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Let's say you set up an LLC or some other entity to trade through. Are you stuck having to trade with that entity for all time? The reason I'm asking is I want to get my retirement going, but after a couple of years I'm not going to need to contribute as much as I'm going to right now. And I...

OK, someone tell me whether ZCOM has a red line through it right now. It was released for trading 15 minutes ago, and IB still shows it unavailable for trading on my screen. I have no desire to trade this obviously, but this is a good example of what I'm talking about. Am I the only one with...

That's my understanding, based on this: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/iraClasses.php US resident customers may open cash or margin Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA). IRA margin accounts may never borrow, but are afforded all the other benefits of a margin account such as...

Is IB the only firm that allows one to daytrade your IRA in a margin account? And by margin, I mean not having to wait 3 days for the trades to settle. I don't mean borrowing or shorting.

Let's say your goal is to get over $25K into a Roth IRA, so you can daytrade the IRA tax-free in a margin account, with IB for example. (Yes, there are margin IRA accounts, just no shorting or borrowing.) At $4K contribution per year max, it's going to take quite a while to build up to over...

I knew it wasn't just me. :) I noticed today on CPWM there was about a 2-3 minute lag. Yesterday there was a halt I was watching, and the lag was under a minute. This is better than normal, but still needs improvement.

I'm thinking about daytrading an IRA, and the biggest pitfall to a successful trader would be having the IRS declare that your trades are taxable right now, and then penalize you in addition. (Do they do that too?) But I'm wondering, how would they ever know that you're trading too often for a...

Actually I mean (as far as I can tell) that there are very few brokers that allow you to trade a 401-K, whereas it seems that just about any broker will alow you to trade an IRA. I don't want to set up a mini 401K if it means I have to put my money into a brokerage with Merril or Schwaub, where...

Don't some of you have a mini 401K you set up with your trading profits? I guess that's more along the lines of what I'm looking for. I don't see why you would choose a mini 401K over a SEP IRA, if the 401K restricts you into brokers you can't trade with.

It seems like a lot of brokers allow you to trade/daytrade your IRA, but not your 401-K. So which broker allows you to trade a 401-K? How are expenses compared to a regular account?

I would say that more than 9 times out of 10 I'm unable to trade a halted stock (in which I have no position) until 5-15 minutes after Nasdaq releases it for trading. However, I have never held a position in a stock prior to a halt, and then been unable to trade that stock because the halt...

def, is there any reason they would have a particular account pegged for some reason so that stocks aren't released on time? I hate to sound paranoid, but I seem to be the only one with this problem. I have compalined about this several times to IB for 5 years, but they won't do anything about...

TWS has a solid red bar highlighting the quote line when a stock is traded. That bar will disappear when IB releaes it for trading. Usually it takes several minutes after Nasdaq releases the stock for trading for it to disappear. If you attempt to trade that stock when Nasdaq has released it for...

I have never been caught holding a position, and having IB hold it after Nasdaq has released it for trading. A link to what?

Has anyone with an IB account ever had a position in a stock that got halted, and couldn't trade it for several minutes after the halt because IB won't release it for trading on time? It hasn't happened to me yet, but I'm imagining owning a bunch of shares, and watching helplessly as it dives...

http://www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/accalendar/2006/default.htm

15) Can I trade my retirement account through a prop firm? Does that change the rules? 16) What is the minimum amout I need to make in order to maximize my contribution? 17) Can I start contributing now fro 2006, even though theoretically I might put away more money than I'm legally...

That's what the rep quoted me. Sorry if I wasted everyone's time, but that's what I was told. Next time I'll get more than one quote! :)

In addition to charging $34/mo for Nasdaq TotalView (which only includes the INET and BRUT books), they charge $155/mo to add the ARCA book. Does ARCA actally charge anywhere near that?

14) If I am able to trade my retirement account, is the income I generate subject to self-employment taxes? If so, is it deferred? Does the $94K limit on ss apply to both accounts?