Recent Content by fbell50

  1. I can not log in to TWS either visit its website.any one has same issue?

    I was able to login at 3:17.
    Post by: fbell50, Dec 7, 2020 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  2. I can not log in to TWS either visit its website.any one has same issue?

    I'm still unable to login.
    Post by: fbell50, Dec 7, 2020 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. NxCore data feed on QUODD is unusable

    Well dividends and splits started on 1/31/19 but dividends paid in foreign currency are no longer converted to US $. Fortunately I collect...
    Post by: fbell50, Mar 16, 2019 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  4. NxCore data feed on QUODD is unusable

    I've been told "We had a blowup this morning that affected many clients. Anything that was missing or incomplete is a symptom of that issue. The...
    Post by: fbell50, Dec 5, 2018 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  5. NxCore data feed on QUODD is unusable

    Didn't you find switching to IQFeed a big job? I expect changing to a new api would take me weeks. I had been using NxCore/DTN for 11 years with...
    Post by: fbell50, Dec 5, 2018 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  6. NxCore data feed on QUODD is unusable

    I was switched from DTN to QUODD on 12/3/2018. That's when I realized a raft of necessary data was not provided. Most importantly this includes...
    Thread by: fbell50, Dec 4, 2018, 24 replies, in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  7. IB is going to start charging a daily exposure fee

    Assume using margin to emulate exposure fee, a 10k acct and you are short 10000 super volatile stock like DRYS at 1. You are also long 10000 DRYS...
    Post by: fbell50, Mar 27, 2017 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  8. IB is going to start charging a daily exposure fee

    Not really. Margin addresses an individual position's risk and is the same for all customers. The exposure fee addresses portfolio risk and is...
    Post by: fbell50, Mar 27, 2017 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  9. IB is going to start charging a daily exposure fee

    You are absolutely right. I had a brain fart. I've had a chance to look at the vix futures. The highest daily plus change was 29% on 2/28/2007,...
    Post by: fbell50, Sep 29, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  10. IB is going to start charging a daily exposure fee

    Actually I was wrong, UVXY is a 2x etf. But that's not relevant to an overnight double of VXX which would merely double UVXY. A 16% short...
    Post by: fbell50, Sep 29, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  11. IB is going to start charging a daily exposure fee

    I've done some what if testing with the risk navigator. I have a large short position in UVXY which is a 3x etf of the vix. While the vix is a...
    Post by: fbell50, Sep 29, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  12. IB is going to start charging a daily exposure fee

    I talked to IB. They said my exposure is due to a short position in UVXY. The risk navigator doesn't show enough UVXY VAR (value at risk) to...
    Post by: fbell50, Sep 28, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  13. IB is going to start charging a daily exposure fee

    They are reviewing my account and are supposed to get back to me later this morning.
    Post by: fbell50, Sep 28, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  14. IB is going to start charging a daily exposure fee

    Thanks for the explanation, but I cannot see how this would cause an exposure fee in my case. You would need to write my long positions down to...
    Post by: fbell50, Sep 28, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers