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I have a margin account at IB. I own about 180 in-the-money put contracts in SPY that expire today. Over the weekend, presumably, these (deep) puts will auto-exercise. My account will then instantly be "out of compliance" in some way with respect to Reg T overnight. I will suddenly be...

Hi. I am trying to understand NYSE Specialist fees. I currently trade at IB. Their commission schedule for unbundled stock orders shows two Specialist fees for adding liquidity: $0.01 per share for orders on the book > 5 mins, and $0.01 per share for orders on the book <= 5 mins. Can...

Thanks. That definitely helps. But the way it written, there seems to also be a charge if "On book<=5min or Marketable orders"? Can I assume that is zero as well, if I choose the right setting?

Can someone please explain these Specialist fees that are listed under Unbundled Stock commissions on the IB website? I copied them below. I was trying to weigh bundled vs. unbundled and realized that these fees ($0.01 per share) are greater by themselves than the entire bundled price ($.005). I...

Thanks for the info. kps

The documentation on the IB website makes it seem like you can only use their C++ API with Microsoft Dev Studio. Does anyone happen to know if this is true? Or is it possible to use, for instance, GNU C++ instead? Thanks.

What is the best/cheapest way to get imbalance information in the morning for NYSE and Nasdaq? Does IB provide the list? Thanks, kps21

My only point in comparing it to the pure CD position was to show that there is indeed risk. But OF COURSE THERE IS RISK!!!!! You just bought a put. You bought the put for $3.70. You didn't buy it for free. The fact that you can get interest on the rest of your money (in the form of a...

Yes there are flaws to your logic. Of course there is risk. You could lose $370 and the interest on it if the option expires worthless! The issue with your logic is basically this: You can't compare buying the PUT + a CD for $3830 to doing nothing at all with the money. You should...

My earlier question was too general. I appreciate the responses but I have a more specific question. I want to backtest some intraday strategies. I don't care about executing the trades right now. Is there something important that WealthLab can do that TradeStation can NOT do? Thanks.

Hi. I am new here so please forgive me if you have beaten this subject to death. I have read the software reviews. I am looking for a good platform to backtest strategies. I would rather not pay a lot extra for data - but intraday data will be required. A good selection of indicators and...