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  1. International brokers with branch in HK and/or funding through HK banks

    I am confused by the information you got from the JPM asset management HK. The wire transfer is free for the apex account with Td Ameritrade,...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 24, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  2. International brokers with branch in HK and/or funding through HK banks

    I just called them, and was told that there is no problem unless you are a US citizen.
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 24, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  3. International brokers with branch in HK and/or funding through HK banks

    luisHK, I have just called J.P. Morgan Asset Management and found out the following information: 1. all money funds incurs no charge, either...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 21, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  4. International brokers with branch in HK and/or funding through HK banks

    You should call them to find it out because I have not used their service for many years. I am not sure my account with them is still valid,...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 21, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  5. International brokers with branch in HK and/or funding through HK banks

    Good idea. I plan to use TD Ameritrade to park my cash and use IB to trade. TD Ameritrade put my money automatically into two branches of the TD...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 20, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  6. International brokers with branch in HK and/or funding through HK banks

    You are right about the initial fee for other funds, but the HK$ money market fund incurs no initial fee. I just sent a check from my HK bank,...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 20, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  7. International brokers with branch in HK and/or funding through HK banks

    hagen, It became "J.P. Morgan Asset Management" a few years ago. You can put money in their money market fund and wire transfer the fund to a...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 20, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  8. International brokers with branch in HK and/or funding through HK banks

    I used to use Jardine Fleming unit trusts (it is not a bank, of course) to wire money to my US brokerage account. It is free.
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 18, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  9. International brokers with branch in HK and/or funding through HK banks

    Do you mean that the fund parked in CitiBank is linked to IB so that there is no need to sweep between Citi and IB manually? By the way, what is...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 18, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  10. Trading futures with thinkorswim

    In my case it is mainly used to trade futures, so IB gives me a false sense of security. I don't understand why IB does not move the cash to a...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 17, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  11. Trading futures with thinkorswim

    Thanks, justrading. Here is one question about IB. My IB account shows me that the excess cash stays in the security side, does that mean it will...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 17, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  12. Trading futures with thinkorswim

    justrading, I am sorry for those clients. What you said makes a lot of sense to me. But how do you operate it? I can imagine this: have a...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 17, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  13. Trading futures with thinkorswim

    justtrading, What happened to the customers of MFG and PFG? Did they get all their money back?
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 17, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  14. Trading futures with thinkorswim

    guy990opl, Fair questions asked. I admit that IB is relatively safer. However, nothing is 100% sure in this world, given the fact that even...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 17, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  15. Trading futures with thinkorswim

    guy990opl, thanks for your suggestion. I am very satisfied with IB, but I am very paranoid about account safety so I wish to have a second...
    Post by: HKIB, Aug 17, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers