Here is the page that documents the VOL order type: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/?f=%2Fen%2Ftrading%2Forders%2Fvol.php It says that...
I haven't looked at Volatility Trader yet, but you are correct that you have market risk with a straight option short. The usual way to trade...
The cancellation fee for equity options is $0.01 per order, not per contract. Unless you're doing HFT, it's not a significant hit. I traded...
I don't know of specific platforms that do everything you want, but there is a lot of software for IB on the market. You might have a look at...
@op: You might try Marketplace@IB...
Another idea: Have you considered possible intermittent failure of your DSL modem or router? I was having trouble with my router, and I bought...
I don't know what IB's clearing arrangement is. But I believe their size and reputation are a big advantage. Peterffy has a lot of wealth tied...
I'm out of ideas. Good luck! Regarding changing gateways, I think IB tech support has to do that for you. If you have a reason to be on the...
Is your Internet connection via coaxial cable perchance? What you describe is typical of coax. I have Comcast cable, and I frequently get...
@gmst: I see those alerts quite often, but not in the case I mentioned. I was displaying a grid of option prices on SPY, one of the most liquid...
I had a situation recently whereby some quotes stopped updating while other continued. I have been an IB customer for 11 years, and this is the...
You're probably thinking of cash forex. With forex, there is no organized/regulated exchange, and the broker is the counterparty. IB and a few...
In the image it says "Lower is better", but I question whether that is always true. Certainly if you're system is low on usable memory, that...
Are you aware that there is a single transaction type that has both price and size? Check out RTVolume.
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I had a similar experience about 4 years ago, except that I had two harddrives rather than two partitions. I wanted to install Linux on the...
Trader status is determined on a case-by-case basis, and there is no safe harbor. Your situation would seem to qualify, but it could be...
I haven't used the FIX implementation. Messages received through the API (and likely through FIX as well) are necessarily serial. Two or more...
Do you mean that the exec message appears ahead of the status message in the socket, or is there a delay between the two? How long a delay?...
I have been trading SPY options for about a month now, and the highest per contract I have seen so far is 1.22. I believe the equity option...
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