We were having two parallel conversations. The first is that I looked at the wrong section and other than Investment was Margin Portfolio as an...
OK, thanks to a chat with a helpful person, thanks Mike you are a legend, I worked out what is going on. In my cash account in AUD when paper...
I am happy to stand corrected. If I don't have over 100K in cash, in my account or anywhere else I can get a margin portfolio if I earn over 40k?...
For anyone following, you do need USD 110 k to be able to open a margin account with IB to be able to trade US futures on margin, or anything for...
Thanks for reinforcing my go slowly approach, and the general support.
Off topic, but sort of on, SPY followed a pattern of a low after 8 minutes, and then climbed to a little peak at 30 minutes after NYSE open about...
These things are generally due to chain of events. I know forums aren't for 'caring and sharing' but this started with me having 'insufficient...
If I could delete the original post I would. I'm an idiot, RTFM, operator error. Thanks to HobbyTrading for that link. Mods can remove. The...
I will restrain my frustration from any comments that may offend, and refer you to...
I’m trying to get my head around IB and margin on US futures for Australians. I have a ‘cash type’ account at the moment which has no margin...
Thanks for your reply. I've been freaked out by IB TWS in the paper trading account where I have AU$ 380 K. I purchased one 1ES and when I went to...
I’m after help from some Australians for trading E-Mini S&P 500 Futures. I have an Interactive Brokers account and misread that I needed US$ 14k...
It was a result of not buying/selling the full amount of FX and then trying to clear it, leaving residual cash. Good to make the mistake in order...
A snapshot for anyone following and is confused as everyone seems to be.
In my paper trading account I can buy AUDUSD $ 25,0000 with it being processed. When I try to sell the same amount I get the message 'insufficient...
Real account has settled, but it seemed to take a while possibly due to the time zone difference adding an extra perceived day. The paper account...
I know this is operator error, as I have searched and experimented for a solution. I’m currently using paper trading to get a feel for TWS and...
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