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Take a look at Avatar. They're a sub using Assent and people really have nothing but good to say about them. Met the owners, Ray and Omar, last year when I was looking for desk space before I found my current office. SMB Capital now works out of their floor too. SMB used to be a sub of...

Do a Google search and you can easily find it. They don't advertise here so you won't find a listing. I guess it is just something they choose not to do.

Someone should tell Bill Gross that.

thx.

OK I knew that futures were not insured. But (A) isn't the free cash (proceeds from futures transactions) swept into securities account so that the only time you would be at risk trading futures would be when you actually had a trade on? And if not, (B) is it that monies are only transferred...

Maybe you are the exception to the rule when it comes to day trading, but I am sure that IB based their decision to raise margins based on a few decades of experience. They can't double the overnight w/o a mass exodus to one of the more lenient brokers who will give away anything to get more...

Which should be doubled - the overnight margins? Which would in effect be twice the exchange minimum? I think also too that swing traders have harder stops since like you say they aren't there to monitor the market. A swing trader when they enter their trade have already entered their exit too.

IB is really for the more experienced trader, one who has been trading a while and does not need any hand holdng. If you are new to the game, you would be better served starting small with one of the ubiquitous market makers (bucket shops) to learn and get a feel for the currency markets. If...

To rockford, since I know he is big on IB: IB's universal account protection of up to 30MM, that means all funds swept into the universal account from whatever you trade is covered by their SIPC insurance coverage, right? BTW What were the chances of a large firm like Refco going under...

Want to revisit this.. but does anyone here use an offsite server to run their trading programs, either a VPN or dedicated setup? I would think that if you are serious about trading the cost of a VPN (about 30-50/mth) would be worth the extra security. And using these servers you have a...

She could be sending an implicit message to the anyone planning anything that if you do something before the election you will have to deal with 4 (or more) years of the war mongering attitude of the Rep's. Don't do anything and they may get an administration that may be more sympathetic to...

I've been away from the futures trading for a while and just looked at IB's page for margin calculation. So, based on what they say, at 4% of contract value, a 5/10/30 yr with 100k face value its intra day would be calculated at 4k, but because it is greater than the overnight, intraday...

It is illegal for a non-licensed prop firm to take deposits from traders and offer leverage on those deposits in a retail account and for said traders to expect SIPC protection. It is not illegal for a non-licensed prop to offer membership in a private LLC and manage the leverage of those...

If you are serious about becoming a currency trader (the term forex is for bucket shops) then ignore comments such as this.

Read the misleading quote first, then correct it with the second. Simple

AN IB for FCStone. My bad!

If you are going with the lowest margins, maybe your account might be under capitalized. As I am sure you know, you shouldn't be trading with the bare minimum. If you truly want the lowest costs and margins (intra day) get a membership. Look at Velocity for this type of trading intraday. Also...

wrong forum

Dude, you missed a couple of threads.

I think he was being facetious. How about posting a link about this federal lawsuit? Share the info. Sounds like bs to me. But as the saying goes, you lie with dogs you wake up with fleas.