Recent content by pam00312

Hi, My account is on portfolio margin, and holds mainly shares in different countries. On each share, the ratio of initial margin to value ranges from about 15% to 30%, as shown in the margin report. I would like to reduce the portfolio margin so I can withdraw a certain amount of cash...

Thanks, KH. I was having problems during the regular trading hours in my market. I think the problem comes from my coding. I was waiting the data for a fixed period of time (5 secs), which became insufficient yesterday. If I change the waiting period to 30 secs, it works but becomes laggy. A...

Hello, I'm a new user of IB API. I'm trying to download price data using python through TWS. The code worked fine for a month. Suddenly it stops working in the middle of today. Connections to TWS looks ok, with the following message: ERROR -1 2104 Market data farm connection is OK:usfarm.nj...

Hi, I am now trading global index futures using interactive brokers. Their systems are excellent and I can trade any markets I want. At the same time, they usually have a much higher margin requirement than what is required by the exchanges. Also, the margin requirement is risk-based and may...