I noticed recently that the margin requirements on my IB IRA account have dropped substantially but I didn't receive any notice about a relaxation...
Its a CEF not an ETF http://www.cefconnect.com/Details/Summary.aspx?Ticker=NFJ
My solution was to simply reduce my trading with IB so that I am never charged the fee.
No trust required - you just open the account with IB like normal but select IRA as the account type, its been so long I don't remember the...
Yes, IB allows future trading in IRA account...I've been doing it for years. Regarding margin, futures trading doesn't require a margin...
Or later apparently...
Same here
I got this email previously about futures quotes, not sure if you are referring to a different data feed. In general I agree about MB - they are...
I received the following information from IBCS in response to my inquiry about the lack of details in the calculation of the exposure fee, not...
If they collect this small fee and do not insure themselves against the risk then they have not accomplished anything. The fee is not high...
I don't think they would try to do direct offsetting positions because that would expose them to regular trading losses. For instance if they...
My question is are they just pocketing these fees or are they actually putting off the risk by using this money to buy some offsetting positions...
Hi JP, I agree 100% that the following is language unconscionable:...
I posted the $3.03 fee - I got another bulletin today, based on the numbers they provided it appears the charge is $1 per $100,000 in "excessive...
Loss amount appears to be based on an assumption of a 30% drop in the account. I am long 18 NQ from yesterday - details below: As part of its...
Any idea what this means? If a company is bought out or merges with another company is it's lifetime considered over in terms of this statistic?...
Oh my
You do know that Silk Road was shut down months ago, right? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road_(marketplace)#Seizure_and_arrest
Since this thread has become active again...has anyone who had their MBT futures account moved to Knight been able to access their Knight account...
Thanks, this sounds great except for this part: http://ibkb.interactivebrokers.com/node/1004/ "1. In accordance with market data vendor...
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