rstine, what I mean about being preferenced about being assignments is that for all practical purposes the only reason you mathematically should...
hsanson, In all due respect, you are constantly bashing IB from post to post but remain a customer. We must be doing at least something right....
rtsine, It normally will not make economic sense to exercise calls before expiration unless the underlying stock goes ex-dividend beforehand....
Xll, Reporters do not always get the facts correct. First and foremost, IB is dedicated to best execution and getting the best prices available...
hsanson, I hope you would understand that when there is a system wide problem, thousands of calls are hitting the help desk at once and thus it...
WJ, Confirmed that we are in the process of getting a few new quotes on additional insurance this week. Not sure what happened last time we...
TraderWJ, A while back I spoke with our treasurer who said he was in discussions with a number of insurers and thus I thought additional...
hsanson, sorry about your experience. given that you forwarded your comments to management, I will not comment on them here. I will however...
baron, you've done a great job updating the site. one suggestion, rather than going to the first page of a discussion when clicking on the link,...
FYI, Press release: As of Dec. 1 IB will: - lower future commissions to 2.95 per contract - offer the JAVA workstation -...
It should be more than adequate.
There is now a link on the IB website to send mails directly to IB management. While I'll still continue to do my best to post here, that may be...
regis8, the demo and the real world are too different things. There is no cost to placing and/or removing an order so in theory it is possible....
privateer, a beta version is being internally tested but I do not know an exact time frame. To be safe I'd say 2-4 months. Sorry can't give you a...
For the option traders: IB wrote a recent comment letter regarding rule changes at the PSX that may restrict retail option trading via auto-ex....
wshi88, the 10 day policy was put into effect after someone attempted to defraud IB and another online broker. It was pretty well documented in...
wshi88, you are probably only looking at the demo which does not list all the ECN's. When an account is activated, all ECN's become available.
Ray, the following link points to a page with a snap shot as well as a video. If you flag a stop entered during trading hours with "GTC" - good...
hsanson: globaltrader could not have explained it better. All help desk reps do go through series 3 & 7 examinations but unfortunately there is no...
hsanson, Basically IB routes to all the ECN's. For a full list check: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/html/companyInfo/best_exec.html Note:...
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