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Hi, I use the QCharts datafeed for getting historical tick data. They have historical tick data (bid, ask, open interest, trades) for ALL 5 options exchanges concerning options data. It's not perfectly accurate...and sometimes there will be stale quotes on 1 or more of the options exchanges...

Hey Trader1, Thanks for the info. I knew something was weird. I wonder if there is anyone out there... like Def.. :-) that might explain why IB uses INITIAL margin requirements for ALL currently held positions, all the time, for calculating current purchase power. This DOES seem to be...

Ah, I see.. So, are you saying that after entering a new stock position.. I wait 1 day... and then it'll use the MAINTENANCE requirement for the long stock... in determining my overall account margin requirement..when considering a completely unrelated options order? That would be...

Hello, I opened up a stock/options margin account on IB about 4 weeks ago.. and I'm noticing some funky stuff when it comes to trying to place orders...and having my orders refused due to insufficient margin. It seems that IB is always calculating the INITIAL margin requirement for all of my...