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  1. XAUUSD at IB

    I think XAUUSD is an OTC product (CFD) with storage cost of 0.1% per year. With EUR100000 to invest USD100000 in XAUUSD one can with EURUSD spot...
    Post by: betcashrun, Feb 2, 2019 in forum: Forex

  2. NYSE, Nasdaq Rival Aims to Shed Light on Fee Profits

    Some more information here: https://iextrading.com/insights/cost-transparency-whitepaper/
    Post by: betcashrun, Jan 30, 2019 in forum: Wall St. News

  3. What dimension do you model your volatility curve?

    Fx: usually IV(OTM put delta, OTM call delta) Equity: usually IV(OTM put strike, OTM call strike) The real question before plotting IV is whether...
    Post by: betcashrun, Jan 4, 2019 in forum: Options

  4. IB Margin Simulation

    Everyday you can monitor margin impact: In TWS left click on a financial instrument bid or ask: usually a 'buy' or 'sell' order appears. Right...
    Post by: betcashrun, Oct 4, 2018 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  5. % winning trades, avg profit, avg win, avg loss stats at IB. Is there a way to see this?

    In IB account management one can find stats (%winning, max drawdown, ...): Choose for instance Reports -> PortfolioAnalyst -> Default Reports...
    Post by: betcashrun, Sep 4, 2018 in forum: Trading Software

  6. IB margin numbers on my account

    IB uses them for exchanges' margin requirements.
    Post by: betcashrun, May 11, 2018 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  7. IB margin numbers on my account

    Sometimes, cash get automatically transfered into a secondary account (due to the use of futures or foreign securities). Leverage might decrease....
    Post by: betcashrun, May 11, 2018 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  8. Shorting SPX using SPXU

    SPX : 2835 -> 2800 means -29.5% in one day SPXU: 9.50 -> 17.91 (+29.5%x3)
    Post by: betcashrun, Jan 23, 2018 in forum: ETFs

  9. what would be a good starter set of equity ETFs?

    Warren Buffet wrote in 2013: ''My money, I should add, is where my mouth is: What I advise here is essentially identical to certain instructions...
    Post by: betcashrun, Jan 11, 2018 in forum: ETFs

  10. Interactive Brokers - Is there someway to see limit price entered after execution?

    In the TWS upper right corner place mouse over the funnel icon. A "Show completed orders" window appears. Select filled.
    Post by: betcashrun, Jan 2, 2018 in forum: Retail Brokers

  11. Bitcoin price during a recession

    Interesting article from Bloomberg:...
    Post by: betcashrun, Dec 15, 2017 in forum: Crypto Assets

  12. How to use FXE to hedge EUR.USD currency risk

    As for commissions, the cheapest way is: 1/ Convert EUR into USD Buy USD asset 2/ Buy EUR future However, CME EUR, CME E7 emini, Eurex EUR/USD...
    Post by: betcashrun, Nov 23, 2017 in forum: ETFs

  13. How to use FXE to hedge EUR.USD currency risk

    It is not possible to buy a fraction of a future. Instead, the hedging instrument is the spot. In Hull 'Options, Futures and Other Derivatives',...
    Post by: betcashrun, Nov 22, 2017 in forum: ETFs

  14. How to use FXE to hedge EUR.USD currency risk

    Two different operations must be taken into account: 1/ Convert EUR in USD Buy USD asset (USD cash is now 0) 2/ Hedge your forward risk in...
    Post by: betcashrun, Nov 21, 2017 in forum: ETFs

  15. Filling a W8-benE, FFI or NFFE?

    Q1: By turnover I mean sales of goods or services. Q2: Indeed
    Post by: betcashrun, May 17, 2016 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  16. Filling a W8-benE, FFI or NFFE?

    Active or passive is just a question of definition. Page 10 of...
    Post by: betcashrun, May 16, 2016 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  17. Filling a W8-benE, FFI or NFFE?

    Is your entity a home office, a personal investment company or a family trust that is not professionally managed by foreign financial institutions...
    Post by: betcashrun, May 14, 2016 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  18. Advice on books

    Starting point for options exchanges: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=1562 Starting point for brokers volume:...
    Post by: betcashrun, Mar 20, 2014 in forum: Options

  19. IB API Portfolio

    I suppose TWSActiveX.xls and ThirdPartyFile.xls can run at the time. I think there are two solutions : 1/ Merge both files (but it might not...
    Post by: betcashrun, Jan 14, 2014 in forum: Trading Software

  20. Hedge XIV with VXX options?

    Funny way to limit risk. Think in nominal amount not in number of shares. Long 200 shares of xiv means short 200 x 21.28 / 20.42 i.e 208 shares...
    Post by: betcashrun, Apr 20, 2013 in forum: Options
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