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Kicking, My 20 pip spread that I discussed was just a hypothetical amount to show what could happen with having stops triggered the way you wanted. It was meant in anyway to be an indication of IB spreads. Let me know the next time you see a signifcant movement and I can post an IDEAL-Pro...

It was implemented quite recently. You can see an explanation on our website under Accounts >> Statements & Reports

illiquid.. Good news...you can now do this using the Alert function which was introduced in Build 849 (available on the browser version.. soon to be available on the standalone version). Please check the release notes and website for details.

Kicking, The way you would like to trigger stops is very dangerous If buy stops trigger on ask, then the following could happen: Current IDEAL-Pro Eur quote is 1.2330 / 1.2331 You have a buy stop at 1.2345. Market thins or fast market and quote widens to 1.2320 / 1.2345 - then suddenly...

Jim, I can't answer specific issues like this without account numbers, stock details, audit trails, etc. Please send complete a Trouble Ticket via the Account Managment menu with trade specifics. Kicking, The problem is that due to the amount of flexibility in order types that we offer...

Do we have to do multiple threads? As per the other thread: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=817167#post817167 Yes, that will always happen because stops will not work at this time on the ECBOT, as per our website.. "ECBOT.....Specifically, stop-market orders will...

Yes, that will always happen because stops will not work at this time on the ECBOT, as per our website.. "ECBOT.....Specifically, stop-market orders will not trigger prior to 09:30 EST. Customers wishing to use stop orders should select stop-limit orders and ensure the ‘trigger outside of...

To avoid all the confusion, let's look at an example: Current Euro quote on IB is 1.2363 / 1.2364 If you place a buy stop at 1.2370, then this will be triggered when the bid price is >= 1.2370 If you place a sell stop at 1.2350, then this will be triggered when the ask price is <= 1.2350

Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, Malaysia all have no capital gains tax for trading. However, Singapore and Malaysia tax property gain. You may need a job to get residency, or else you can buy your way in, which is relatively cheap in Malaysia and Macau.

Well, if you were using full margin at 5m, that's $250m so you wouldn't want to hit the market. Looking at $/ Euro at the moment, IB is 1 pip wide, Eur 9 million per side, and there's another Eur 4 million on each side one pip further out. However, as there are major FX banks behind these...

pips, yes that's what I said. IdealPro triggers stops off the bid/ask. i.e. when ask = stop price then trigger buy stop. when bid = stop price then trigger sell stop

It will help your understanding of the markets and how they interact with each other.

What size are you trading?

Late apex, The reason you perceive that you are seeing slippage is because we use the bid/offer price to trigger stops and not the last price. For example Euro is 1.2355/1.2356 Your sell stop is at 1.2356. The market could trade multiple times at 1.2356 but your stop wouldn not be triggered...

Well they used to be undervalued, but the discount has narrowed substantially over the last year or two, so many now seem to be quite fairly priced. Naturally A and H/B prices will eventually converge. Two things that would speed it up would be if they allow A shares to be shorted (not...

Foreigners can buy property in the major cities quite easily. Foreigners can't buy A shares but can buy the B-shares. Not all A shares have a B share equivalent. Most B-shares are trading at a discount to A shares by as much as 70%. Similarly for the H shares which are listed in Hong Kong...

IB extends 4 to 1 buying power to all margin accounts. We also follow Regulation T, however, we also take SMA into account which may allow you to purchase at 4 to 1, and hold the positions overnight at 4 to 1. SMA works in the following way. Consider an account that deposits 25k. That...

We don't have any plans to do that at the moment. I think our commission rate and spreads are extremely competitive. The commission is only 0.2 pips, and spreads in Eur/Usd are usually 1 pip.

We do. We offer our CTCI, our FIX engine for users who do not want to use our TWS.

There are some clients Beta testing it now.