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does pegging to midpoint volatility, translate to ~ midpoint in bid ask spread FOR COMBOS when buying or selling? pegging to volatility seems a bit abstract? opinions. l frequently set orders on combos based on conditional orders being satisfied, eg if SPY > 340, close a combo. l have to...

interested if you also set orders on combos based on conditional orders being satisfied? eg if SPY > 340, close a combo. l frequently do trades like this, trying to guesstimate the price the combo will be at, l believe risk navigator can guesstimate this figure for you too. obviously l can...

a helpful member of Elitetrader informed me of https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=14735 thing is, does pegging to midpoint volatility, translate to ~ midpoint in bid ask spread when buying or selling? pegging to volatility seems a bit abstract?? opinions.

l am having trouble finding an order that pegs the mid point +/- offset, for option combo orders. Does IB have one? I thought snap to mid was it, but found out its not dynamic. instead stays same as the underlying moves. Thanks

nice, but this smartness is beyond me. i trade small only 1-4 legs a time, 12 legs max in combo, tiered would likely work out better?so in a day typically trade ~12 legs?

so for someone who just trades 1-4 legs a time in a combo of 1-3, so 12 legs max, 4 legs typical, tiered or fixed offer better commission?

so with my quantity tiered is most suitable? IB know my quantity but won't give me the most suitable structure. yourselves state tiered then?

l notice there are 2 commission structures, which is more suitable for someone who trades low volume, ~1-4 legs option combos only. all smart directed. as l noticed in my statement, there are other charges too, 'broker charges' both clearing and execution, ontop of IB's commissions. do all other...

l'm in a similar situation, -40,726K cash deposit, net liq = +16K, and MTD, month to date interest, was -24.69 yesterday. today it is -29.97, thats an increase of $5.28. l calculate the rate being 4.73% per year. are my calculations correct: 5.28/40726x100 = 0.013% per day. so per year it'd be...

IB not known for cs, but have replied: 'Thank you for contacting Interactive Brokers’ client services team. Please note, dividends reversals are made when a dividend for the stock is received. It offsets the entry in Accruals section and posts the received dividend into Cash. This is made to...

I am more than positive that U8200, which has adequate EWL to do the trade was selected, its number appears on top LHS, not in screen shot above. l posted a ticket to IB about it, see what they say.. but surprised no one else has experienced this. yes l have also made fat finger mistakes, but...

I have experienced this a few times, l have 2 accounts in IB, U8200 and U8281, earlier on today wanted to do a TSLA combo trade, U8281 would not have enough EWL, however U8200 would. it showed the EWL for U8281, the insufficient account , even when U8200 was selected several times, l had then...

AAPL holdings have remained the same, long 200, l just submitted a ticket

do you have to? always thought that dividends just be added onto your balance, like interest payments from a bank? so where has the dividends gone??

l have been long AAPL since last year. lB never seem to pay out the dividends. 'change in dividend accruals' why the 200 AAPL dividends was + 154 then deducted -154.? it is same with other dividends l 'received' in the past, also the stocks that l am short in always have a realised deduction...

What differences did you see and who do you use to compare. IB trades have been decent. but their strategy builder, omg, why don't they update it??! l don't mean aesthetic looks, aesthetics mean nothing, but the ease of input of trades. just look at Tasty Works, decades ahead! IB, catch up while...

l am in some short positions which are at a profit of ~20% but cant get out (as requires me to buy back at large debits) this increasing my margin deficit. my excess liquidity in this IB account often goes into the negative, reaching about 5% of my soft edge margin, 10% limit, before...

I have have shares in AAPL for ~ half year, and seriously thinking of lending them out. 1. are there any disadvantages of lending out the shares? eg if want to sell stocks lent out? 2. what % return can we expect? 3. do other option brokers do this?

changing quantity per leg should be click easy and faster. not even a redo and undo button, for option trades, just check TastyWorks for speed and ease of use. its good, IB have incorporated use of IVR, but why not make input of option orders with strategy builder double the speed and ease...

I started using TWS when there was no mosaic. continue to use classic as it has almost same functionality for my usage. mosaic looks more modern, but has the same problems that can easily be fixed by IB developers. eg in the popular strategy builder: 1. if you want to adjust the number of...