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While I, too, would like to replace my current 4 accounts with 1, there is a problem there if you have open option positions. The account in which I keep such positions used to be routinely frozen until shortly before the US market open, showing null in the account window because the system...

Good point. I didn't read it closely. I assumed that they were attempting to regulate those securities wherever they trade, not just on the Amex book. I recognize that trying to autoquote on an exchange's order system is futile, at least for the public :-) Still, the precedent exists for the...

Hmmm. I can enter the full size contracts in TWS, and I can almost trade them, except it says "unable to value contract at this time", which is not what I expect for tickers that you have no clearing for. That normally produces a message about the clearing rule. Are you sure? There are other...

You're right. They must have done this sometime after the initial rule went into effect. I don't trade options much, so I didn't notice. This is really unfortunate, since it's a routine investment decision to have a target buy price and a target sell price. There's nothing in the rules that...

I'm looking for an accountant and/or tax guy, preferably in the Los Angeles area, to handle taxes for a self-employed trader, possibly revisit previous years' returns, set up a corp if needed, etc.

I'm a software guy, familiar with IB TWS and myTrack (including SDK). Email me at "alanm (at) linkline.com".

NASDAQ used to be Selectnet. I don't know about now.

I asked CME and CBOT (a/c/e) this question, and was told that their intent is to charge per vendor/display device, even if they are displayed on the same computer, by the same person. I just emailed the general contact address.

Others have pointed out the key issue - that IB's order desk is no better off than the individual trader, because they use the same system. The only time they are better off is during network outages that affect the Internet, but not their VPN. The real solution is for them to get the...

It's more than just "aggressive". The option exchanges have effectively prevented individuals from making markets (see IB's comment letter at http://www.interactivebrokers.com/download/comment13.pdf). Apparently, some brokers have implemented the rules in the harshest way possible, by not...

First, this is an incredible thread! The almost total lack of any substantive information on order routing and other tech issues at IB is frustrating. It's nice to know that there are some other IB traders that actually care about this stuff :) Like Dave, my experience also leads me to think...