Hi, I want to warn all (potential) non US IB Customers that IB is busy raising margin on European listed ETFs which are relatively liquid to...
Yes I did sign up early july, and there is security lending activity starting last friday. Currently 5 XLU shares are lent out against $175...
Yes now it is. It is part of the Trading Permission matrix. (search in the Trading Permission matrix on 'Yield', and click the box)
This WebService seems to work again. Strange it didn't work for over 3 days. Down for maintenance I guess.
Hi, IB has a "Web Service" to request Customized (XML) Reports. Do more people experienced problems with this web service? A WebService...
Yes, this is also what happened during the 2008 crash. E.g. they raised margin for closed end funds, and small ETFs. However this was announced...
No, IB need to change the port it is using. Currently TWS is using port 4000 to communicate with IB. They need to change this to port 80...
Probably because encryption is too difficult for retail clients. You have private keys, public keys, encryption alogrithm. And if this is not...
IB works with a Universal Account. You can select your base-currency (e.g. EUR). However this base currency is only for reporting purpose. If...
What is the clearing firms of Interactive Brokers in their major markets?
Very COOL Beta!!
Hi, To reduce Broker Bankruptcy Risk, I am looking a broker which competes with IB (yeah I know the SIPC and Lloyds story). What are my...
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