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    Options on Futures Brokers

    To just21. One line on TWS page is one data line :-).
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    Options on Futures Brokers

    1. Your margin will change every day. It will depend on many parameters. 2. The margin will be reduced because IB likes to stimulate your trading and it not contradicts to laws and regulations. 3. IB calculates the margin in real time. It does not change during the day though. 4. Liquidity is...
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    Options on Futures Brokers

    Quote from http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/fees/marketData.php?ib_entity=llc Customers will receive an allocation of 100 real-time concurrent market data lines in the first month of trading at IB. After the first month, customers will receive a market data line for the current...
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    Options on Futures Brokers

    Same ES options require 2813 initial and 2250 maintenance. Make it twice bigger to compare because of difference in multipliers (100 for SPX vs. 50 for ES). I am daring to say that SPAN will give you better margins with any spread. BTW, you will have margins reduced in half between 8:30 and...
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    Options on Futures Brokers

    just21, You can use multiple pages if your option chain does not fit in one page. Your limits will grow if you trade actively.
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    Options on Futures Brokers

    Sorry, SPAN cannot be used for US index and stock options by any broker. GLOBEX and eCBOT support it. You need to work with futures options to get SPAN margins.
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    Options on Futures Brokers

    The information is located in place that is very easy to find: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/cgi-pub/exchange_display_web.pl?einfo=usCME2&file=GLOBEX.html From main menu it is TRADING/Exchanges/North America/CME(GLOBEX). S&P and Dow futures options are picking up in popularity and...
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    Looking for a second broker for shorting-need more available stocks to short

    All American equity options are standardized, clear in one place. Their availability not depends from brokerage. Market dictates. You personally can make any option avalable doing an offer.
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    Coffee

    ECBOT full and mini gold (ZG, YG) and silver (ZI, YI) NYMEX gas (QG) and oil (QM) GLOBEX live cattle (LE) and feeder cattle (GF) IPE Crude (COIL). Gas Oil (GOIL), Natural Gas (NGF)
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    Coffee

    Exchange LIFFE_NF Symbols are: D - Robusta Coffee C - Cocoa T - Wheat W - White sugar Futures and futures options are available.
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    Coffee

    Our customers do trade London coffee and other commodities.
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    Single Stock Futures In An IRA

    He meant stocks. Anybody can short futures.
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    trading retail margin intraday

    It depends from a broker. Interactive will liquidate the position at last 15 minutes of liquid hours.
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    Spot forex in IB IRA acct?

    Currency futures are not a problem on IRA. Customer should liquidate these contracts before expiration though to avoid a currency delivery or we will do it automatically.
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    Any good brokers with API?

    http://www.interactivebrokers.com You can start from http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/highlights/apiHighlights.php
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    Daytrading IPE Futures COIL and GAS

    That is what it is all about. Currency options electronic trading hours do not cross pit trading hours. That is a problem. ES is fine.
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    Daytrading IPE Futures COIL and GAS

    Unfortunately, I do not know exact time but software part is ready. The part the keeps us off is outside of my knowledge. The problem with GLOBEX/ECBOT options is trading hours on the exchange. We will not offer these options before their trading hours will cross pit trading hours.
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    Daytrading IPE Futures COIL and GAS

    August COIL (crude oil) futures expire tomorrow.
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    IB new forex spreads

    The simplest way is to download TWS and login as edemo/demouser. You can also go to http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/demo.php Put currency name in the left column and chose "cash" from the menu.
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    thoughts on commissions in futures

    That is not our commissions.
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