I just checked my account and I did not get this notice and I am short index all the time. I also checked the website and did not see this posted anywhere Where did you see this posted?
Yes, this looks like Surf again... I looked at his posting history and mot of his posts are in the Surf report thread Baron can you ban Surf and his alias please. Posting fake information like this should get a ban
The notice as reproduced by truetype is entirely accurate. It was issued as a bulletin on the trading platform as well as a message in the Account Management center. My account is with IB in HK. I trade options on HK & US exchanges. I share the surprise that the notice hasn't (apparently) been more widely disseminated, since the upcoming action appears broad in its application. Also a touch surprising there hasn't been an IB person confirming here.
I also got this message. It seems margin increase is intended only for some subgroup of traders with portfolio margin.
I also got the message. Will try to figure out exactly what it means for me this weekend. Sounds like short options margin requirements may be going up, not sure if this impacts equities or ETFs also.
My account is IB Canada. All I do is short index and futures options. Checked again and no notice for me. Are you using portfolio margin?
You should call them and ask (best of luck). I have a portfolio margin account, and I didn't receive this notice.
I also have a PM account (IB-US), I trade many short naked SPX options every month, and havent seen any notice.