Read my previous post. Speaking for me I am not comfortable with it and will continue to look closely for alternatives.
Almost like they listened to what I have been saying all along. Certain stocks should definitely have been excluded from the list and although I...
The problem with your statement is that IB threw a blanket over everything with a market cap of less than 250 million. Preferreds, closed end...
I suppose you feel the thread about the 1/4 percent transaction tax thread is a bunch of whiners who just don't know how to deal with change....
Agreed 100 percent. We all know there are many ways to skin a cat trading and to say using margin in these stocks "is not smart" doesn't take...
I have a hard time believing people on a web site called elitetrader would support such a move on the part of a firm like IB. Making comments...
I am fortunate enough to have an account with another broker with whom I can hold this type of position. Unfortunately IB comes in very handy in...
That is what I was wondering also. Don't really see volatility decreasing significantly in the short term so it could be awhile. My guess is...
Should have mentioned I need portfolio margin. Am I wrong or is that something Lightspeed does not offer. Couldn't see anything about it on...
It will significantly affect how much I use IB for sure. I am fortunate enough to have another account to use but not one that is competitive...
Thats what seems so brutal about this blanket approach. Includes preferreds, closed end fund, etc. Who makes these decisions and based on what?
Unfortunately the way I trade a per trade commission could easily amount to more than 1K per quarter. I would have to run the numbers to see....
Anyone else get the e-mail about IB no longer granting any margins on stocks with a market cap less than 250 million. Seems like a pretty big...
Naked short selling is selling a stock short without first locating a borrow of the shares for future delivery.
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