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Re: Interactive Brokers Review



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You can interface with IB in two ways, web-based or you can download the
platform as an application.  I have done the later and have been very
pleased for quite some time now.

----- Original Message -----
From: <Sigstroker@xxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: Interactive Brokers Review


> I know a number of people that have the same problem. IB always says "It's
> the Net", just like Microsoft's answer to every problem is "re-load
Windows".
>
> Another annoying thing is they release a new build just about every other
> day. Often they are buggy, but if you have any sort of problem they want
you
> to download the new build. It also appears to screw up other Java apps
> running at the same time.
>
> There's a a thread on Silicon Investor on IB. Lots of complaints there...
>
>
> In a message dated 11/28/02 9:24:55 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> nchrisc@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > I use IB for emini trades and it is by far the favorite I have ever
used.
> >  The only problem I have experienced has to do with losing connection
with
> >  the ib server...it automatically reconnects but there are a few dead
> seconds
> >  in the meantime. Some days this happens literally hundreds of times.
They
> >  say it is an internet problem but I'm not sure I agree.  Still working
on a
> >  solution.
> >
> >  Chris
> >
>