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Wow totally not used to Ig Markets interface. Looks like I am stuck with my MF Global account.. hmmm

Right now my strategy is this, I will use MF Global to buy and sell, coz of low commission.

And I will use Ig Markets Intraday candlesticks charting software, which is much better. So I get the best of both worlds Smiley

eastcivic ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:24) Posted:

but ig market charge $60 per month for live charting... if i remember correctly.... i thought i saw this from the website....

city index live charts are free..... but sad to say, their charting software is not that good....not many indicators....

bladez87 ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:18) Posted:

its weird though. that MF global charges for market feed, but IG does not.

but ig market charge $60 per month for live charting... if i remember correctly.... i thought i saw this from the website....

city index live charts are free..... but sad to say, their charting software is not that good....not many indicators....

bladez87 ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:18) Posted:

its weird though. that MF global charges for market feed, but IG does not.

Market data is the prices of the counters that you see jumping up and down on your screen.

eastcivic ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:19) Posted:

thanks!

sorry, what is market data feed?? it is only recently that i came to know about market depth..... all this while i have been buying and selling blindly.... :(

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:15) Posted:

Market data feed, and market depth charges

I just received my account and password from Ig Markets. Only $1000 inside, but I can play around with it when market opens tomorrow Smiley

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:18) Posted:

Market feed fees is waived if you make at least 4 trades per month. So normally I don't really care.

bladez87 ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:18) Posted:

its weird though. that MF global charges for market feed, but IG does not.

thanks!

sorry, what is market data feed?? it is only recently that i came to know about market depth..... all this while i have been buying and selling blindly.... :(

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:15) Posted:

Market data feed, and market depth charges.

eastcivic ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:13) Posted:

can i ask you what kind of data is it that mf global is charging? i didn't really ask much after the 3% finance charge.... abit lost interest..... might be going with ig market.....

Market feed fees is waived if you make at least 4 trades per month. So normally I don't really care.

bladez87 ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:18) Posted:

its weird though. that MF global charges for market feed, but IG does not.

Market data feed, and market depth charges.

eastcivic ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:13) Posted:

can i ask you what kind of data is it that mf global is charging? i didn't really ask much after the 3% finance charge.... abit lost interest..... might be going with ig market.....

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:11) Posted:

Yes that is correct.

can i ask you what kind of data is it that mf global is charging? i didn't really ask much after the 3% finance charge.... abit lost interest..... might be going with ig market.....

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:11) Posted:

Yes that is correct.

eastcivic ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:06) Posted:

hmmm no lah.... it could be i remember wrongly.... i not sure comm is 0.2% or 0.25% but i quite sure that finance is 3% because i told the guy on the phone that it is quite high..... then he said if i accumulate enough volume, then can negotiate again....

by the way, he also said that there is a $20 charge per month for data charge, but can be waive off if there are at least 4 trades in the month....

STI declines 1.2% to 3,124.38 at closing

WRITTEN BY BLOOMBERG

WEDNESDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2010 18:07

Singapore’s Straits Times Index declined 1.2% to 3,124.38 at the close. Seven stocks fell for each that rose on the 30-member gauge.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 15.2 times estimated earnings, compared with about 17.4 times at the beginning of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market.

Oil rig builders: Oil dropped, snapping three days of gains, as traders bet U.S. crude stockpiles are rising.

Keppel Corp. (KEP SP), the world’s biggest builder of oil rigs, dropped 2.6% to $9.67. Smaller rival SembCorp Marine (SMM SP) slumped 3.8% to $4.53.

Rotary Engineering (RTRY SP), the builder of storage tanks used in the oil and gas industry, climbed 4.2% to 99.5 cents. The company said it won a US$250 million ($325.7 million) contract to build a petroleum storage facility in the Middle East.

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (SUN SP), the property trust partly owned by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, declined 1.3% to $1.54. The company said it agreed to purchase a stake in a project in downtown Singapore’s Marina Bay Financial Centre for $1.5 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered its stock recommendation to “underweight” from “neutral” as the acquisition exposes Suntec REIT to potential fund-raising risks.

Singapore Exchange (SGX SP), operator of the city’s derivatives and securities exchange, gained 1.4% to $8.84. The stock suffered its worst two-day drop in two years after the company announced on Oct. 25 an $8 billion takeover of ASX, triggering opposition from Australian politicians.

Phillip Capital maintained its “buy” rating on the stock, saying it will be “business as usual” for the Singapore bourse operator even if the deal falls through.

Thomson Medical Centre (THOM SP), a hospital operator, jumped 5% to $1.06. The company said fourth-quarter net income increased 18.5% to $4.04 million.

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings (YZJ SP), the largest Chinese shipyard listed in Singapore, dropped 3.6% to $1.89. The company is planning to buy more yards in China as part of a plan to boost its shipbuilding capacity by 20% next year, Chairman Ren Yuanlin said yesterday in Singapore.

CIMB Neutral on Singapore; tips STI at 3,416 end-2011

WRITTEN BY DOW JONES & CO, INC

WEDNESDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2010 15:05

Yes that is correct.

eastcivic ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:06) Posted:

hmmm no lah.... it could be i remember wrongly.... i not sure comm is 0.2% or 0.25% but i quite sure that finance is 3% because i told the guy on the phone that it is quite high..... then he said if i accumulate enough volume, then can negotiate again....

by the way, he also said that there is a $20 charge per month for data charge, but can be waive off if there are at least 4 trades in the month....

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:01) Posted:

Oh is it? My broker blur?

LoL, those interested pls call MF Global directly.

If 0.2 % same as Ig markets. But financing 3% higher than Ig markets.

hmmm no lah.... it could be i remember wrongly.... i not sure comm is 0.2% or 0.25% but i quite sure that finance is 3% because i told the guy on the phone that it is quite high..... then he said if i accumulate enough volume, then can negotiate again....

by the way, he also said that there is a $20 charge per month for data charge, but can be waive off if there are at least 4 trades in the month....

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:01) Posted:

Oh is it? My broker blur?

LoL, those interested pls call MF Global directly.

If 0.2 % same as Ig markets. But financing 3% higher than Ig markets.

eastcivic ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 17:55) Posted:

i spoke to mf global.... they say comm: 0.2% finance 3% :

Welcome.

Ig markets is free to open account. No deposit required.

MF Global, minimum $3000 to open account.

fools_gold ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 17:56) Posted:

Thanks for the help BT!

U also trade US market?

Abit-loss ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 18:02) Posted:

Ok, I see it... this is a uptrend.. Bullish.. thanks.

I using OptionXpress platform, understand now..

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 17:59) Posted:

I am using think-or-swim platform, a trading platform for US market.

What I see here is LVS climbed from 9.30am till 12.30pm. And then retraced a little bit until 2pm, and then went back up again till 4pm

Ok, I see it... this is a uptrend.. Bullish.. thanks.

I using OptionXpress platform, understand now..

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 17:59) Posted:

I am using think-or-swim platform, a trading platform for US market.

What I see here is LVS climbed from 9.30am till 12.30pm. And then retraced a little bit until 2pm, and then went back up again till 4pm

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 17:54) Posted:

Let me load up my LVS chart, hold o

Oh is it? My broker blur?

LoL, those interested pls call MF Global directly.

If 0.2 % same as Ig markets. But financing 3% higher than Ig markets.

eastcivic ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 17:55) Posted:

i spoke to mf global.... they say comm: 0.2% finance 3% :(

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 17:50) Posted:

I talked to my broker.

The retail commission is actually 0.3 % . Very high. Ig markets is only 0.2 %

If you are a volume trader, they will lower it.

i didn't buy too.....

in fact i sold my holdings at 2.13..... then no guts to buy back at 2.11

icetomato ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 17:59) Posted:

So sian.. Only I didn't manage to buy? :(

I am using think-or-swim platform, a trading platform for US market.

What I see here is LVS climbed from 9.30am till 12.30pm. And then retraced a little bit until 2pm, and then went back up again till 4pm

BullishTempo ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 17:54) Posted:

Let me load up my LVS chart, hold on

Abit-loss ( Date: 27-Oct-2010 17:53) Posted:

Hi BT, just curious, yesterday long candle for LVS, most of movement is in the first hour of trading, the rest of day are rather flat, resistance near the closing price. What can you understnad from this?

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