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can fellow elite traders give suggestions to get out this post excess margin deficit while minimising losing ? l know its this naked 14830p. l had rolled it out from oct3 to oct6 thinking it would avoid this post expiry margin deficit, l tried to buy a put spread just above it 14860 14840p to...

must pay attn to 'post expiration margin deficit' esp if highlighted in red in account window as in last two hours (2-4pm ET) of expiration day you will be liquidated. the shorts responsible for this 'post expiration margin deficit' might expire the next day. your margin cushion can still be...

Thanks ktm, even though l had other positions at the time, the fact that rolling out and down the puts would reduce buying power (even though marginally, like 3 figures?), the trades should of still of been allowed to go through? wheres the "check margin" to show the post expiry deficit?

had most hated auto liquidations on 27july23 at 1546ET. So it hopefully won’t happen again, l should be grateful if you can inform me if my understanding is correct: 1. Excess liquidity (defined as a. excess equity over maintenance margin or b. equity with loan value - maintenance margin or c...

l keep a record of my trades. currently I take a screen shot .please tell me how I can get trades that I make shown in the same format as in TWS’s ‘Trades’ window. eg if I did a combo order with calls or puts bought or sold in that combo order would be grouped together with credit or debit and...

thanks for that, so you consider it advantageous or disadvantageous?

l hear that IB HKG allows you portfolio margin, whereas in UK you'd have to have well over 80K USD. advantage or disadvantages? thanks

things got dangerous from 21January but didnt receive any emails (realise IB do no margin phone calls) to alert me of Liquidation risks. Liquidations occurred within a week. is there not a regulatory body who ensures brokers alert clients of nearing liquidations?

l was long 100 citibank, call got assigned on ex div date April30 at 0135, before market open at 0930 on ex div date, should dividends be received? thanks

exactly, got email 3 months later, saying because that account is closed, (l got 2) that no need to answer. no still necessary, as l also trade same with other account. ib cs needs major improvements. quite pathetic compared to my other broker TW, exemplary, also in ease of trading.

no one else experienced disappearing conditions despite GTC?

yes, that has happened. but not last several times

yes, lm using stable. report via portal login? if so your account must be generating a lot for IB. problems with conditional orders disappearing?

l contacted IB about this in December20 in portal login. l waited 3 months for a useless automated response. (copy can be provided) l still have the same problem, conditional orders are disappearing but the primary order remains. is there a problem with the software? eg when l want a combo...

its real easy to say after the event, this was before it went berserk, GME ~41.16, so selling the 60calls at no extra margin was not difficult, as was also short 3 puts from days before. would rolling it out months of prevented the liquidation? as a rule of thumb, was the initial margin already...

IB is the broker, the net liq of account was ~61K when put on the 3 GME naked calls on 21 Jan. on 27Jan, GME @~ 284 is 224 ITM. 224 X 3 X 100 = -$67,200 . its a margin account opened in HKG, so gets portfolio margin by default according to IB, does that mean everything in account had to be...

on 21Jan 21, my net liq was ~61K when l naked shorted 3 GME (was ~41.16) 60calls ,March. l was liquidated on 27january21, GME was 283.95. if margin requirement increased to 100% that would be ~80K? is my understanding correct? if so surely a mass liquidation was not necessary?

been advised me to go on STABLE TWS didnt know I was on beta. but with time conditions, other than time after , >=, dont work on STABLE either. So exactly same as beta. Was told Time conditions should use the GTD but this only works for single legs. Do time order conditions for combo orders...

l use desktop, classic TWS, having used IB for > decade, l am old school with IB, as don't see advantages with mosiac. l normally just press 'transmit' rather than 'accept'. 1a. l tested again, the 'status' goes from dark blue to green with time set, minutes ahead, whether <= or => is used...

could a knowledgeable or experienced IB user tell us how to set time conditional orders. l right click the order line select 'modify, condition' and choose 'time' select my date and choose <= if want the transmitted order be active until date set or => if want the order to be active only after...