IB extra zeros

Discussion in 'Interactive Brokers' started by crazy_trader, Feb 21, 2006.

  1. mss

    mss

    I have two questions.

    First, will stocks selling below $2 be displayed with 4 places after the decimal tomorrow?

    Second, I believe relative orders with 0 aux. price are incrementing in .0001 increments. As a result, the adjusted orders are being rejected by the exchanges because of the sub penny rule. If I am correct, will this be corrected tomorrow?

    Thank you,

    MSS
     
    #31     Feb 21, 2006
  2. IBsoft

    IBsoft Interactive Brokers

    First: I don't know, but it is more likely that initially we will just undo what we did for today.

    Second: you are not correct.
     
    #32     Feb 21, 2006
  3. just tested something. ISLD price is being sent with 4 dec , but if you MODIFY it by .0001 I dont see the modified price displaying on the ISLD internal book. The old price remains.

    A cancel is reflected promptly

    Used LOUD as the test. looks like very small changes are filtered.
     
    #33     Feb 21, 2006
  4. joe_blo

    joe_blo

    What are you guys *talking* about? Island has distributed 4 decimal places in its data feeds for a long long time. There has been no change in the feed in YEARS. They now accept and display quotes to 4 decimal places in under 1 dollar stocks, but the data feed has not changed. They've always had the trailing zeroes.
    http://www.inetats.com/support/devspecs/itch/itch0200.asp
     
    #34     Feb 21, 2006
  5. which extras zeros are you talking about ?
     
    #35     Feb 21, 2006
  6. metro

    metro

    4 decimal places were started Dec 13 as I thanked them on the IB board after requesting it on October 17.

    The problem was trading the low priced pennies as before we only had 3 decimal places and that sometimes forced you into 100% spreads - but since mid December we have had 4 decimals.

    Obviously it is not important on stocks that do not trade in such increments.
     
    #36     Feb 21, 2006
  7. Choad

    Choad

    No extra zeros today.

    Thanks IB. Thought I was gonna go BLIND...

    You guys are great!

    Good luck to all.

    C :cool:
     
    #37     Feb 22, 2006