Because I like the interface of the platform, and it still gives me a good insight into options trading. I also find the IB paper account almost...
I am unable to open a TD Ameritrade live account in my country. Otherwise I would have done it already.
There are position limits for options, yes. However they are usually 200 or 250k, depending upon the underlying. And European index options have...
Also, IB's paper account only partially fills orders, and mostly only fills upon market open and close. Which is also a sign something is amiss I...
Not on live account no. If the liquidity is there I don't see the issue. The brokerage receives commission for each contract after all.
Well, TD Ameritrade allows it.
So, further to previous posts I have made in relation to my paper trading journey on IB, I am faced with yet another issue. When attempting to...
I am using a margin account.
Really? IB definitely seems to have the monopoly on trading in many counties. I still long to see the day where TD opens up to the rest of the...
Yes I intend to do that. I have already been approved for a live account with IB, although I have yet to fund it. Since 2018, TD is unavailable to...
I certainly hope not. From my experience so far, TD's paper money account has been quite a bit more accurate.
Here is a screenshot of a put credit spread using the same strikes, on TD.
IB paper money SPX options are not working for me right now. That is another thing, the paper money platform is full of bugs. Anyhow, the margin...
Yes I have done so on both accounts. The reality is, TD only requires difference in strike prices minus credit received as margin for credit...
Same result, only five times less. IB requiring 100k margin for 10 contracts, whereas TD requires only max loss as margin, in this case 0.
Funny that. The margin requirement is difference between strikes and max loss. I'll make it simple and attach a screenshot of same trade, only Apr...
Yes it seems so, despite their insistence to the contrary. Quite ridiculous really, when the same trades on TOS can be executed for far less.
That is the whole point. Why would one need 500k in margin for 50 contracts of a 100-distance spread? Credit spread margin requirement is distance...
I posted yesterday about the frustrating process of attempting to execute vertical credit spread options on the Interactive Brokers platform. This...
Ok that is clear to me. I have not experienced that on paper money thus far, like I say I receive an order rejection message if I attempt to sell...
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