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No exposure, no pay. You either take the exposure with the pay or take the negative interest holding the EUR.

Isn't it possible to buy share using this feature and avoid the 1 day loan fee? https://www.interactivebrokers.com.hk/en/index.php?f=13437

??? QE reward those who have the ability to borrow with cheap money and punish those who save by inflating away their savings. It is directly responsible for a widening wealth gap as those who "have" have vastly superior borrowing capability. This is ET and you know full well what is the implied...

Hello, I am looking at this https://ibkr.info/article/2815 article regarding FX swap from interactive brokers. I wonder if there are any sort of quote (or old data) available on the internet regarding the swap prices?

The trade will be a $1 loser. That's it. The latter part is irrelevant to the trade.

I don't think it is fair to compare working a junior trader with trading on your own at face value For a junior trader @350k pay: Most likely require graduating at a top uni (which is $ and time spent) Most of the people won't even qualify Have to work long hours Have to trade on the firm's...

I have always been skeptical about having rate hikes to lower them before recession comes. Like, stabbing yourself now so you can apply bandage later? What's the logic behind it.

it is more efficient with futures as IB rape you with the interest rate (overnight forward points) if you hold the position overnight. (unless you get access to their FX auto swap program which required min 10MM positions)

I don't know why he think he can get away with this. He think his boss is the kind of gentleman who would just play nice/play by the rules? His boss can easily ruin his life.

Why would any broker provide you margin capability if you don't want to be responsible for your loss? You can always cap your loss with the appropriate future option but you are going to pay for it.

There is nothing inherently positive in rolling an option position. If your market view is the same as before, you roll it, otherwise you close the position. Then your market view can be correct or wrong. If you are correct you will be rewarded, otherwise you will be punished.

What if the market drop just above the strike of your put option? You can try to draw a payout diagram to see where is the weakness of this strategy.

Why is this "pass the risk on to the client"? IB could charge minimum margin and get some more commission from risky trader. I for one am happy that they don't push risk to the limit. The clients aren't risking anything, they just need to put in more capital to trade the contract they want.

Depends on pre-flop action but most likely this is snap call in headup holdem