Also, a former SEC prosecutor is questioning the legality of such an investment....
When do you think the last time IB lost $28mil in a single day with their market making division? Their VAR is likely way lower than that. I...
Are they not part of the same holding company? If an affiliate of IBG makes a huge terrible bet and bankrupts the company, doesn't IBLLC also get...
I just logged on to my IB account and created a customer support ticket that expressed my displeasure about this recent trade and asked that the...
As an IB customer I don't like this one bit. I always knew IB had an active market marking division, but I assumed it was high frequency trading...
If you violate margin, IB doesn't send you a warning, they will auto liquidate your position.
Anyone trade through Lek and can share their experiences? What's their trading software like? Min account balance?
What neke really needs to do is just stop posting. He obviously doesn't want advice on his trading, so I really don't know why he even bothers to...
0.0013/share doesn't even cover the ECN fees. I'm looking for input from people who have direct experience with BofA algos.
I just switched to a new broker that uses Instaquote, the order platform for BankofAmerica/Merrill. Included in the platform are many of BoA's...
Been using IB for 10 years so I'm a loyal customer... BUT I do also think the brokerage side of IB is structured to feed liquidity to timber...
Hmm, I haven't been following the health care bill that closely and this tax increase caught me by surprise. Applies to income over 200k,...
Ipad is hands down the best entertainment device for airplane travel I've ever seen. Replaces my laptop, dvd player, books/magazines, nintendo ds....
I was pretty disappointed with the film. After all the hype I thought we'd get an inside look at the big players and hear alot of cool trading...
Is trading like riding a bike? Not exactly, its more like competing in the Tour de France. Even if you were a previous winner, if you haven't...
LRPs are fine IF the halts are synchronized with all the exchanges. If other ecns continue trading then of course its going to be a mess.
That has not been my experience. Its not instantaneous but whenever I exceed margin IB starts liquidating within 60 seconds.
What he's really saying is that he USED to be able to make money playing poker back in the day when all the newbie fish joined up. Now its alot...
Changed your mind again? http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=176535&perpage=6&pagenumber=1
Low. As the odds of this bill passing have been steadily rising over the past couple of weeks and should not come as any sort of surprise.
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