Recent Content by Jospe

  1. TWS Mosaic vs. Classic (Order Types)

    Nope unfortunately. I've been coping with it by just switching over to the Classic UI to create or change order types, then switching back to...
    Post by: Jospe, Feb 7, 2015 in forum: Retail Brokers

  2. TWS Mosaic vs. Classic (Order Types)

    Hi all, I've been using the new "Mosaic" interface for TWS since I've had an account at IB, and I've generally been pretty happy with it. But I...
    Thread by: Jospe, Nov 5, 2014, 2 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers

  3. whats your IB TWS memory footprint

    Looks like my TWS is using about 375 MB, so in line with you guys. However, can somebody tell me if there is any difference at all between...
    Post by: Jospe, Jul 26, 2014 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  4. Got charged negative commission at IB? (I got paid to trade?)

    Thanks that makes it clear. I guess my previous brokerages were just pocketing the rebates for themselves and charging me the regular commissions.
    Post by: Jospe, Jul 24, 2014 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  5. Got charged negative commission at IB? (I got paid to trade?)

    Yeah that must be it. I've traded tons on a few other brokerages before (on the same tickers) and have never gotten a negative commission before,...
    Post by: Jospe, Jul 24, 2014 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  6. Got charged negative commission at IB? (I got paid to trade?)

    Thanks for the answer. But by OP you mean I was the asshole? :confused:
    Post by: Jospe, Jul 24, 2014 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  7. Got charged negative commission at IB? (I got paid to trade?)

    LOL you guys don't understand my question? I'm talking about the commission I was charged -- not the premium I get for selling puts haha. Wow...
    Post by: Jospe, Jul 24, 2014 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  8. Got charged negative commission at IB? (I got paid to trade?)

    Hey guys, not sure if this was the place to post this but I'm using TWS on Interactive Brokers so I figured it's related! So i sold a few naked...
    Thread by: Jospe, Jul 24, 2014, 12 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers

  9. Question about margin when selling options

    Thanks, but my problem wasn't finding out what the margin requirements are. I wanted to know why certain stocks (of similar strike & underlying...
    Post by: Jospe, Jun 5, 2014 in forum: Options

  10. Question about margin when selling options

    I *think* I know what's going on. For the stocks I mentioned (and others similarly), I was selling puts that were far OTM - mainly because...
    Post by: Jospe, Jun 1, 2014 in forum: Options

  11. Question about margin when selling options

    I'm in Canada, so this is a Reg-T account (we're not allowed to have PM accounts). But yes that makes sense. So it is related to IV then.......
    Post by: Jospe, Jun 1, 2014 in forum: Options

  12. Question about margin when selling options

    Hi everybody, I've got a question about margin maintenance as related to options. So I've been trading options for a few years now and I love it....
    Thread by: Jospe, Jun 1, 2014, 8 replies, in forum: Options