Overnight IB emini margins are exchange minimum Intraday Daytrading margins are half of that amount. For example, NQ daytrading margins...
IB absorbs them. Commissions of [0.005/share +$2.50], or less, inslude all the fees.
Craig, Will Apex offer single stock futures trading, when they become available? Is the software integration of SSF trading underway?
I also haven't found a better broker than IB. I've compared over 50 brokers, based on price, speed, reliability, software etc., and IB comes as...
DayTraderNYC, You can daytrade Emini S&P 500 (ES) and Nasdaq 100 futures(NQ) instead. ES = 500 SPY ; NQ = 800 QQQ. Benefits: Lower...
No significant change in ES margin: Initial: $3,938 Maintenance: $3,150 ES Daytrading Leverage (1/2 CME margin): approximately, up to...
Today Chicago Mercantile Exchange has revised its futurues margins. Emini Nasdaq futures CME margin was lowered to: Initial: $3000...
It's not an IB issue, there are currently major internet traffic problems, many Internet service providers are having connection problems. For...
The Exchange charges only $9 for Level II data for non-professionals.
New IB feature: Transfering funds between IB accounts has been made Instant. Fohat
ssb, You can open another margin account with $2000 minimum and short the stocks there. Fohat
This is simply not true, IB option commissions are $1/contract or less, while legends option commissions are minimum $9.95 i.e. 45% up to 895%...
Install another browser (Netscape, Opera) and use it to launch the java applets.
For stocks: weekdays, with IB one can trade 3:30am - 8pm Futures, weekdays are tradeable approximately 23 out of 24h: 12:33am - 4:15pm and...
Nice improvement: Looks like IB has its own Messageboard
Free realtime streaming ECN quotes: http://www.streamer.com Fohat
See http://quote.yahoo.com/q?s=qqq&d=e for realtime snapshot quotes.
There was internet backbone problem with alternet, IB switched to Sprint - which resolved the connection problem - it originated within alternet,...
Yes. Datek, RJT and Stockwatch. Fohat
Both are equally faster/ stable. But standalone uses less memory and is browser independent. Standalone is better. Fohat
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