TWS option chain updates "impl bid vol" and "impl ask vol" slowly and incorrectly

Discussion in 'Interactive Brokers' started by ScroogeMcDuck, Dec 30, 2020.

  1. See screenshot. The 7 put bid was 0.4, and I put in a big bid at 0.5, and the impl bid vol took a minute or two to change, and I still doubt it's correct because it only went from 97 to 102 while the ask is still 0.55 and its ivol went from 112 to 117.
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    Using the real time price feeds it'd be trivial for TWS to calculate its own ivols client-side in real time. Why doesn't it do that?
     
  2. guessing that they don't dare change anything and also no incentive to fix it
     
  3. El_Cubano

    El_Cubano

    IB sucks for data feed/speed. This doesn't surprise me.
     
  4. Atikon

    Atikon

    It's even worse for short term options. I hope IB has plans to overhaul their TWS.
     
  5. TWS is great the way it is except for a few little bugs like this.
     
  6. Atikon

    Atikon

    I disagree. IV and Delta are the 2 big ones and they TOS does a better job on both of them, despite TOS not being one of the big Brokers
     
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  7. El_Cubano

    El_Cubano

    Most of the issues I have with TWS aren't actually TWS but more the data feed issues and how their servers feed TWS information. Lately for me charts taking forever to populate
     
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