Recent Content by tedace

  1. IB IdealPro Cross Currency Margin Requirements

    Thank you for your replies! I couldn't figure it out but I think the best solution for me is to abandon IDEALRPO altogether for ForEx trading of...
    Post by: tedace, May 23, 2006 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  2. IB IdealPro Cross Currency Order Execution

    Can anyone confirm if IB IdealPro splits a cross-currency order to its major-currency components BEFORE sending the order out to the liquidity...
    Thread by: tedace, May 12, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: Order Execution

  3. IB Suggestions & Improvements

    BTW, IBj, I hope you do know that you are not using the term 'base' currency in ForEx parlance. In fact, TWS has mixed up the use of these terms...
    Post by: tedace, May 12, 2006 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  4. IB Suggestions & Improvements

    Thanks wwx. Wow, I have to change my API code to do this --- just to close an IDEALPRO trade to take care of the bits and pieces left over. I wish...
    Post by: tedace, May 12, 2006 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  5. IB Suggestions & Improvements

    Hi IBj, Thank you for the quick response. I did try closing via normal trade methods (my account is in USD), but doing this leaves some JPY...
    Post by: tedace, May 12, 2006 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  6. IB Suggestions & Improvements

    I have been reading this thread and found it very informative. Quick question: Is there a way of closing an open IDEALPRO cross-currency position...
    Post by: tedace, May 12, 2006 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  7. IB IdealPro Cross Currency Margin Requirements

    I'd like to follow-up by clarifying the question with an example: On a USD account, I'd like to buy 17500 GBP/JPY at the ask of 207.27. I...
    Post by: tedace, May 10, 2006 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  8. IB IdealPro Cross Currency Margin Requirements

    I would just like to verify if I understood the IB web page correctly. If I traded crosses like GBP/JPY or EUR/GBP, and my account is in USD, is...
    Thread by: tedace, May 9, 2006, 6 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers