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    new micro future

    Interactive Brokers offers MNCA.
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    Good alternative to IB?

    Right click on your TWS icon and look at the target line. It should be something like C:\WINDOWS\system32\javaw.exe -cp jts.jar;pluginsupport.jar;hsqldb.jar;jcommon-1.0.12.jar;jfreechart-1.0.9.jar;jhall.jar;other.jar;riskfeed.jar;rss.jar -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true -Xmx512M jclient/LoginFrame...
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    GC Options trading hours on Interactive Brokers

    You cannot expect activity at this time. You still can place an order and work on this market if you want.
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    6:1 margin for overnight stock positions at InteractiveBrokers

    Some ETF correlations are recogized. For example, ultra-ETF vs. plain ETF or S&P vs. Dow.
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    Broker that supports HSI future

    Please contact our technical support with these questions.
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    Broker that supports HSI future

    Sorry, the answer is no. You can have two accounts with us though.
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    Broker that supports HSI future

    Please contact our technical support and ask to switch you to Asian servers. You will see a big difference for HSI.
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    Should you close your IB accounts now?

    We never auto-liquidate instantaneously. You always have 10 minutes to deal with a problem.
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    Minimum and SPAN margins for options selling

    You have a point. Every broker has a right to set higher margins. SPAN margin indicates only minimal overnight rate.
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    Minimum and SPAN margins for options selling

    Please do not mix Portfolio Margin accounts and SPAN together. You need $100,000 to get Portfolio Margin account. It will mostly affect your margins for OCC options, US stocks, and ONE futures. SPAN will work for any account for products that are margined by SPAN. For example, for all GLOBEX...
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    Interactive brokers forex question

    Please go to http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=products and click Forex tab. It is IB specific. Other brokers could be open 24 hours.
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    Currency exchange on IB

    Change of base currency does not mean that you are doing currency exchange. It changes the currency of your account balance calculations. That is it. You can either make an exchange on IDEAL or keep your money intact. When you do a trade in different currency, you are effectively borrowing it...
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    Question For IB Reps

    The symbol is GC on NYMEX. IB will liquidate your positions generally 2 days before the critical day. More precise information is here: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=deliveryExerciseActions We do not have a platform fee.
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    Cash stolen from thinkorswim accounts, any advice?

    Stop this BS. Similar things never happened in IB. Our security procedures are top notch.
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    GLOBEX option spreads with IB

    Yes, it is a combo order. We do not offer spreads.
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    Analysis on IB's portfolio margin

    You can find more here: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=margin Please click on PMargin tab.
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    Analysis on IB's portfolio margin

    Our PM calculations are based on TIMS. You can find quite a lot about TIMS on the Internet. We added a few additional check ups on the top of it. The whole description is a good book. Even if we decide to publish this book one day, it will not help. A large amount of data is necessary every day...
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    Can you see margin used by position on IB's TWS

    1. Yes, trouble ticket is a good idea. 2. KT on NYMEX and KC on NYBOT (ICE) are different futures traded on different exchanges.
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    Can you see margin used by position on IB's TWS

    The notion of a per position margin for futures is very qustionable. CBOT and ICE futures margins are SPAN-based. It is portfolio margin by definition. You can take a look at http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=margin&ib_entity=llc. Please click on Futures tab.
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    Portfolio Margin

    If you have a single position IB PM account, the margin is at least 30%. Generally, the ratio improves while you add more positions. 15% (or even less) is possible for index or high-quality stock diversified portfolios. It is not necessary to be delta-neutral to reach this level. Your experience...
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