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I've noticed that many ETF's have a margin requirement of 50% for long positions and 150% for short positions. In this instance I assume that one may not be able to hold as many shares short as one may be able hold long for a given account value. If this is a misinterpretation, please let me know.

I cannot get quotes on the TWS & the TWS has that funny grey shading. I used ping plotter on gw1.ibllc.com and there is no problem. (I'm in WA state). Given these symptoms, my wild guess is that the problem is internal. Perhaps one of the other IP addresses to another server will work, but I...

As a child I watched cartoons on Saturday mornings. As an adult I watch all four programs of the FOX "Cost of Freedom" series on Saturday mornings. Two full hours of amusement (but I'm easily amused). BTW, is Jonathan Hoening of the Capitalist Pig the son of Alfred E. Newman or what? He looks...

Ouch, IB's delayed quotes on BEST and BEST_ECN got me again on the 10:30 AM move. I assume that it's the delayed quotes from ISLAND as it has been in the past (I didn't have ISLAND up this time). The interesting part is that it was only the ASK price that was delayed and the time period of...

Just a heads-up for anyone that may not be aware, you will need to select either "BEST" or "SUPERSOES" to obtain Level 2 quotes. At least that's been my experience.

Did anyone else lose access to Market Depth and Level 2 today? I couldn't access either for about 25 minutes this afternoon. I had quite a long chat with IB but they were mystified. At the end of the chat I could get 'em again. Strange.

Here's a link to an interesting article on a Canadian prop/pro firm. http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20011102/766390.html&qs=swift%20trade They hire only those that have no experience in trading !

Oh well, Island quotes are delayed again so Best Execution is warped. Seems to be happening in the later part of the trading day. Bummer !

Yes, Best_ECN quotes where weird here too during Friday afternoon but appeared to be OK in the aftermarket. I only use Best_ECN as it seems to provide a faster execution of orders.

Is the reference to a "core malfunction" their way of saying that accounts may meltdown? Thank goodness they're not operating a nuclear power plant.

Is anyone aware if the e-mini dow will have free real time quotes available for six months like the e-mini S&P and NAS?

I also avoid AMEX & NYSE for these index ETF's. Is anyone aware of the rationale for IB not offering Best_ECN on these index ETF's?

def - Will IB continue with the policy of restricting funds equal to the aggragate value of long calls and restricting shares associated with long puts (married puts) ? Thanks.

I commend IB for moving forward by attempting to meet the needs of the trading community. Allowing IRA accounts and covered calls in IRA accounts places IB on par with many of it's online competitors. Allowing married puts in a cash account is also a small step forward and provides Pattern...

An incompatible NIC supposedly causes the BSOD. IB recommends using the 3Com 905B TX-NM network interface card.

Datek's definition of a day trading account is interesting. The following is from their @nswerBox question regarding day trading margin requirements: "Day trading margin requirements A day trade occurs when you buy and sell the same stock during the same trading day. If you day trade three...