I'm not sure what the release number was, but it was when they switched over to their whole "web 2.0" style interface back in the last week of April. Since then they have introduced regressions and new problems with each successive release, but then fixed them within a few days (at least the ones that I ran into).
The last issue I had was that they unexpectedly made a field in the basket order mandatory that had not been mandatory before. As a result, my basket orders kept failing. I've since modified my AFL to include the additional field. I'm currently running their latest offering: Build 887.2, Aug 26 (Browser based edition). Mike --- In [email protected], "toxutao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mike > > Regarding your comments of IB, would you advise me which version of TWS is the result of the recent > overhaul? I have been using tws 872 and want to upgrade to a newer version. > > > thank/ toxutao > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 3:56 AM > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Opinion Poll: Who do you trade with? Why? > > > I've used TradeStation, eTrade, Scottrade and Interactive Brokers. > > ...... > > Interactive Brokers > - It's a mixed bag with these guys. They have been awful. They update > their software constantly and introduce new bugs every time as a > result. Complaints go unaddressed for weeks and months if ever > addressed at all. Support tickets get closed after a period of > inactivity, even when the ball is in their court! You have to keep > pinging your ticket just to keep it alive. However, feature-wise they > are one of the best games in town. They offer everything I need. An > AmiBroker exploration can be written to output the format of an IB > basket order such that 1 click import and you're done. Alternatively, > the IB plugin from AmiBroker can be used to place the trades > directly. Their web portal is satisfactory. They support GainsKeeper > and TradeLog, including Mark To Market accounting. Despite the above > negatives, they recently did a complete overhaul of their software > that fixed all my outstanding issues (over a year later for some). > So, for the moment, they are the perfect setup for me. But, once > burned, twice shy. If they can stay stable for a period of time, I'll > feel better about recommending them. > > Mike > > --- In [email protected], "Pete" <dryheat3@> wrote: > > > > I've been with Scottrade for several years and now that I've become > > more educated about the different types of markets out there to > trade > > in I have realized Scottrade does not offer much. Just low > commissions > > and a nice, user friendly trading platform. > > > > It would also be great if you were willing to share the name of the > > brokerage but I understand privacy is top priority. But that's the > > whole point here. I'm trying to save time searching for the one with > > the features I want. I'm hoping you all can provide some helpful > > advise by describing what features you find most important and why. > > > > Here are some thoughts I've been tossing around as features I would > > like to see in a single brokerage: > > 1. Reasonable commission structure > > 2. Trading available on Forex, Commodities, Equities, and Options > > 3. Ability to trade on Asian and European markets > > 4. RT Data feed which can be easily linked to Amibroker > > 5. Reasonably priced RT streaming quotes and charts available for > > smart phone/Pocket PC's. > > > > Thanks for taking the time. Looking forward your responses. > > > > Pete :-) > > > > > > > -- > æ`æ£å¨ä½¿ç"¨ä¸ºä¸ªäººç"¨æ·è®¾è®¡çå è´¹çæ¬çSPAMfighter ã > å°ç®å为æ¢ï¼å®å·²ç»å é¤äº957å°åå¾é®ä»¶ . > ä»è´¹çç"¨æ·å¨ä»ä»¬çé®ä»¶é没æè¿åæ¶æ¯. > å¨è¿éå¯ä»¥å¾å°å è´¹çSPAMfighter: http://www.spamfighter.com/lzh >
