It could be very helpful if you have a log file from your trading software that shows the exact details of the order line which was sent from your...
@sle are these first impressions good enough to continue spending effort on it? Or will you be looking around for alternative options (no pun...
Your assumption is not entirely correct. Based on your question I assume that you are not an USA citizen and in the future will not be living in...
Do you mean this company: https://www.sterlingtradingtech.com/partners-and-global-trading-network/#bro ? They do list IB as possible broker.
I guess what you are looking for is a so-called "bracket order". In this you can set the profit taker level and the stop loss level. The one which...
I contacted IB because I saw on a monthly overview that for a stock I received a bit of cash dividend plus a payment in lieu of dividend. Both...
Sorry, I'm simply relaying what the IB rep explained me on why I received Payment In Lieu instead of Cash Dividend. My account does not...
There can be another situation where you don't receive the dividend directly but a Payment In Lieu. If the stock were bought on margin does IB...
Another monthly update. After being most of the month in a serious drawdown the month ended on a high note with a new high water mark. Compared...
Interesting: the same happened to me. I had forgotten about that election. My account's value was suddenly 9% higher on Monday morning, compared...
@globalarbtrader thank you for visiting my journal! I read with great interest your recent one-year report, and tried to compare it with my...
Could it be that TWS is not able to find and launch your web browser? There is a setting in TWS (but I don't remember where) where you can set the...
It might be useful for you to consult IB about this. Have TWS create a detailed logfile and sent it to them.
Interesting to see that your upload speed is so much faster than download speed. In my case: ping 9 ms, download 9.6 Mbps, upload 9.85 Mbps....
@InTheMaking are you sure about "automatically participates"? I was under the impression that you have to opt-in for this program. However, I...
Do you participate in IB's "Stock Yield Enhancement Program"? http://ibkb.interactivebrokers.com/node/1838 This might be the cause that you...
Nowadays TWS brings its own Java with it when you install it. You don't have to install Java separately. This way TWS is certain to have access to...
To get the login window takes about 3 seconds. To get the GUI fully loaded about 10~15 seconds after providing password. My computer has Intel...
Indeed, this is the case. The Japanese Government wants the population to start spending their money. This would drive inflation up and that would...
If you want to learn about macro economics you better avoid zerohedge and spend your time reading other sources.
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