The only point of the box is to avoid paying 2.66% on USD loans and instead get the money to cover the USD margin from the box selling, which I...
This is my first question actually, I'm pretty confident the origin of the interest is that USD loan, but I'm not 100% sure. Maybe a talk with IB...
As I say in my post, I tried selling an ES box and the margin requirement was 0. It was 8K when I tried an SPX box though. 0 margin makes sense...
Hi guys, first a little bit of explaining. I'm with IB. I have a margin account. My account's base currency is EUR, and also virtually all of my...
It does work every single time here. In case you are buying and there are no bids, of course it will put the ask by default, it's the only price...
You can change this default behavior by going to Configure=>Presets=>Options(or FOPs, or any other instrument)=>Primary Order, and then set order...
I opened a chat session with them yesterday about this, they told me that it's an ongoing issue and that there is no ETA on a fix. Margin is not...
Just a thought: if you had equal number of long calls and puts (basically long straddle or strangle), this shouldn't be a problem, right? Each...
Thanks again! Yep, I have to look again at the treaty but I remember 10 or 20% percent on the dividends. Everything would be easier if the local...
Thanks for the info! So to summarize: Nothing to declare to the IRS (US tax authority) about any capital gains obtained by trading US stocks,...
Hi guys, just seeking some help with this one. I am an European citizen. Never been to the US. I use IB UK as my broker. I am about to go live...
Are you using v9.72? I'm experiencing the same issue as described here in the API Yahoo group after moving from 9.71 to 9.72, which also sounds a...
Separate names with a comma.