new option cancel fees for IB

Discussion in 'Interactive Brokers' started by Free Thinker, Mar 28, 2003.

  1. white17

    white17

    How many cancels? That seems astronomical for one day>
     
    #161     Apr 19, 2003
  2. as I was not fully aware of the increased cancel fees

    ( my mistake ):(

    I am waiting for a breakdown of my fees of this day from IB

    so I can learn from this experience :(
     
    #162     Apr 19, 2003
  3. sprstpd

    sprstpd

    I'm not 100% positive about it, but it seems like you can just add the cancel fees into your cost basis for trades on that day. If you file a Schedule C as a trader, you can just put the cancel fees as a business expense.
     
    #163     Apr 20, 2003