Anyone have an idea which market-maker stood to benefit from the manner the liquidation occurred?
Reply to Luh3417: So we will "spill the beans" regarding the other section a little earlier than expected. What would have been needed was...
To paraphraase, here are some of key theme questions relevant to my partner's misunderstanding with IB. I would love to here feedback. Caption...
I mentioned on the link of "Danger of IB: True or False?" that liquidation in my partner's account had just occurred of over 200 box spreads due...
Any company can have a problem; the way the problem(s) is resolved is the issue, and it will go far beyond my personal considerations.
Only about a week has gone by. In spite of all the assurances made, exactly what we were afraid of occurred by IB but with a different twist....
My own conclusions: Gigantic stocks are much harder to manipulate, also if the market is going in the wrong direction. Big open interest on...
1) The information has come in an e-mail exchange between IB and a person I referred to them. I saw the e-mail personally. I am quite sure that...
Your missing my point: even if "good chances" are sufficient for you(re: not getting midday assignments) , you don't get "good chances" unless you...
Are you suggesting you always do or don't always get your statements before the OCC reports the assignments?
What is not an issue?
Seems we have been told different information. I hope this is resolved; regardless, the issue is moot, because IB still sends statements out in...
Def, my apologies. For IB's and the customers' protection: I was in contact with someone who checked into this issue carefully, who says the...
What I meant about benefiting from your post & from WIlburbear's: even if it's not millions to piggy-back MM's, I induced from your comments it...
Important you added this clarification. Of course one should be noting the amount of time premium. Puts the day of ex-dividend, and front month...
To Riskarb and Wilburbear: Thank you. I benefited from your postings. To riskarb: Just for the record: There are institions that ride the...
Thank you Def. I am not sure what paragraph one means, i.e. if IB accepts responsibility or not to allow a grace period if there is a wide scale...
1) Does "liquidate last" allow you to specify e.g. 10 positions, and leave 1 or 2 as candidates to liquidate? 2) Reading minds is not the point,...
That is IB's own system. To the best of my understanding, some exchanges don't have that restricition, and that the problem is successive orders...
To: dont You are right regarding the selling side, but on the buying side, you get that right To: Murray The spread between bid & ask concern...
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