I agree. I don't think it has to be immediate, but there are certain time constraints. I guess IB's approach is to just be heavy-handed with it.
FSU, everything you say is correct... but I believe in the case of a non-portfolio margin account, subject to Reg T, I think IB technically has to...
I think this is the first time in a while that the US 10Y yield is actually lower than the Greece 10Y yield. Bizarre-o-world if you ask me. I...
Yeah, glad it worked out. I guess I don't relate to the situation that well, as I don't put on positions that large relative to my NetLiq....
Could you have just sold the stock, and then later sold the puts, instead of routing it as a combo?
I'll do-you-one-better. Just buy and never sell! Lower commissions with that approach too!
You are correct. I misread your prior post.
I already give quite a bit away to worthy causes. What do you think makes you a worthy cause?
I use: NYSE - $1.50 AMEX - $1.50 NASDAQ - $1.50 OPRA - $1.50 (refunded to me, so my cost $0) Snapshot and Futures Bundle - ($10, refunded to me,...
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I do? I guess it depends both on what definitions of "needs" are, and also depends on how many assets someone has?
I'll be a contrarian -- If you are making manual decisions/trades, it's better to be using money that you don't need.
In the past, I occasionally had problems with the auto-update installer hanging on startup, and preventing TWS from loading. I work around it by...
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I've sent orders with BookTrader. But I did not receive that notice. It would be very disturbing to find out if those "affected" traders could...
Unchecking the box didn't fix the annoying tool tip problem for me.
In honor of your sound decision, I'm going to watch Netflix this evening while enjoying a bowl of popcorn drenched in bacon fat. MMMMM!!!!
Just looking at their last quarterly income statement (ending March 30), it looks like they're hemorrhaging cash. Not good in a low-margin...
If it were me, I'd close the position before they de-list, to eliminate any ambiguity in what happens.
This is going to be an epicly profitable trade for those who can pick the right time to short this POS.
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