ShortInterest: Something wrong here. IRA fees are charged at the end of each quarter. If I recall, IRA fees started in the last quarter of...
CA04: IB's DOM is called BookTrader. Just do a search in the TWS Help. If you have been successfully trading using IB's chart and...
hj071: IB issues a Consolidated 1099. It contains five 1099 types: 1099-INT 1099-OID 1099-DIV 1099-MISC It also contains four...
hj071: 8949 or 1099? Have you gotten your 8949 worksheet already? They are supposed to be available by the close of business this...
I did some experimenting last night. H&R Block@Home (formerly Tax-Cut) can handle at least $15,000,000 in sales. I created a dummy return and...
Catoosa: I agree. However, a few years ago IB made a change that messed up something in the feed and QT made a fix. If IB makes such a change...
I stopped by the TD-Ameritrade/Think or Swim exhibit at the New York Trader's Expo. They had a lot of developer types there. I could not get a...
IB-AN: In an early post I did a cut and paste of some info from the IB web site. The post read: Due to IRS reporting changes, links to...
DeltaSpread: Jack just reread all his posts in this thread and he uses "8949 Worksheet". In early posts he bolded it. Jack's URL info was for...
Bob: Dig out the 1099-B you got last year. It only showed proceeds. When you filled out the Schedule D (and D-1s) you added the cost basis...
Bob: The 8949 worksheet will show both sides. You report as you need to. It is just like the old Schedule D worksheet. IB showed both sides...
MinorEarth: Take a look at this SEC Bulletin. When defining the "same security" It says: This definition encompasses any security,...
Try: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=margin&p=daytrade1 Jack
Kensho: I think that IB will be providing the Form 8949 Worksheet to us on or about 1 March. From the IB web site: Form 8949 is a new...
Haroki: Any chance the new month we just started changed your subscriptions or number of DOM's authorized? Jack
In 2007 IB was pretty poor in handling the issue. Here is a thread from back then:...
As I understand he IB feed. They send out the current price (last sale) somewhere in the range of 3 to 10 times per second. (every 330 to 100...
I believe QT was sold to Ameritrade in 2006, about three years before TD acquired TOS. TD probably wanted two things from the QT purchase: 1)...
If I remember from his posts over the year's, DEF, is in charge of IB's Hong Kong or Far East operations. He defends IB, but he is a...
Braincell: I see the transfers in my statement virtually every night. Look at the Cash Report, Internal Transfers. Jack
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