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    IB vs Thinkorswim RE: price improvement

    Can you tell where TOS routed your order? Thanks.
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    ib must be selling order flow on options

    monstercat, It is a bit more complicated than that. IB will only make a commission if it manages to get your order executed. Even the flow payments and collections only take place when your order gets executed. Hence, it is in our best interest to get your order filled. I have looked at...
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    ib must be selling order flow on options

    I'll gladly clarify what I meant. Selling the order flow is normally understood as routing the flow through a broker in exchange for a payment (instead of sending it directly to an exchange). We don't do that. We send the orders we represent directly to an exchange. The exchanges sponsor...
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    ib must be selling order flow on options

    I do not know how the other broker is giving you fills at 6.30. IB is routing the non-marketable orders in non-penny options to the exchange with good liquidity. CBOE definitely qualifies for that. IB is not selling the order flow.
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    ib must be selling order flow on options

    The NBBO is 6.2 at 6.4. You submit the bid to buy at 6.3. You become the new NBB. I do not see what is wrong with that. Could you please clarify? Thank you.
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    IB will freeze my account if modification/execution ratio >50

    Would you please contact me (either PM or email to help@interactivebrokers.com and include mg101 in the subject line) about the following 2 items: re 1) I need some specifics: account #, when and in which instrument it happened. re 2) Are you having the same problem w/ the unbundled...
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    IB Unstable Again

    Could you please send an email to help@interactivebrokers.com and include mg101 in the subject line. The email should contain which instrument you are referring to, the TWS version you are running and your username so that we can trace your route. Thank you.
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    IB Unstable Again

    There have been comments by IB. What is the symptom you are observing?
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    Cannot trade CBOT or ECBOT on IB all day

    You are accessing a feature that was developed for hedge funds that clear portion of their business "away" from IB. The feature is relatively new. If you are a retail client (i.e. cleared by IB), you should not even have access to it. If you are a hedge fund, then your account manager...
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    IB Update speed on futures bid ask size insane today?

    We have increased the refresh rate on the index futures, forex and all options quotes to 10 times a second. We will be increasing the stocks and etfs in the near future. We might have to cut back the options to the way they were (3-4 times a second).
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    IB banking and funds calls

    Just curious, are you a customer of IB? If so, why?
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    Can someone help me on the IB commission problem?

    I think you should call the help desk and ask them to look it up for you. Otherwise, you'll just end up reading pages and pages of guesses.
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    Penny Increments on Options in the Future?

    IB does individual options in pennies.
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    IB EFP implied rates

    http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/pdfhighlights/PDF-ExchPhysical.php?ib_entity=llc
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    Penny options with IB: Results?

    Thank you for your email w/ the detailed information. Here are the facts as I know them: - our audit-trail shows that you submitted the order w/ the price equal to 2.40 and not 2.63 as you indicated - the option in question is not listed on ISE or BOX and therefore it is not possible to...
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    Penny options with IB: Results?

    Please email help@interactivebrokers.com and include mg101 in the subject line. When I receive it, I'll have some one promptly check what happened. Your email should contain the following information: - your account number - the instrument traded - trade date and time If possible, attach...
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    IB routing: Timber Hill or the customer?

    No. It is self imposed.
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    IB - penny option pricing *now*

    You should be able to do that by turning off the penny feature, but I tried myself and it does not work for me either. We'll fix it.
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    IB - penny option pricing *now*

    We are working on changing the cancellation fees so that they only apply when we we have to cancel/modify a resting order at the exchange. This will take approx 2 weeks.
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