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Great summary, HT, but it's not the whole story. OP Chubbly posted two pairs of screen shots showing CheckMargin shots, the second of which *violates* our little theory, to wit: if we can explain away the July (Sep17) v Dec (Dec17) difference (as European v American exposure), why for is that...

What do they say on Shark Tank? "I'm out."

Noooooo. No, I don't..... Just a toady. I once had this gnarly little laptop, and wanted to make sure I kept it "clean" for trading emergencies. So I took the little IB corporate symbol -- the little red guy holding his hand up in a one-fingered salute in what purports to be a trading-floor...

if you can enter it into a QuoteMonitor page, TWS will bring up a SubscribeToData button, and get you to the right place cleanly. And you'd know you were paying for what you wanted. (But sometimes, finding the (IB) symbol to enter is.... "tough.") Otherwise, you'd be subscribing for at least a...

Hence, they're looking for cash! (Or SPAN.)

As long as they can reach you. Otherwise, they're looking for cash.

Beats the HELL outta me. But one great big caution: they run SPAN through their accounts *roughly* once every 12 hours -- and they would have every (legal) right to bring a major headache to your door, if the (American styled) Jun16-er triggered a SPAN hissy fit. I would love to listen in on...

Sig, remember that IB is very much Peterffy's baby. He came from circumstances where THE VERY INSTITUTIONS TO RELY UPON couldn't be relied upon. He came here, and ended up servicing a growing fraction of Wall Street activity during a time of repeated governmental and institutional failures...

I can't say for ToS, but I do love the "...there may be liquidity and settlement risks that you are not aware of" line. Sweet! Gimme somma dat love! (But surely, don't put CLIENT MONEY there. Or Grandma's. Or anybodyelseIcareabout....) Anywho, regardless of platform/broker, SPY and SPX options...

Like, when you're skiing for Christmas in that little Alpine valley (the one without cell coverage, and no landline or cable, but with the $30,000 chalet that you've funded with your fantastical [or fantesticle] trading), and over dinner, you hear that Putin's last ICBM sub slipped under the...

And, just to chime in, SPAN IS THE ANTICHRIST. There. I said it. CFTC is the Grima Wormtongue of financial regulation; SPAN is the true Soruman behind the spell. TWS is just a tired, once-gallant King called Théoden... If you trade the SPX, you can avoid the poisoned parts.....

It's correct. It's a CFTC thing, not an IB thing. But it's well known, and IB (and hereafter, you) should know better. ES FOPs are physical delivery -- if you "win", you buy the Future Contract. Do you have sufficient funds? (Let's call that Test #1.) The Future (September or December) settle...

1) I'm with you, brother. 2) XRT *is* an etf, shortable and everything. 3) Once upon a time (9 years ago, to the day, nearly), Simon Property Group -- 'Merica's LEADER on All Things Mallish...... was $15. Was UP TO $15. At that time, The Great Recession was being NAMED. DARK TIMES. WHO????? In...

If you've been doing this for years, then you know the second half of your sentence is meaningless.

"Pffff!" He was alarmed at his nonchalance as he realized that he knew this one, too. Would the beautiful blond hanging off of the table notice him this time? Could he straighten what remained of his hair, adjust his tie and tuck in his shirt, and not look obvious doing it? That had always...

Got this one: At the top (left-ish) {Configure Toolbar}{Configure Chart Colors} "Bar down" 7th item down...... And where is it?? Right where CyJackX proffered: {Edit}{Global Configuration}{Charts}{Chart Colors} "Bar down" is the 7th item... So there's two methods. Jeez, it's *got* to be a...

"Eventually -- no matter how *stupid* they are -- they all fall back on training. That's where *we* come in..." Truth truth truth; a thousand times, truth. That, and Vitamin BComplex. Woot!

Not sure I know what you're asking, but I'll certainly enjoy reading responses.

You need to sit down with your computer and do some serious homework. Start on your brokers website, where you should *expect* to find materials executed on the platform you use. Hit youtube -- google vertical credit spread. Then come back with whatever questions you have. Or, find a tutor. I've...

It's either news or trades -- either one can be controlled by going to chart parameters The little button on top with the four red dots in a diamond.