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    Why does Interactive Brokers have such an enormously hard time filling market orders

    Is the number of posts on this forum a function of expertise? Good to know how some people think. Or are you just an asshole?
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    Why does Interactive Brokers have such an enormously hard time filling market orders

    Ooops. I meant 275. They filled it ecentually. But it was frustratingf.
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    Why does Interactive Brokers have such an enormously hard time filling market orders

    Same story with limit orders. Right now SPY is at 274.28. I have reduced my limit buy to 273 as I need to leave home now but IBKR still isn't filling.
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    Why does Interactive Brokers have such an enormously hard time filling market orders

    These days, why does Interactive Brokers have such an enormously hard time filling MARKET orders of VERY heavily traded options in US markets? Is IBKR going rapidly downhill?
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    What might be a good way to day trade this non-US stock with options?

    New Zealand stock. Price varied between $124 to $126 today. This is a typical range. Tomorrow it might oscillate from $121 to $123. Or it might start at $125 and slide down to $123 by the end of the day. It could start at $125 and climb to $127 when markets close. It might be sink to as low as...
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    Thoughts on this calendar spread?

    I don't see any loss region - see the graph at http://optioncreator.com/stey1rs Whether the underlying shoots up or slides down, I make a profit. At least as per Option Creator's graph.
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    Thoughts on this calendar spread?

    No it isn't. When I posed this on Reddit, Wallstreetbets deleted it in an hour and /r/options shadowbanned this post for a long time until I pestered them over and over again. For some reason, this post is taboo among US audiences and it either gets deleted or people seem to deliberately go on...
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    Thoughts on this calendar spread?

    Not certain about the path of this stock. It isn't a US stock and it's path over the next five days depends on how the local media reacts to the announcement the company makes and also on where the US markets are headed. My subjective probability is that it will soar (40% probability) after the...
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    Thoughts on this calendar spread?

    Stock price $29.98 Sell Call strike 30 expiring one week Sell Put strike 30 expiring one week Buy 2 Calls strike 30 expiring three weeks Buy 2 Puts strike 30 expiring three weeks What do you think of this calendar spread? Any downsides? Advantages? Any thoughts or comments?
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