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by JackR
Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:12 pm
Forum: Brokers
Topic: Trade execution problems with Interactive Brokers recently?
Replies: 13
Views: 12975

When TWS is open click on View. One of the choices should be Audit Log. It is a feature that IB used to activate by default. The problem is you cannot activate TWS until tomorrow (Sunday at Noon, EST). You can also see the log, but not in an easy to read format, by opening your C:\jts directory and ...
by JackR
Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:52 pm
Forum: Brokers
Topic: Trade execution problems with Interactive Brokers recently?
Replies: 13
Views: 12975

Did you look in your Audit Log to see if you got back acknowledgments when you entered the orders? The log will also show the type of order you entered.
by JackR
Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:48 pm
Forum: Brokers
Topic: ;-)
Replies: 4
Views: 6694

I get an email ever morning from IB telling me that my previous day's statement is available. It always includes a link to the login. When I go there I always check the URL before logging in. As you guys may or may not be aware IB forces logins that do not match your account number. When I am tradin...
by JackR
Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:55 am
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: computer specifications
Replies: 1
Views: 2837

Chris67: A little more information would help in formulating an answer to your question. 1) What backtesting program are you using 2) What operating system were you using when you had the crashes 3) How much RAM is installed on the machine that crashed 4) Are there any "automatic" programs...
by JackR
Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:56 pm
Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
Topic: CSI Eurodollar data
Replies: 11
Views: 12440

CSI offers a very large number of ways to trigger a rollover. I think we can assume that they would not have made so many choices available if there were not valid reasons for each method. Here is an extract from the CSI help file: Please note that in some instances of the triggers you may select th...
by JackR
Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:22 pm
Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
Topic: CSI Eurodollar data
Replies: 11
Views: 12440

CSI provides a number of ways to roll futures. I have never traded the EuroDollar and that is why I wanted the CSI product number. I thought I'd look at the problem and see if it was related to selecting different roll triggers.

Jack
by JackR
Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:17 pm
Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
Topic: CSI Eurodollar data
Replies: 11
Views: 12440

What is the CSI product number or symbol? What method are you using to join contracts? C++, FORTRAN, Close-to-Close, etc.