IB New Acc, 10K min ?????

Hi folks,

I am looking for an online broker. I want to trade shares, nothing fancy. I am starting out, and I have a few in mind.

I am looking for a broker. I am close to opening up one with E Trader, but IB seems to be a way better deal. But am i correct in that to open an individual share account I need to open with USD10,000???
seems like a joke!!! . . . Im a newbe. Maybe 4 or 5k, but not 10k.

any other options for me???
is Etrader my only hope??

Im living in Ireland, and a lot of brokers wont open an account unless im resident in that country? its not like FXCM or Oanda for me forex trading. .
all help welcome thanks,

 

And the rest!! For day-trading you need minimum $25k. For swing trading you can get away with $10k.

 

Day trading $25k minimum doesn't have anything to do with IB. Have you not heard about the pattern day trader rules??

 

ok Etrader it is, , ,I mean If im just buying stock, and i buy 2k worth, not much need for much funds sitting on the account doing nothing.

Etrade seems to be simple in its ways. . .
lodge 3k and by 2.5ks worth of stock, and hold it. . . leave a buffer for charges etc. . . .
im a buy and hold for a month or two. . .

as i said to others, if im in the red and its not me but the high charges. . Ill be a very very happy man. . then its just a matter of switching brokers. . .

 

Not quite the case with IB. They pay almost close to LIBOR interest rates daily! I take it that you are funding in EUR?

 

I believe he was saying that if the 10k shocks you, since you are a newbie, here's something else.

 

To OP:

You can open an account w/IB, you still need the 10k but you can always take out 5K after approved for trading and then you are just like Etrade.

 

If you are NOT a US resident, you can open an account with canadian brokerage Questrade:

- $2000 to open a margin account
- 1 cent for share, minimum $5, maximum $10, + ECN
- 3x margin (both intraday and overnight)
- NO PDT RULE; daytrade as much as you want

 

Go to just2trade.com , they have better deal than all the other brokers.2500 minimum.

 

You can open a stock trading account with Next Level Trading (NYC).

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