A theoretical ability only, but not a practical one. We have phones on the floors, and people near them, but we aren't procedurally or...
Having a backup broker is still prudent. If the problem is IB's connnection to the CME/GLOBEX, then both floor activity and e-trading may be...
In theory, for SPX only, you can do it now. But our trade desk staff is not experienced with floor executions and will not likely call the order...
IDEALPRO. The quoting convention is the interbank convention, e.g. USD/EUR. The denominator is the instrument you are trading (e.g. EUR) and the...
For all intents and purposes, the old W-8 is invalid so not completing the new form will be as if you had never filled out a W-8 at all. The new...
Good question. I don't know what are the rules if a non-US person fails to complete a W8, and trades exclusively in non US instruments, for...
Sorry, not likely. I am considering lowering the margin for max liquidity hours but 100:1 is risky for the broker so even that is not very popular...
It is now avail for 17:15 to 1:700 (T+1) NZD maybe in 3-4 months but there really isnt a lot of business there and the markets won't be great....
You are not correct. US government regulations have made it the responsibility of most financial institutions who do business in the US, or want...
Winter is correct. We cannot get into tax issues because, frankly, we aren't fluent in this complex topic. Our staff focus on the business, not...
Pink is a transitory state, i.e. "pending cancel". A Simple workflow example: 1) order is working. Status = working; color = green 2) client...
Sorry, what was actually said was very different than what you state. Please see my post on page 23 of this thread and the additional info...
The reason this is taking so long is we couldn't figure it out at level 1&2 so it is under review at the developer level. But we (IB) are...
Actually, the key phrase is: "To date, we have not noticed any pattern of latency from any single provider so we have not needed to consider the...
IDEALPRO is a consolidation of several "exchanges" (read counterparties or banks). We take the real time quotes each provides, blend them with...
IB's basic rule 1 is: 'If a client submits an order that subsequently executes, that execution belongs to the client as long as the execution was...
Should a client inquire about an order whose status is indeterminate (pink or light blue), we would: 1) know there is a possible problem, 2)...
I extracted the facts from TRADERguys's presentation about page 11 of this thread and added my comments in blue/red. The presentation is muddled...
I am happy to present all facts (as well as address various points that have arisen in this thread) if the thread originator is willing to have...
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