And what have you to say about his misleading statement given that he is an IB rep?
$4000 or $5000 to open an account?
No comment. I figured as much.
"Oh it's ok that he makes statements that are wrong. It's not what he says, its just that he t r i e s h i s b e s t..."
My main...
lol, and here comes the circus members...
Just more useless answers.
I've proven my point better then you will ever see and it was all in 2 days. I'm faster at getting anywhere then any of you.
Everyone is laughing at him and you guys now - deservedly.
If this is the common responses...
And the question was, CAN YOU SELL FUTURES SHORT. Obviously many don't understand or even know that IRA account are tricky. So why give an answer? "Seams obvious to me" lol - oh ok. Sure it does. DO you even know what an IRA is or specific restrictions are on an IRA account.
Why add to the...
ROFLMAO! That is what I'm talking about. I even explained it in detail for him and he still states the wrong thing. Amazing at the lack of care taken to answer questions by people at IB. And, there were 3 or more reps that I was talking about. Not one. How terrible is that?
I can't even trust...
IB documentation is clear? Really?
So show me where is says you can sell short in an IRA?
And go look on the web for thousands of articles that talk about not being able to sell short in IRA's.
I ask the question for a reason. It is not clear. IRA are tricky animals.
and IB peopel...
i can tell you work for IB.
anyway, IRA margin accounts are not spelled out clearly adn that is why so many ask questions about it.
i got an idea. why dont you go document it better instead and have it corrected for english first of course before telling someone they need to learn more...
glad to know i can sell short in my IRA.
i'm hoping that you guys do mean index futures like ES, NQ, ER2, etc.
in general how much do you need to cover trades like that for each contract?
does the amount change if its a margin account? not sure what the margin part of and IB accoutn...
Has anyone actually sold a short position in an index future such as ER2, ES, NQ, etc in an IB IRA Margin account?
Will this work?
What are the restrictions for such an account?