Search results

This security point may be worth highlighting in TWS documentation for users' peace of mind.

A truly helpful post, SSB. Thanks again. Agreed. I hope an IB rep on ET will make a note of this and arrange to update the documentation accordingly. Good point!

Very helpful reply, SSB. Thanks. Can you give a very rough idea of how many profiles you had when some (Not all, presumably; just the oldest ones?) of them were wiped out in your IB F & F account after exceeding the profile data limit? On the whole, are you happy with trading futures via...

Hi SideShowBob: Thanks for mentioning the use of "allocation profiles by ratio." Can such allocation by ratio be set up under IB's F & F account without limitation? For instance, can one manually create a profile for every conceivable futures position under the account so that allocation...

For those who have an interest in investor protection, the following page contains useful details about "Excess SIPC" arrangements: http://www.sia.com/publications/html/sipc_faqs.html

A most informative and instructive thread, but with a misleading and unfortunate title. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68101 Would richtrader (Moderator) PLEASE exercise his discretion and change the thread title, and close the thread, as previously requested...

The nvidia quadro nvs285 supports this resolution on some digital panels. http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/workstation_graphics/overview.asp?lineid=2&pronameid=204

From a previous post: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=69652&perpage=6&pagenumber=2 Buy1Sell2: Would you care to elaborate on your rationale for never scaling out? Thanks!

From a previous post: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63921&perpage=6&pagenumber=4 Would fellow ET members care to share their experiences regarding unfilled stop orders in ES, 6E, etc as a result of a seismic news event? What happened on the day after circuit...

Any possibility of IB offering Commodity TRAKRS (and other TRAKRS) futures trading? http://www.cme.com/about/press/cn/05-148JRtrakrs16494.html Excerpt: ...when purchased by non-institutional investors, they are the first futures contracts that can be held in securities accounts...

In what ways? Spreads: http://www.dbfx.com/product-details/pairs-spreads.html Hmmm...

This is a query concerning how futures positions are allocated in an IB F & F advisor account. If the trader/advisor operating the master account scales in and out of futures positions, can a simple procedure be devised to allocate positions among sub-accounts with different balances...

Excellent post! Many thanks, jimrockford. A must-read for anyone thinking of placing sizable funds with any futures broker.

Cool...

Prudent risk management for both traders and the broker. If many undercapitalized traders assume too much risk through over-leveraging and blow up their accounts, any shortfall may have to be absorbed by the broker, with a negative impact on its balance sheet. Think about it. If all your...

In all fairness, IB's trading software, TWS (far from perfect, but good), and the first wire withdrawal (each month) are free. The effective costs of these two items typically exceed the interest lost on the first tier of account balance. IB benchmark rates...

Interesting article: http://www.futuresindustry.org/fimagazi-1929.asp?a=1104

tedace: FYR http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=64645

Thanks, RhinoTrader.

Steve: Trying to understand Joerg's grievance... Do you mean that a number of EUR/GBP trades "occurred" as a result of spikes or other exceptional circumstances?