Recent Content by maos

  1. DipBuyer performance mid2007

    Hey all of you out there trading dipbuyers... I trade a dipbuyer system on US stocks...and here are the YTD results... I was up 27% for the...
    Thread by: maos, Jul 27, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: Strategy Building

  2. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    oh. mine is not showing it...and I'm running the latest TWS version...
    Post by: maos, Jun 28, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  3. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    Yeah. that's right. Try PM button won't show unless your account is above 100k. By the way...PM once again came through for me. I trade two...
    Post by: maos, Jun 28, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  4. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    One thing I don't understand is why so many people voted against PM for account below 100,000$? What possible reason could they have not to...
    Post by: maos, Jun 14, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  5. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    I use Excess Liquidity/Initial Margin*Leverage to get the max leverage I can use under current investing(stockpicking) rules. Also, the...
    Post by: maos, May 23, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  6. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    Mine took 2 or 3 days to get approved... But that was almost immediately after they introduced it, maybe they have more applications now so it...
    Post by: maos, May 22, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  7. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    Yes. You can get maybe even more than 6:1 leverage (stock, overnight) if you structure the trade/trades right. You don't even have to pair...
    Post by: maos, May 22, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  8. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    Why?:confused:
    Post by: maos, May 15, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  9. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    ids, is my feature request even possible? is there any way for IB to decrease account size required for PM if it wanted to?
    Post by: maos, May 15, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  10. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    You are not supposed to be 600% invested all the time. The margin is there only when you need it...and those time for me are rare but very...
    Post by: maos, May 11, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  11. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    mskl, I think you got it wrong. Current rules state that as long as you are above the 100k mark you are eligible for portfolio margin (and...
    Post by: maos, May 10, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  12. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    If i got it right... the only exemption mentioned on the page is related to exemption from RegT day trading rules for those who are approved...
    Post by: maos, May 10, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  13. 6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    Did you know that by switching to Portfolio Margin rules ( from RegT rules) at IB you get as much as 300% increase in capital available for...
    Thread by: maos, May 10, 2007, 118 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers