Recent content by mgmaggie

Only a guess but I am betting it depends on the size of your account. Six figures does not get there attention or at least in my case I find. Ever once in a while they show a glimmer of hope and then reality sets in. I agree with other posters at least here once in a while one of IB reps will...

Some one is. My brother was trying all types of ideas as the platfrom allows you to be long and short in the same account at the same time. I did not believe it so I spoke to an account officer and how it works is every few deviations it is like a second account so he could play actually 3...

When you say "his trading platform let me" are you saying your took a position and then realized the dollar value and margin violation or the broker executed a trade that you did not execute and it was in violation of your margin. I have had trades executed with IB that I did not initiate...

IB goes down every night around 1205 off and on until 1230 EST I just close out tws and log in again and usually it is okay. I make sure just prior to midnight I put in exit orders just in case. Once back up I usually cancel the order.

I understand what you are saying but hedging is an open book as too the many interpretations and again the position is a long or short/ sell and overall will effect the direction. Just my oppinion as I have seen the news create the opposite move, stocks jumped dollars on bad news. Stocks...

I apoligize for my statement as you did say you had issues. I just find it so frustrating that they take so long to reply, like you said 3 wks. You are the first person I know who received a full credit back from IB. My friends and I over the years have not been so lucky and in fact the...

Yes as was Sept / Oct 08. All math algo's are BS imo. They work under normal? conditions however as you would have noticed over the last year bollinger, ma, parabolic, pivots, stochastic were made obsolete as a very large percentage of traders used these to trade and form their oppinions...

I have only one short CL May contract now. Since around 11 a.m. my CL position has flashed a profit of over 44 thousand dollars several times. This has been one of my issue and I have sent IB Print screens in the past, now I just collect them. I do not use stops for this reason. maggie

Listen, you obviously can't read. I said I have had NO RESPONSE NOT THAT I DID NOT DO FOLLOW UPS. I have amended the tickets 4 times with NO response. And please tell me why it is the trader fault if the broker will not respond? Then why don't you move? duh (standard answer) and please...

You should consider yourself lucky as at least you received a response to your ticket. I am waiting for a response to 2 tickets which are almost 60 days old. One has to consider if IB creates these bugs to assist Timber not to mention the fact every time you need assistance with the trade...

Absolutely, all you have to do is watch the bid / ask quantity when the market moves.

Yes this happens all the time especially if the market is dropping. It is a way to control the exits of shorts imo as the market is locked as they will not allow you to short and exit if the ask is lower. I have found it happens more when the market drops then runs. I also have noticed the...

Walt, I wish I was kidding however my statement is accurate and correct. Talking about stiff penalties/fines from the SEC and or NASD have you ever tried to even lodge a complaint? The NASD has to review your complaint to see if they believe it has enough merit to move forward to the SEC...

Walt, you are looking for a nightmare to happen. IB past and present continues to have issues with their tws versions. Many, many times I have been thousand of dollars in the money when in reality I was neg. You wil end up being exited with a loss and will eventually be fed positions as a...

The Broker is suppose to have a risk management policy in place to prevent such things. Since you are short and the Broker would have had to have the stock to enable you to short it would be interesting to see if they would sue and waste money and time as their long stock ensured they in a...