1. As can be seen from my earlier posts about margins, I looked at IB's margins page just earlier this evening. 2. As for the other point,...
def, please don't send me any more PMs. Based on your posts directed to me, I knew I couldn't possibly benefit by reading it, so I didn't. If...
Great! I looked on ET's site, but couldn't find the rates or min-cap for options. Also, what else can be traded? Non-U.S. securities? FX?
Chad, I'm looking for someplace that does exceptionally intelligent margining. If I want to spread SPX options against OEX or OEF, does your...
Ne'mind. Pointless question; I'll just park an order at IB ten hours from now, and see what margin it wants for me to submit the order.
Uh, I thought I *was* calc'ing the intradays: from CME mins, to IB min o'nite, to IB 50% intraday. Where'd I go wrong? What do *you* think...
Chad, what's the situation with PDT rules at ET?
have you tried asking the help-desk about this? what did they say? If you haven't tried, is there some reason for that?
what did IB say when you contacted them about it?
profitseer, is there any particular reason that you turn to this board for assistance in using IB? That's not sarcasm: I'm sincerely...
According to this CME page, maint is $2850 (ES) and $1800 (NQ). Per this IB page, minimum initial is 125% of maint, which would be $3562 (ES)...
to AlanM, who posted on IB's boards; responses in-line . . . "1a) In the chat, you are asking for the "$ balance after the transaction". Since...
MikeB, Another interpretation of IB-Def's post just occured to me -- namely that, first thing Monday, IB is going to jump right on pressuring...
what really bothers me is all these utes going around axe-ing questions about how to trade the markets:D eeeyyewwww, yeah, I forgot about...
IB´s chat is just a terrible waste Sadly, the same is often true of emailing them. Or just wait for the HK shift. :) Hey, ingenious! Maybe...
There, now, doesn't that feel much better? :cool: Why allow a putative jerk to disturb your placidity? :) I'll tell you what's worse than...
:confused: No, just busting your chops for being so intense about people with a different opinion. :(Lighten up. Try ten deep, slow breaths....
The date it went into effect was indeed 9-28-01. Or should I say "affect" just to trip up your grammar checker? LOL:) I dont know what it...
Arzoo, Bundle -- a lot of us who complain are complaining, not about technology problems, but about how IB responds to customers when they try...
Actually, as I said in another thread, I'm not affiliated with O-X, but rather a customer of both IB and O-X, whose comparative experiences are...
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