Comments on: An Ode To The Broker I Use & Recommend, Thinkorswim http://www.timothysykes.com/2008/09/an-ode-to-the-broker-i-use-recommend-thinkorswim/ How To Trade Penny Stocks Without The Stock Promoter BS Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A Poem For Investors Everywhere http://www.timothysykes.com/2008/09/an-ode-to-the-broker-i-use-recommend-thinkorswim/comment-page-2/#comment-121087 A Poem For Investors Everywhere Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:32:06 +0000 http://www.test.timothysykes.com/?p=1857#comment-121087 [...] think it’s a solid improvement over my first one) [...] [...] think it’s a solid improvement over my first one) [...]

]]> By: johnnyvento http://www.timothysykes.com/2008/09/an-ode-to-the-broker-i-use-recommend-thinkorswim/comment-page-2/#comment-32856 johnnyvento Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:15:30 +0000 http://www.test.timothysykes.com/?p=1857#comment-32856 Nine, there is no fix to the glitch. I'm pulling all my money out of TOS probably during the holiday season. I won't need any discount thank you. Nine, there is no fix to the glitch. I’m pulling all my money out of TOS probably during the holiday season. I won’t need any discount thank you.

]]> By: johnnyvento http://www.timothysykes.com/2008/09/an-ode-to-the-broker-i-use-recommend-thinkorswim/comment-page-2/#comment-76464 johnnyvento Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:15:30 +0000 http://www.test.timothysykes.com/?p=1857#comment-76464 Nine, there is no fix to the glitch. I'm pulling all my money out of TOS probably during the holiday season. I won't need any discount thank you. Nine, there is no fix to the glitch. I’m pulling all my money out of TOS probably during the holiday season. I won’t need any discount thank you.

]]> By: Dan Ellis http://www.timothysykes.com/2008/09/an-ode-to-the-broker-i-use-recommend-thinkorswim/comment-page-2/#comment-32855 Dan Ellis Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:46:45 +0000 http://www.test.timothysykes.com/?p=1857#comment-32855 If you want a discount on TOS commisions I may be able to help you save even more. My friend has a TOS branch and may offer a savings over the public rate... Send me an email to Dan(@)Dashover.com (TOS savings) Also make sure you check out Ameritrade www.izone.com if you have an Ameritrade account... If you want a discount on TOS commisions
I may be able to help you save even more.

My friend has a TOS branch and may offer a savings over the public rate…

Send me an email to Dan(@)Dashover.com (TOS savings)

Also make sure you check out Ameritrade http://www.izone.com if you have an Ameritrade account…

]]> By: Dan Ellis http://www.timothysykes.com/2008/09/an-ode-to-the-broker-i-use-recommend-thinkorswim/comment-page-2/#comment-76463 Dan Ellis Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:46:45 +0000 http://www.test.timothysykes.com/?p=1857#comment-76463 If you want a discount on TOS commisions I may be able to help you save even more. My friend has a TOS branch and may offer a savings over the public rate... Send me an email to Dan(@)Dashover.com (TOS savings) Also make sure you check out Ameritrade www.izone.com if you have an Ameritrade account... If you want a discount on TOS commisions
I may be able to help you save even more.

My friend has a TOS branch and may offer a savings over the public rate…

Send me an email to Dan(@)Dashover.com (TOS savings)

Also make sure you check out Ameritrade http://www.izone.com if you have an Ameritrade account…

]]> By: Dan Ellis http://www.timothysykes.com/2008/09/an-ode-to-the-broker-i-use-recommend-thinkorswim/comment-page-2/#comment-32854 Dan Ellis Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:45:16 +0000 http://www.test.timothysykes.com/?p=1857#comment-32854 If you want a discount on TOS commisions I may be able to help you save even more. My friend has a TOS branch and may offer a savings over the public rate... Send me an email to Dan(@)Dashover.com (TOS savings) Also make sure you check out Ameritradeizone.com if you have an Ameritrade account... If you want a discount on TOS commisions
I may be able to help you save even more.

My friend has a TOS branch and may offer a savings over the public rate…

Send me an email to Dan(@)Dashover.com (TOS savings)

Also make sure you check out Ameritradeizone.com if you have an Ameritrade account…

]]> By: Dan Ellis http://www.timothysykes.com/2008/09/an-ode-to-the-broker-i-use-recommend-thinkorswim/comment-page-2/#comment-76462 Dan Ellis Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:45:16 +0000 http://www.test.timothysykes.com/?p=1857#comment-76462 If you want a discount on TOS commisions I may be able to help you save even more. My friend has a TOS branch and may offer a savings over the public rate... Send me an email to Dan(@)Dashover.com (TOS savings) Also make sure you check out Ameritradeizone.com if you have an Ameritrade account... If you want a discount on TOS commisions
I may be able to help you save even more.

My friend has a TOS branch and may offer a savings over the public rate…

Send me an email to Dan(@)Dashover.com (TOS savings)

Also make sure you check out Ameritradeizone.com if you have an Ameritrade account…

]]> By: Nine http://www.timothysykes.com/2008/09/an-ode-to-the-broker-i-use-recommend-thinkorswim/comment-page-2/#comment-32841 Nine Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:38:38 +0000 http://www.test.timothysykes.com/?p=1857#comment-32841 Johnnyvento, that seems like a serious glitch. How do you get around it? Have you checked out Interactive Brokers? Not saying they are better - I'm currently shopping around and keep hearing IBs name and am currently checking them out. Johnnyvento, that seems like a serious glitch. How do you get around it? Have you checked out Interactive Brokers? Not saying they are better – I’m currently shopping around and keep hearing IBs name and am currently checking them out.

]]> By: Nine http://www.timothysykes.com/2008/09/an-ode-to-the-broker-i-use-recommend-thinkorswim/comment-page-2/#comment-76449 Nine Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:38:38 +0000 http://www.test.timothysykes.com/?p=1857#comment-76449 Johnnyvento, that seems like a serious glitch. How do you get around it? Have you checked out Interactive Brokers? Not saying they are better - I'm currently shopping around and keep hearing IBs name and am currently checking them out. Johnnyvento, that seems like a serious glitch. How do you get around it? Have you checked out Interactive Brokers? Not saying they are better – I’m currently shopping around and keep hearing IBs name and am currently checking them out.

]]> By: johnnyvento http://www.timothysykes.com/2008/09/an-ode-to-the-broker-i-use-recommend-thinkorswim/comment-page-2/#comment-32829 johnnyvento Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:46:01 +0000 http://www.test.timothysykes.com/?p=1857#comment-32829 TOS has decent borrows but they have a serious trading glitch in their software platform. The fact that no one has even mentioned it here in all of these months means that no one here must be actively trading using TOS. TOS allows for a forced working order for hard to borrow stocks- but at that point it is impossible to go long on the same stock first, sell those long shares then short sell the borrowed shares. In order to execute a buy order the working order for the borrowed shares must be canceled first. This defeats the point of borrowing the shares of course. This is a pretty common play and it is a testament to their unseriousness that they haven't fixed it yet. This problem is easily solved in one of two ways: -having buy/sell and sell short/buy to cover executions as separate orders that didn't interfere with each other -having multiple buy/sell windows available for the same stock that could be triggered while the other(s) remained working orders But they do have a cool Tetris game! Rock on with your fucking Tetris game bitches! That seems to be your priority! TOS has decent borrows but they have a serious trading glitch in their software platform. The fact that no one has even mentioned it here in all of these months means that no one here must be actively trading using TOS.

TOS allows for a forced working order for hard to borrow stocks- but at that point it is impossible to go long on the same stock first, sell those long shares then short sell the borrowed shares. In order to execute a buy order the working order for the borrowed shares must be canceled first. This defeats the point of borrowing the shares of course. This is a pretty common play and it is a testament to their unseriousness that they haven’t fixed it yet. This problem is easily solved in one of two ways:

-having buy/sell and sell short/buy to cover executions as separate orders that didn’t interfere with each other

-having multiple buy/sell windows available for the same stock that could be triggered while the other(s) remained working orders

But they do have a cool Tetris game! Rock on with your fucking Tetris game bitches! That seems to be your priority!

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