making assumptions
that are
> incorrect - e.g., be clear if your stop orders on electronic
futures are
> active in the overnight sessions or not.
>
> They also provided some incorrect gain/loss reporting which they
did not
> correct, and were aggressive in denying the problem until I proved
it to
> them.
>
> All in all, great execution, great product reach, no hand-holding,
confusing
> order interface and caveat emptor. A professional execution
platform,
> nothing more.
>
> For most of my stock and stock option execution I use
OptionsXpress -
> excellent order interface, great analytics (IB is not good for
analytics)
> and free intraday charts through prophet.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fuminator [mailto:no_reply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:45 AM
> To: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] Question about broker. Anyone use
IB?
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Just want a honest opinion from anyone using IB as their broker,
and
> how do you like their trade execution? I'm currently using
> TDWaterhouse, and I like this service very much, but it is does not
> offer different types of trading except for stocks and options in
US.
>
> Besides, I want to scale into my positions a little at a time, and
I
> find that IB's transaction cost to be favorable in this type of
> situation. I want a solid broker with excellent execution. That's
> all I'm looking for. Thanks.
>
> SJ
>
>
>
>
>
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