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Anyone has any experience whatsoever with iBet? Some people on here recommended using it because they offer futures as a form of spread betting (which is not taxable in the UK) but have not read any reviews of someone who has actually used them. I have seen this link posted...

really shocked by what I read in that link you posted, luckily I did not personally encounter this on futures yet. but yes, even more bizarre that they cap T-bills (though obviously less costly). It is not so much about the monetary value (which by the way is certainly more than $1 per 100k)...

I am futures trader but recently I have decided to also invest the cash I have at IB (that I use for margins) in T-Bills. However, the T-Bills trading platform offered by IB seems bizarre to me. I can see a bid-offer on screen and I can hit the bid or the offer and get filled, so far so good...

Does anyone know if I can use T-Bills as margin on futures on IB? And if so what are the mechanics and requirements? Could not find anything on their site and a post on here which is 10 years old says that you need a miminum of $1mln (my account would only have just over $400k). Also, what...