Thanks. Is the following example correct according to your post? So if you are: a) long cash: 200k b) long securities: market value...
Thanks for noting that. Does IB ATS = TH for this purpose?
What about: a) long cash b) long some stocks c) short some stocks d) no margin loan Does the customer agreement allow you (IB) to...
Yes they certainly knew about the margin calls. But they may have also known that regs are unclear on whether funds need to be segregated...
Hedgehog1, would you expand on the Illinois comment? Are there different FCM customer agreements for IL residents?
Here's more on why I care. See question 14 in the FAQ: http://www.sec.gov/interps/legal/mrslb13a.htm For an example of a disclosure of...
For starters I definitely try to make sure I care when someone keeps asking 'why do you care?' I know you really like IB. I have learned that...
But if, by chance, you or your sister affiliates do take the other side an IB customer order, can the IB customer get disclosure on such an event?
Can you explain in another way how this scenario is used for the benefit of the customer? It's hard to understand what you mean here.
Def what do you mean when you say "nor that it is mentioned in routing docs sent to regulators?" What is "it" here? Thank you in advance.
Does anyone know if MF customers had a "mandatory arbitration" clause in their U.S. brokerage agreements? If they did, was the clause...
Here's an apparent statement from a Canadian regarding the rules there. "The trustee where segregated MF Global Canada customers' funds were...
The link I cited no longer works. I am surprised that they would honor any commitments made by the Trust given their unfortunate decision in...
And over at the CME, http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/cme-group-cuts-charitable-giving-citing-mf-global
FrankSlaughtery, to put it even more plainly: "So it's not gambling. It's just the opposite." --Cattle Rancher who lost a hedge in the MF...
Yeah but brokers are more sophisticated now. They'd be inclined to quickly hate the game and not the player, in this case, by adjusting...
I wonder if this case will inspire the SEC to ban mandatory arbitration clauses in customer contracts. Execs should fear the risk of punitive...
If the latest articles on this are correct, the firm apparently got a 1 billion dollar margin call. I suppose they all found out on Friday...
Thanks for sharing that. Maybe without a margin loan there's no way to leverage the customer account. The cash and short positions are just a...
This is a good question. If you write options and have in your account $100 in cash and some short positions that require $50 in collateral...
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