Recent content by garymc

If you have an account at IB, you can still vote for IB to have Full Fraud Protection. Go to... http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/general/poll/poll.php?ib_entity=llc#cat_all and open up Account Management and search for the text below. Anyone with an account at IB can vote for this...

Don/Vhehn, My strategy says sell tomorrow, so I guess I'll let it. Thanks a bunch! It sure is great to have you guys around!!!

I am a shorterm swing trader. I bought GAP(Great Atlantic Pacific) two days ago. They are issuing a $7.25 dividend on Apr 25 to shareholders of record on Apr 17. Yahoo has the ex-div date as Apr 12(today). Today the stock dropped about $7.25 dollars yet Yahoo and CNN Money show the stock...

I just got caught holding JP(Jefferson Pilot) as it quit trading because it merged with Lincoln Corp. Does anyone know a single web page that displays upcoming delistings so I don't get caught again?

Like others here, I get conflicting information. IB chat told me that I can buy and sell equities all day in this account, but when I pressed for some more information on this, she showed me the communique release and said that is all the information they have. Does anybody have this...

Even though there are several ways they could possibly break into your broker or clearing house servers, it would be difficult for them to get the your money sent to them, since there are humans in the loop when money is taken out of an account. I think an easier way for hackers to deplete...

I spend almost all my spare time developing trading systems, but the girlfriend is complaining that we don't go out enough. So I'm looking for someone who I can talk shop with while the wives/girlfriends enjoy and evening on the town. Anyone with similar problems in the Mannheim area?