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Thanks! Are brokers in Tokyo mean market makers or specialists in the US? Do you know how many brokers the orders need to go through (normally)? The reason why I don't like slow because I may not be able to get out quick before the market moves rapidly.

Hi. Which country do you live? Do you just trade your own country's stocks (eg US people trade US stocks only), but not other countries' stocks? If not, what other countries' stocks do you trade? What countries' stocks do you think is the best in your viewpoint [use your own definition of...

I watch SGXNK too. Do you think which one is better for trading, SGX or Japan NIKKEI? Would you mind explaining about what makes Japanese market so slow? How slow is it? Execution speed? If it's slow, I don't think we should trade Japanese stocks at all. No point to place oneself at...

IBj, 1) Where can I read the terms and conditions of Lloyd's Insurance? I would like to make sure I can still get claims of up to 30millions when the aggregrate limit does NOT reaches. I don't wish to get surprised by some strange terms or conditions which stop me from getting the...

Does anyone can verify this? I intend to trade Japanese stocks too. How about the futures markets in Japan. Still slow for everyone?

Your self-promoting post is not too hard-selling. You did raise some good points. :) As to margin, I feel it is far too conservative, sorry to say. Why do I say so? Since I'm quite sure IB can be less strict and still offer more or less the same level of security, to the firm itself and its...

Not that part. I'm asking other unanswered questions. So the questions are: 1. Are all ECN fees "direct-passthrough" from specialists or market makers to IB customers? 2. How and when does the following regulatory fees apply: - NYSE TC600 - NYSE regulatory fees - MASD regulatory fees...

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If I open for more than 1 broker (but using my own name), do I get $500,000 or $500,000 per account? From Ib website, it is said to be $30m. If the claims were true, it shouldn't be worried to put, say, $20m worth at IB. But... hmm...

Assuming I can get SIPC + Lloyd’s protection (with NO gimmicks or hidden clauses or additional requirements), it's going to be: - $29 million worth of securities - $ 1 million worth of cash The only known clause is the "aggregate limit of $150 million"., of which the limit doesn't count...

It's high time for everyone to write a complaint letter to to the management. :D

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Not everyone notice the missing interest. I know at lease several who have overlooked this. I'm not happy about this arrangement either. :( It has pissed off some people or potential customers already. Forget about the MeanStation! :mad: After consideration of $400-500 loss, is...

What if IB fails to execute one leg? What will IB do to remedy the situation?

Yes, it does look poor on Asian coverage, but it has covered NIKKEI and Hang Seng - my 2 favorities. So-so! The margin is much lower than what I expect. I need to look how this firm control the risk of "being crashed and burned". Strangely, the overnight margin for Hang Seng is very low...

It doesn't need to be too low. I realise the danger of being too low. Actually if the firm allows low margin but at the same time liquidate fast to prevent capital deficiency. It shouldn't be a big problem. I'm searching but I couldn't find the thread you are talking about. Is the thread...

For stock, I mainly trade HK and US. For futures, I would like to trade worldwide futures. As to index futures, HK & US & Japanese indexes. I trade commodity futures too. I like to trade forex futures. It appears there's a lot of unfairness and disadvantages in trading spot forex. You said...

no one knows:confused: It doesn't need to be exactly what I state.

I'm asking about TWS. National Best Bid and Offer... What's the real risk IB take? So SMART should be necessarily better than DIRECT. Is that what you're trying to say? I don't know. I'm a bit new at DIRECT. Maybe why I should direct my orders to a specific market exchange, and...

There's gimmick for IB too. IB's interest rate is somewhat less attractive if you take its interest calculation into account. The calculation is a bit complicated because the interest is calculated on pro-rate basis(which is very different from other brokers and banks). For the first...