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Today CL (oil) is up 8.7% and Int.brokers margin to open a position is 8400$ per ct. vs ES which is up 1.8% and the margin is 32739$. This is way out of the line. No mathematical formula can justify that. Is the IBrokers ( and E-trade,CSchwab,Ameritrade etc) the retail side vs. all big...

What software is the code for ?

Make 1mil fast ? Start with 2mil and trade moving averages 3/5 crossover on 1min chart. Pick any liquid big spread tradable instrument. Be short in mega sizes. Please report back here in one week.

Clunky and slow ? No. Data feed on stocks frozen from time to time? Yes.

IB is hi tech low cost broker, their clients know how to handle volatility. 12K per CME is enough margin for ESM0 to cover sudden volatility. If they (IB) wish to go 100% safe why not 100K margin for 1ct ES and cease ALL trading... Also by the way I noticed recently slow data feed( stocks...

This is too much.