The only thing I actively trade is the E-Mini S&P with my Interactive Brokers Account. I’m not a big fan of the free TWS workstation that...
I’m new to trading and I have a question regarding capital gains and commissions. Say I buy a stock at $1000 and sell it for $2000 and I pay $1.00...
As a fellow IB customer who trades the E-mini with IB, this is unsettling. I've been trading futures with an IB account since only May of 2016,...
I actually closed out the investment this week. It sucks that I have to walk away with a $4000 loss, but it's been a good learning experience. At...
I'm a Canadian in my early 30s and I have 100% of my portfolio invested in equities. I've been doing some reading and most sources say that a...
So it says the distribution frequency is monthly. So I'm assuming that means interest is paid monthly? And the trailing 12-month yield is 2.58%. I...
I have a question about bond index ETFs. I understand that a bond index ETF will rise in price if interest rates go down. What I don’t understand...
I'm just not sure what a "short-term cash alternative" is
Two years ago, I consulted a financial advisor at London Life (Canadian provider of life and health insurance) as my investing knowledge at the...
Thanks xandman. I know this is not related to this thread, but which alternative interesting developments do you have in mind?
I’m currently trying to decide where to invest my money long-term, as I’ve recently pulled out of my bank’s recommended mutual funds as they...
Thanks Xela. That was helpful. I do realise that using this indicator, which I will likely never fully grasp, is not going to be helpful at all to...
I know where the MACD is. It's directly below the candlestick chart. The line that says MACD (12, 26, close, 9, false, true). The question that I...
Thanks. I read the wikipedia article, but it's not any clearer to me which line on my chart I should be looking at to determine if the MACD line...
Which brokerage do you recommend?
Hi, I’m trying to use the MACD line as one of my indicators. One of my indicators is whether the MACD line is angling up or down on the long-term...
I've called IB about a half dozen times for support. Average hold time for me is around 10 minutes. Not great. Especially if it's an emergency.
I feel the same way about gold at this point, but my gut is still 50/50.
You only pay the fee for the buy and sell. With IB, it is $2.03 for the buy/sell so you're looking at a total of $4.06 in commissions ($2.03 when...
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