no only if below MM
Don't understand, 2008 did not happen?
In 2008 we had 8% up and down days........
This is just some bookkeeping (maybe has to do with payment in lieu, etc.), if you look at later date you will see that everything is OK... (in...
https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/am/am/manageaccount/dividendreinvestment.htm if you didn't turn it on you don't have it
You can also do a synthetic put (combo order). Then you have only 1 order to look after...
tws > symbol > combo orders (smart) > box (strategy) in the first window you should pick the highest strike first (that's a bit counter-intuitive)
My answer was for bonds, because you asked that... "My thought was to sell a 1% bond to avoid being on margin at 2%. I read that I can't withdraw...
No Why? It's about lots of money and almost trivial to solve... Yeah, but you might wanna do longer dated..............
Why it shows $200k margin I don't know (maybe this has to do with market order?) Note that buying power will never increase with a BOX, you only...
SPX options seem to go until December 2022 (so I don't know if the maturity is such a problem). Regarding shorting treasuries: I'm not sure you...
Yes, of course. This should work the same with any serious broker. Maybe bucket shops use their own set of (disadvantageous) rules... Note that...
A bit simpler said: If you have an (unleveraged) margin account like you have now, and you sell an option (i.e. any option you want) you get...
Assuming equity options, between 3 and 4 the tick size is either 5 ct or 10 ct... Does your platform limit you to 25 ct? Never heard of it, but...
"payments on derivative contracts" So for futures that would "only" mean on the daily settlements amounts while holding?
"normally" "they" don't do this on futures I guess...
Congratz. Implied volatility is extremely high BTW (at least for the long dated options)....
This part doesn't sound too bad: "At a kickball event at Fort Mason, he was pressured to drink despite being underage, the suit claimed....
MSFT jul20 put 140 now buyable at $1.00
Understood, I just wanted to note that the IB website seem to say something else. If you read it you would expect this to be applicable for IB PM,...
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