Recent Content by loufah

  1. VIX ETFs performance on 8/25 (XIV, SVXY, VXX, ETC)

    The net change values you see for the ETFs are based on the previous day's close at 4pm. The net change values you see for VIX and VIX futures are...
    Post by: loufah, Aug 29, 2015 in forum: ETFs

  2. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    I've started using TDAmeritrade for futures. Commissions are slightly higher (around $2.50 + exchange fees per side). The data feed is free (IB...
    Post by: loufah, Aug 25, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    Yesterday (June 15), the higher margins were in effect all day during RTH. Today they're back to normal. I think ES and TF change to the higher...
    Post by: loufah, Jun 16, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  4. [IB Beginner] HPQ Today?

    On 5/21, HPQ did not go above $34.19 until 16:05:26, which is outside of regular trading hours. The high of the day during regular trading hours...
    Post by: loufah, Jun 15, 2015 in forum: Order Execution

  5. [IB Beginner] To retrieve trading record, YTD

    Look in C:\Jts\youraccountnamehash\executions.txt (It may be C:\IBJts on some systems). That's a csv-like file (except it uses semicolons instead...
    Post by: loufah, Jun 15, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  6. Fidelity Warning!

    I didn't know people chose their trading platform based on the language it's written in. I suppose you don't use Windows or Unix or Linux, either,...
    Post by: loufah, Jun 15, 2015 in forum: Retail Brokers

  7. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    And now the margins are back to where they were ($10311 for front-month VIX futures). It looks like the tripling only occurs outside of regular...
    Post by: loufah, May 15, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  8. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    Looks like the new margins took effect just now - I was autoliquidated out of some positions that I opened today. Margin for buying front-month...
    Post by: loufah, May 14, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  9. MCD is in big trouble. May not exist in 5 years

    Sounds like the short on Yahoo who predicted Genentech was going to $0 because, at some point, cancer will be cured. Genentech was purchased for...
    Post by: loufah, Apr 22, 2015 in forum: Stocks

  10. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    I got this today: This won't kill me, although I hope the margin on front-month VIX contracts isn't tripled - that would mean $31K margin on a...
    Post by: loufah, Apr 2, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  11. Unofficial TWS bug thread

    TWS 949.3. Noticed starting on March 4 that, in a chart, once I narrow a bar thickness (from 3 pixels to 1), I can no longer widen it again (the...
    Post by: loufah, Mar 12, 2015 in forum: Retail Brokers

  12. Margin on long CL call option higher than value of the option?

    Seems to be related to the fact that I'm also long CL. In fact, if I go long a put, it increases my available margin by around 1.3x the value of...
    Post by: loufah, Feb 19, 2015 in forum: Commodity Futures

  13. another app worth $19,000,000,000? Thanks again BUBBLE ben bernanke !!

    Was Bernanke also responsible for Yahoo being worth $100 billion in 2000?
    Post by: loufah, Feb 18, 2015 in forum: Wall St. News

  14. Need help - lost big money to prop. firm scam.

    Anyone in the U.S. can sue anyone for any reason. The SEC gets sued all the time, both for actions it takes and actions it does not take....
    Post by: loufah, Feb 18, 2015 in forum: Prop Firms

  15. Need help - lost big money to prop. firm scam.

    Sounds like you're pursuing a civil case. That's fine, but you also should contact the US Attorney in the state where the company is headquartered.
    Post by: loufah, Feb 12, 2015 in forum: Prop Firms