CME ==> The College Bowl Winner

[casinoboy3]

My limit order was hit at 257.50 today, thanks MM for another 15%, you are HUGE! I'm using Ameritrade btw, glad it went through!

[jiesen]

My limit order was hit at 257.50 today, thanks MM for another 15%, you are HUGE! I'm using Ameritrade btw, glad it went through!

hmmm, maybe those $7 Scottrade orders aren't so cheap after all... oh well, I can wait for it to come back. at least I'm halfway out, if it gets back to 230 I'll think about picking those shares back up again.

[New-born baby]

Move up in the World, Jiesen.

hmmm, maybe those $7 Scottrade orders aren't so cheap after all... oh well, I can wait for it to come back. at least I'm halfway out, if it gets back to 230 I'll think about picking those shares back up again.

Drive a Cadillac, Junkyard Dog! Switch to Interactive Brokers. You can't believe the difference! Really.

[B.J]

Drive a Cadillac, Junkyard Dog! Switch to Interactive Brokers. You can't believe the difference! Really.

Where's their site? (interactivebrokers.com, I'd assume??)

[New-born baby]

Brilliant deduction!

Where's their site? (interactivebrokers.com, I'd assume??)

That is correct! And it is wonderful, B.J. It is the brokerage firm for Spike and IIC. They will tell you: this is a professional trader's platform. Scottrade is strictly little league. Ameritrade is even lower. You would be very happy to switch.

For example, this is a direct access broker. That means that when I tap the button to buy or sell, the order does not rout to IB, but directly to the broker. I get my fills in milliseconds. Furthermore, IB (thru its "SMART ROUTING) connection gives you automatically the lowest ask and the highest bid price among all the brokerage firms on the floor. Every day I find occasions where I can buy a stock for, say $26.32, and the bid is $26.33. That really helps you to get the best prices. Today I bought NGPS as I was daytrading and the ask was lower than the bid. Others bought at the same time and I got my fill instantly, and sold it very quickly for a quick gain.

You won't be sorry you switched. You'll only be sorry it took you so long.

Best to you always!

[B.J]

Newborn, another question, do they take IRAs?

Sounds like what the doc ordered. I'm pretty furious with Etrade over my MCZ trades. When I bought, the price slid .03 more than ask, and when I sold it slid .03 down. .06 difference total - a lot when you're talking about a buck and a half stock.

[New-born baby]

Yes!

Newborn, another question, do they take IRAs?

Sounds like what the doc ordered. I'm pretty furious with Etrade over my MCZ trades. When I bought, the price slid .03 more than ask, and when I sold it slid .03 down. .06 difference total - a lot when you're talking about a buck and a half stock.

YES! I (in a friendly manner) urge you to check out their site and sign right up. The trading platform has so many features that Scottrade doesn't have: you can enter 30 different types of buy/sell orders. It has alarms, auto-trailing stops, better charting, automatic profit and loss indicators, and too much for me to list for you. Plus the instant access makes a difference. You also get a daily email with your trades and account status listed. A higher rate of interest on your idle cash. And more.

So please, go take a look, and then sign up. You'll be very happy you did.

[B.J]

Thanks, Newborn! I shall

[jiesen]

Drive a Cadillac, Junkyard Dog! Switch to Interactive Brokers. You can't believe the difference! Really.

been meaning to for some time- guess I'm just slow to adapt. I'm planning to open the IB acct first, and see how it goes, before transferring more over. I am sort of used to my ST account, and like being able to walk into a branch with certs if I need to.

[New-born baby]

I was a Scottrade junkie, too.

been meaning to for some time- guess I'm just slow to adapt. I'm planning to open the IB acct first, and see how it goes, before transferring more over. I am sort of used to my ST account, and like being able to walk into a branch with certs if I need to.

I know how you feel--I procrastinated for months for the same reason. But just two days with IB and you'll be switched for good.

[Karel]

Did I hear the sound of CME popping?

Regards,

Karel

[jiesen]

I've got a question for $$Mr. Market$$.

If you saw a stock trading for just a hair under your sell target (hypothetically speaking of course) would you ever consider selling it to lock in your gain, or would you always wait out of principle for it to pass your target price?

[B.J]

Not necessarily speaking for $$MM$$, but he mentioned "missing CMTL by $.04" or something to that effect a couple weeks ago. That gives me the impression that he's rigid about the 15% target.

[casinoboy3]

It reached a high $1.62 over your target today, did you sell?

[mrmarket]

no...I was playing golf today. Missed again! Doh!