Recent content by namegoeshere8

You have just been IBMARGINized like so many around here. They almost act like they want you to lose. Apparently they do so to ensure they do not incur an unfunded loss (you lose more than your account) but the WAY they do it is simply unreasonable. In your case indeed the margin would be too...

Issues the same. For me it is quite relevant and fresh. And let us be useful here: what are good alternatives to IB for futures and options? Other than tradestation..

So true! This happened to me! Also, no margin offset for a call option and selling short stock in the same name, of course. And other similar issues. I feel like you people on this thread are my brothers in suffering. Wish I knew about this before, but of course mostly people get here AFTER they...