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    Dollar-Index in TWS ?? PREM ??

    Dollar Index is distributed by the NYBOT which we don't have a connection to. PREM, I don't believe we have this. You could use the Arbitrage Meter which will show a similar thing (check the website/user guide for details). However, you can't chart it.
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    IB charge "debt interest" - what is it?

    50 cent- Please send these type of queries to the helpdesk together with your account number. If you have debit interest, then your ending settled cash in a currency would have been a negative number on one or more days during the last month. You can check your daily statements for this...
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    IB - How many liquidity providers do they have now?

    Please see attached,
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    FX v Futures on FX

    No. The interest rate differential is built into futures prices. Without boring you with formulas, just compare currencies with different interest rates and it will be clear: Australian Interest Rates are higher than the US: AUD Spot is currently 0.7664, September futures are 0.7617...
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    IB Data Access

    No, you won't be able to get the data. You need to upgrade to a margin account. You can access this via the Account Management menu.
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    GLOBEX Cancellation Fees at Interactive Brokers

    IB will not be implement the CME-Globex Cancellation Fees at this time, as the CME has postponded implementation of their messaging policy.
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    Why is the Sep 05 Australian Futures, trading at a discount to Jun 05

    Because Australian interest rates are much higher than US interest rates. You'll notice than the June contact is also at a discount to the spot rate. You'll notice the same in cable.
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    IB Routing For Spread Orders Across Markets

    I believe the way we handle it is unique, as we take the risk of one side of the order not being filled. Here's a page where you can see the logic used for spread routing. Clicking on any of the boxes will reveal detailed information. http://www.interactivebrokers.com/php/webhelp/spreads.htm
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    IB's IDEAL Forex

    The quote in IDEAL-Pro is 5 ticks wide, currently 7.7788 / 7.7793. I've never seen a better quote than that anywhere else. If you are from HK, and are thus, restricted from using IDEAL-Pro, then you can use IDEAL. Although the spread is much wider, you can post in between the spread, so if...
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    IB: can't trade Canadian stocks ???

    d9d, You will need to be able to find a way to access our website. You can download the trading software onto your PC, and it doesn't requite much bandwidth to access and trade. However, functions such as funds and banking, market data requests, trading permissions are all accessed via the...
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    IB: can't trade Canadian stocks ???

    Yes on that link I gave above, scroll down to Knight Securities, click on that and you will be led to a symbol list of OTC.BB stocks that are available.
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    IB: can't trade Canadian stocks ???

    We offer the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange. We also offer OTC Bulletin Board Stocks in the U.S. http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/products.php?ib_entity=llc
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    IB new forex spreads

    LoosenUp- Please check our website. You can see the available order types for each exchange by going to Trading >>Exchanges and clicking on the exchange you are interested in. Seth - they should be tight all the time. Now, 10:30 HKT, Euro is 1 pip, Yen 2 pips.
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    IB new forex spreads

    1. Yes 2. Bid/Ask
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    IB new forex spreads

    Ok. So you wish to place a market good-after-time order, and if done submit an OCA with a profit limit order at price+X% and a stop at price-Y%? There is no way to do this through the TWS. You would need the API to do this, you could easily set this up modifying our Excel spreadsheet...
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    IB quote freeze problem not soved yet.

    Admittedly the HK desk is not open during US stock trading hours, but the only calls/chats/mails we've seen this week have been about the Sydney Futures Exchange when the exchange went down. These issues are often client-specifc and not system wide, so we can't solve them on ET. Please...
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    IB new forex spreads

    No, you can only call in marketable orders during the reset. Just because FX is 24 hours, doesn't mean that every bank makes markets 24 hours per day. Theres no conspiracy theory here nor riskless call option - an IB client could as easily hedge a position with another broker or with the FX...
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    Leverage and margin - wrong interpretation?

    Yeah you're about right. It's just the inverse so margin is 2%, leverage is 100/2 = 50:1. Margin is 5%, Leverage is 100/4 = 25:1. Yes, for most brokers it makes sense to ask for a higher leverage to cover their risks. A gap up, with every client betting on the same direction, and unhedged...
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    IB new forex spreads

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