Recent Content by takestock

  1. IB margin increase

    Another useful way to see your margin usage is to go to the Account Mgmt web site for IB, login, go to Reports->Supplemental->Margin Reports. It...
    Post by: takestock, Jan 13, 2013 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  2. IB margin increase

    Yes the last one I received was on Nov 2nd last year. The link was for node/1988 if you want to look up the last set of symbols. I think you...
    Post by: takestock, Jan 11, 2013 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. IB margin increase

    I believe IB sends out this notice every quarter or so to alert traders of *new* low cap stocks they're adding to the no-margin list. The list...
    Post by: takestock, Jan 11, 2013 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  4. IB Margin Changes

    Ah, so I'm not supposed to disagree with any policy changes IB decides to make because they always know better than me? I sure hope you don't...
    Post by: takestock, Sep 20, 2011 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  5. IB Margin Changes

    From IB: "This change is intended to recognize the well-known risks of micro and small cap stock which, relative to larger cap stocks, tend to be...
    Post by: takestock, Sep 20, 2011 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  6. IB Margin Changes

    I was a little surprised they went as high as 250mil cap instead of say 100mil for this change because it makes probably 2/3rd's of listed US...
    Post by: takestock, Sep 19, 2011 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  7. IB : the end of excessive messaging?

    Thank you for the clarification IBj. That matches what I assumed would be the case, although the wording on the email does indicate those with...
    Post by: takestock, Jul 9, 2010 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  8. IB : the end of excessive messaging?

    It's fairly clear that the formula IB used to decide who to send emails to was overly simplistic. I'm sure the point of this initial email was to...
    Post by: takestock, Jul 9, 2010 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  9. IB : the end of excessive messaging?

    I received the same email today too, with a ratio of about 25:1 for the sample period they measured. I have no idea what timeframe they used...
    Post by: takestock, Jul 8, 2010 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  10. TWSStart can't find jfreechart.jar and jcommon.jar

    Richard, Look under Configuration in TWSStart for Java Setting. I think you needed to add the new jar files into the classpath. Here's what I...
    Post by: takestock, Jan 28, 2009 in forum: Automated Trading

  11. Mark Cuban pushes for 20 cents per share tax on every roundtrip.

    This MC posting came out a month ago, BTW. Such a tax would pretty much wipe out the hedge fund industry causing massive liquidation of hedge...
    Post by: takestock, Oct 26, 2008 in forum: Trading

  12. Tax on Trades Should Be Part of Rescue Plan, Some Democrats Say

    Is there any research on the effect to mutual fund returns if paying a transaction tax? Maybe only a 1/2 to 2% loss against annual returns,...
    Post by: takestock, Oct 1, 2008 in forum: Trading

  13. For F sakes is anyone else having a problem with connection to IB

    Island is down. Is that what you're seeing?
    Post by: takestock, Sep 29, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  14. Effective Monday, stocks with market cap under $100M will be non-marginable at IB

    Hmmm.... the bulletin is gone from my accounts this morning -- did IB change their mind? If so, please give us a little more advance warning of a...
    Post by: takestock, Sep 29, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  15. Effective Monday, stocks with market cap under $100M will be non-marginable at IB

    Wow, every day it's a new trading challenge with IB. Although I have quite a few smallcaps, I'm far enough below the margin level for this not to...
    Post by: takestock, Sep 28, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers