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The 5% cushion is helpful when the market is stable. It only takes a volatile market with a few distorted quotes and the 5% cushion disappears in minutes (or seconds). If the client is not sitting by his computer when he receives the 5% alert, by the time he gets to the computer, logs in...

I don't think we are saying the same thing. I'm talking about a real time e-mail generted by ib computer (the same computer that starts doing liquidation in seconds), that would go out instantly to client when the option goes into the money, at any point during expiration date. Obviosly the...

The frequancy that we hear about questioanble liquidations, has led me to speculate if IB has an interast in seing auto liquidations happn, & if they somehow make a profit liquidations...?

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Here you go; trading with IB on margin (in your case options) is picking up nickels in front of a bulldozer. You save on commission and then you give all of it back when you get liquidated. If someone is buying stocks with cash IB is perfect, if you close all your positions when leaving the...

Whad does TD say?? I think TOS has a good reputation when it comes to reolve diputes, things might have changed since merger..

I hope they will. It is the minimum you would expect from a good broker.

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If you use margin overnight the LAST broker you need is IB. No matter how safe you think you are you will one day get liquidated. (just make a search here on ET & you will find all this horror stories.) Cash is king however, if you trade with cash no better choice tehn IB for comissions & tax...

The "heart" of the crisis in 1929 was in the US to begin with.

Changing laws.. gred deal of short term pain.. new business cycle.. previous excesses were washed out of the system.. I think we did all of this.. "IN 1933" Do you think the outcome was better then? if yes heads off

The idea that rescueing the big banks was not important is without merit. If the US would have let BAC, AIG, Citibank follow Lehman, the result would have been the following. -Every other bank, insurance co, brokerage, financial institution, would have been in danger -LIBOR would have frozen...

Why did you pick AGNC, this strategy can be used on any other stock?

What do you mean "the call this AM to my useless broker"?

Wow, one phone call and resolved, I must say I am impressed. One important thing a broker must have is to quickly resolve & reimburse for mistakes, it seems TDA does a great job in that regard. I know some brokers would have given you hell untill you see a credit from them (especially if they...

IB customer cash is held to a large extent in deposits with multiple large banks, U.S. Treasury bills, FDIC-backed corporate bonds and federally-approved AAA rated money market funds (less than 2% of customer assets) -- all subject to continual review by IB's senior management. [B]The majority...

I think IB would be your best choice, they are a safe broker, you could trade almost any international market, and your commisions will be in the $1 range, their platform is a little difficult to learn, but once you know it its very simple. (My personal sugestion would be to open a IB "cash"...

I was looking on the on the rating relating to IBG LLC which is the parent company of IB LLC & Timbar hill & has a BBB+ rating as of mid 2010. I now realize that IB LLC itself has an A-/A2 rating & I appolagize for the mistake. However the point has not changed, To sugest that IB is the safest...

You must be kidding. IB has a BBB+ rating from S&P, while TD ameritrade (thinkorswim) has an A, Chares schwab A- and Fidelity A+. I would agree that IB is probably the cheapest, but the safest? come on