RE: Request for Broker Feedback - PMB/Refco, Interactive, or ??

["JerryWar" <drwar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I used to have an IBM think pad. I had problems with it freezing up. Don't
recall what the conditions were. But Laptops by design are not standard
hardware espcecially the thinkpad which
offloads the main processor by letting a serperate I/O processor handle the
I/O. I can't imagine
what kind of nightmares this might cause a Real time application but I think
you have the wrong
hardware for the job.

Jerry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Taylor [mailto:mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 5:13 PM
> To: Omega-List@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: FW: Request for Broker Feedback - PMB/Refco,
> Interactive, or ??
>
>
> Hello, everyone.  I'm sure this topic has come up many times,
> but if you
> wouldn't mind, I would really like your feedback on futures
> brokers.  I
> trade NQ and ES.
>
> I am looking for the best combination of low commissions and
> timely support
> (for those few times when the software/exchange goes down and you need
> quality help NOW).  What brokers do you trade with (for how much per
> round-turn) and how have they been for you when there are problems?
>
> I had problems a year ago with the Interactive Brokers
> platform freezing up
> (I was using an IBM ThinkPad) and they were not able to solve it.  Has
> anyone else had that experience and were you able to resolve it?
>
> I have been trading with PMB/Refco since then, and while I
> really like the
> PropTrader (except when it goes down), my broker/their
> organization have not
> been so great.  I don't know how this might change since they
> were bought by
> Refco.
>
> THANKS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.
>
> Michael
>