Recent Content by Spearhead

  1. Best place to park excess cash at Ameritrade/IB for short term?

    Thanks for all the great suggestions. I was looking for something similar to SWVXX and didn't realize IB was currently paying 1.9% on cash...
    Post by: Spearhead, Jan 5, 2019 in forum: Retail Brokers

  2. Best place to park excess cash at Ameritrade/IB for short term?

    Hi, Does anyone have recommendations on where I could park excess cash in my brokerage account, specifically at Ameritrade and Interactive...
    Thread by: Spearhead, Jan 3, 2019, 19 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers

  3. Is MTM required for Sched C deductions?

    Thanks, I purchased the Green Trader Tax guide for this purpose. However, it really comes up short on details. In general, all it says is: "In...
    Post by: Spearhead, Mar 31, 2017 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  4. Is MTM required for Sched C deductions?

    I figured I could do something like this, but ideally I'd like to move my Schedule D capital gains into Schedule C business profit so that I can...
    Post by: Spearhead, Mar 30, 2017 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  5. Is MTM required for Sched C deductions?

    Hi, I'm an active trader who fits all the requirements for filing with trading status, but have elected not to use the MTM election. Does this...
    Thread by: Spearhead, Mar 30, 2017, 7 replies, in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  6. Citadel Securities Paying $22 Million for Misleading Clients About Pricing Trades

    Still waiting for the punishment to fit the crime in these cases.
    Post by: Spearhead, Jan 14, 2017 in forum: Wall St. News

  7. Interactive Brokers and pacing violations

    As I recall, the enforced limits are quite a bit more lenient than the published limits. You can grab more than 1 day of minute bars in a single...
    Post by: Spearhead, Dec 18, 2016 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  8. How to get historical data from IB for backtest?

    Thanks for the offer. I'm not looking for help nor looking to share anything. I also don't use technical setups and not particularly interested in...
    Post by: Spearhead, Oct 4, 2015 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  9. How to get historical data from IB for backtest?

    Thanks for asking.. I hardly remember my old posts, so had to go back and take a look. I don't think I was ever trying to "get somewhere" in a...
    Post by: Spearhead, Oct 3, 2015 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  10. How to get historical data from IB for backtest?

    It was just personal preference. I have more of a Java dev background. I think the api should be similar regardless of language.
    Post by: Spearhead, Aug 3, 2015 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  11. How to get historical data from IB for backtest?

    Here are some relevant links: http://interactivebrokers.github.io/ https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/api/api.htm...
    Post by: Spearhead, Aug 2, 2015 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  12. I can only get 2 days of 1 minute historical data from IB?

    Also keep in mind IB historical data does not correct for splits/dividends/etc so you'll have to deal with that stuff yourself. Some people might...
    Post by: Spearhead, Jul 9, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  13. I can only get 2 days of 1 minute historical data from IB?

    I think their published limit says 1 year, but in practice I'm able to get much more than that. For example, I can pull 1 minute data for AAPL...
    Post by: Spearhead, Jul 9, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers