Recent Content by mrblueguy

  1. Haircut of Canadian treasury bills used as collateral

    Looks like I'm not allowed to edit my post from yesterday?? I need to add 2 other brokers to the list that allow Tbills as futures collateral:...
    Post by: mrblueguy, Mar 21, 2023 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  2. Haircut of Canadian treasury bills used as collateral

    Re:BobG Ah ok, I see now. You are buying a bit more so that you have enough tbills AFTER the haircut. Makes sense, but its going to be a small...
    Post by: mrblueguy, Mar 21, 2023 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. Haircut of Canadian treasury bills used as collateral

    More than? What cash balance exactly? I might not be following you, but the whole point here is to buy tbills in whatever amount your futures...
    Post by: mrblueguy, Mar 21, 2023 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  4. Haircut of Canadian treasury bills used as collateral

    Happy to help. BTW, I should have been more clear about how things look when you test it out: With the sole exception of accrued interest on the...
    Post by: mrblueguy, Mar 21, 2023 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  5. Haircut of Canadian treasury bills used as collateral

    I just want to thank tradegoodstocks and others for posting about their experience with this. I was actually in the process giving up on IB and...
    Post by: mrblueguy, Mar 21, 2023 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  6. Haircut of Canadian treasury bills used as collateral

    You're not following me. There's 2 trades, not 1: #1 is the tbills (cash goes to zero) #2 is Futures options with margin of 44k (cash goes to...
    Post by: mrblueguy, Mar 21, 2023 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  7. Haircut of Canadian treasury bills used as collateral

    I can put an end to all this. I do it at IB and it works. But, don't take my word for it, lets dive in. You can do it too, but IB will not admit...
    Post by: mrblueguy, Mar 21, 2023 in forum: Interactive Brokers