IB's 4% Intraday Initial Margin Req. for Index Futures

Discussion in 'Interactive Brokers' started by Bitstream, Aug 24, 2007.


  1. prego.

    i am doner with IB. as futures trader i got no reason to hang about and put up with rape for the sake. top that two threads on the issue and no rep can't be bothered to give directions...well, OEC wait for moi. you may wanna think folllow suit, innit.
     
    #91     Oct 3, 2007
  2. If you don't mind saying, which broker are you going to?
     
    #92     Oct 3, 2007
  3. tiddlywinks

    tiddlywinks


    Business intelligence DOES exist on ET!! WTG, bit!! You are the master of your trading!!

    To the snivelers:
    You run a widget mfg business. Your widget consists of 2 components, a "thingy" which you produce in-house, and a "thingamajig" which comes from an outside supplier. Overall, thingamajig suppliers are many and very competitive, however the exact thingamajig used in your widget is not available through all thingamajig suppliers. Your thingamajig supplier just increased prices by 80%. What will you do? Oops, rhetorical question: you do nothing. IB owns your business and your arse.
     
    #93     Oct 3, 2007
  4. tortoise

    tortoise

    Just cleared out my account and decamped for TransAct. Bye-bye, IB...
     
    #94     Oct 4, 2007
  5. def

    def Sponsor

    FYI, the probable reason no one our end replied is that the decision on margin doesn't come from those posting on this board.

    In any event, I hear margin levels will should be set back to the old 50% levels perhaps as early as tomorrow).
     
    #95     Oct 4, 2007
  6. Zanatos

    Zanatos

    Thanks for the reply Def, its appreciated...also good to hear that IB does indeed intend to lower them.
     
    #96     Oct 4, 2007
  7. tortoise

    tortoise


    I'll believe it when I see it...
     
    #97     Oct 4, 2007
  8. Why would it matter to you anyway? You went to Transact...lol...:p
     
    #98     Oct 5, 2007
  9. tortoise

    tortoise

    It doesn't. Not anymore. LOL!

    (By the way, did they end up changing those margins this morning? Just curious....:D :D :D :D )
     
    #99     Oct 5, 2007
  10. Hopefully you got good margin at Transact...:cool:
     
    #100     Oct 5, 2007