Recent Content by Fain

  1. Americans are setting up hobby ‘phone farms’... but elsewhere, it’s big business

    I pay about $900 CAD a month on likes for one of my businesses. Basically to pad the metrics when we send out the monthly metrics to clients.
    Post by: Fain, Aug 2, 2019 in forum: Wall St. News

  2. IB supported stock exchanges - NO Korean stocks?

    CEO said it was due to Currency controls/restrictions make it hard for operations there. This is why they haven't gone into South African equities...
    Post by: Fain, Jul 20, 2019 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. Whitelabelled Stock Trading Contest?

    Hi, I run a investor group on facebook with about 4,600 members. To boost engagement, i'm looking to create an online stock trading contest with...
    Thread by: Fain, Jul 14, 2019, 0 replies, in forum: Educational Resources

  4. Will the Winkelvii get Zucked again?

    Stable coins are all the rage, since they're easy to make sense of. Libra is the start. They will make one for Euro, HKD, AUD, CAD and all the...
    Post by: Fain, Jul 2, 2019 in forum: Cryptocurrencies

  5. IBKR Sports Betting

    Complete curveball today with IBKR launching a simulated sports bettings exchange. New clients can get up to $1,000 in free trades if their demo...
    Thread by: Fain, Jul 1, 2019, 4 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers

  6. Bitcoin future (BRR) at IB, 200,000 USD margin requirement?

    The high short margin requirement is likely from the CEO. Below was his comment letter 2 years ago before the futures came out. He even took out a...
    Post by: Fain, Jun 29, 2019 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  7. How do Crypto Exchanges hedge exposure for client orders?

    Hi, Thanks for your reply. Was starting a new job at a crypto Exchange launching and wanted some basics as i'm only familiar with equities,...
    Post by: Fain, Jun 29, 2019 in forum: Cryptocurrencies

  8. How do Crypto Exchanges hedge exposure for client orders?

    Hi, How do Crypto exchanges hedge exposure or make markets for their clients? Beyond just the pairing of buy and sell orders. Anyone have any...
    Thread by: Fain, Jun 16, 2019, 6 replies, in forum: Cryptocurrencies

  9. Is IB the cheapest broker for larger investors trading frequently?

    IB restricts me whenever I visit Burma. Says it has to do with the Patriot Act in the USA even though Sanctions were lifted before Obama left...
    Post by: Fain, Jun 5, 2019 in forum: Retail Brokers

  10. A controversial part of Robinhood’s business tripled in sales thanks to high-frequency trading firms

    Not talking about rebates for the stock exchange maker-taker business model. Talking about payment for order flow selling retail orders to High...
    Post by: Fain, Apr 23, 2019 in forum: Retail Brokers

  11. A controversial part of Robinhood’s business tripled in sales thanks to high-frequency trading firms

    Fidelity doesn't.
    Post by: Fain, Apr 21, 2019 in forum: Retail Brokers

  12. A controversial part of Robinhood’s business tripled in sales thanks to high-frequency trading firms

    Do you do TCA(Transaction Cost Analysis) on your executions? If you're unclear on the cost of your broker's routing procedures, why not quantify it?
    Post by: Fain, Apr 21, 2019 in forum: Retail Brokers