Recent Content by MrBean

  1. What are the arguments by Peter Schiff?

    What's Schiff position on the Euro and european stocks? Isn't Europe in the same boat as the US in terms of too much borrow and spend?
    Post by: MrBean, Nov 22, 2008 in forum: Economics

  2. Who has started out with nothing, learned how to trade on their own, and now makes $?

    smilingsynic, you're my hero. Did any of your students or colleagues ever catch you looking at charts in your office? I once shared an office...
    Post by: MrBean, Nov 20, 2008 in forum: Trading

  3. Earning interest income in cash with IB

    is GM too big to fail too?
    Post by: MrBean, Nov 16, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  4. Paper Trading to Real Trading-How?

    You need to decide the size of the positions you want to take, and the maximum drawdown in your time frame, and then find a contract that has...
    Post by: MrBean, Nov 15, 2008 in forum: Trading

  5. EFP and T-bills in with a EUR account in IB

    Thanks. Sounds like a good deal if you are willing to hold to maturity. There is an EFP that gives 5.8% interest. Doesn't seem bad to me. You...
    Post by: MrBean, Nov 14, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  6. EFP and T-bills in with a EUR account in IB

    Kicking, do you mind elaborate a bit? True, the overnight interest rate on the euro is much higher. However IB doesn't give interest on the first...
    Post by: MrBean, Nov 13, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  7. IB: earn interest on the first $10,000 with a GBP account?

    I just posted a new thread with the following question, sorry for the repeat: "I have a IB account in EUR denomination with a cash balance of...
    Post by: MrBean, Nov 13, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  8. EFP and T-bills in with a EUR account in IB

    I have a IB account in EUR denomination with a cash balance of 30K EUR plus 15K USD, which I use for day trading. I would like to sell EFP or buy...
    Thread by: MrBean, Nov 13, 2008, 8 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers

  9. EUR/USD account and interests earned with IB

    rayl, actually I'm not sure I understand. If I keep EUR base currency and convert all my cash into USD, then buy a US stock on margin, why is the...
    Post by: MrBean, Jul 13, 2007 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  10. EUR/USD account and interests earned with IB

    Thanks both of you for your input.
    Post by: MrBean, Jul 3, 2007 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  11. EUR/USD account and interests earned with IB

    Thanks. Also, apart from the no-interest threshold, is there any reason for your suggestion to keep only one currency? What is not clear to...
    Post by: MrBean, Jul 3, 2007 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  12. EUR/USD account and interests earned with IB

    Thanks for the reply. Is there any smaller sized EUR futures? Or any other way to hedge the currency risk for a 50k account?
    Post by: MrBean, Jul 3, 2007 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  13. EUR/USD account and interests earned with IB

    Hi all, I have an account in EUR denomination with IB and I want to daytrade US stocks and futures. Hope someone can answer my two simple...
    Thread by: MrBean, Jul 3, 2007, 11 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers