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    IB Daytrading IRA

    Nothing has changed. This is the difference.
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    IB Daytrading IRA

    You can trade futures and futures options in limits of margin requirements as much as you want on IRA account.
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    How to Start TWS from its JTS folder...

    Right click on the desktop icon, pick Properties, and look at the Target.
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    TD ameritrade down again for me

    Quote, "One thing I heard is that IB won't let your account value drop below $10k". It is not correct. 10k is a minimum to open an account. Please find details here: http://individuals.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/fees/minimumDeposits.php?ib_entity=llc
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    IB intermarket spread margin

    You can also use your paper trading account to find out an answer.
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    IB Error: "Could not value contract at this time. Order might be invalid'

    We do not trade on NYMEX floor.
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    IB Error: "Could not value contract at this time. Order might be invalid'

    Reasons are completely technical.
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    IB Error: "Could not value contract at this time. Order might be invalid'

    Unfortunately, customers currently cannot trade futures options and futures that do not have open interest. eCBOT and GLOBEX contracts are exclusions from this rule.
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    IB Intraday Futures Margin hours for ES and YM

    GLOBEX forex futures schedule is 07:20 to 13:45 CST. US equity index futures is 08:30 to 15:00 CST.
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    Intraday margins back at IB?

    This http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/marginRequirements/margin.php?ib_entity=llc is the best place to find our futures margins. Click on Futures tab please. We returned intraday margins on CL and ZB/ZN too.
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    questions about portfolio margin at IB

    High volatility is a possible reason. Do you compare to intraday or overnight RegT?
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    IB and intracommodity spread margin

    hlu45, Our margin requirement for intra-market agricultural futures spreads and any other intra-commodity futures spreads are always taken from risk parameters generated by an exchange. This information is easy to find on the Internet. CFE volatility futures is the only exception. Do you...
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    IB and intracommodity spread margin

    You can just look at the exchange site, We do not do anything special.
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    IB raising margin every week?

    We did not make any increases of futures margins except required by exchanges. You can find NQ initial margin requirement $3,750 right here http://www.cmegroup.com/CmeWeb/html.wrap/wrappedpages/clearing/pbrates/PBISOutrightEQ.htm?h=2
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    IB margin requirements

    All futures from this page are available.
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    IB Intraday Margin's gone for a few days.

    It is all about intraday margin for futures, not for stocks.
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    Mini Dax Launch!

    We did offer this exchange some time ago but dropped because it is pretty much dead.
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    Future's Options Margin q

    One of rules of SPAN is your margin on long option positins cannot exceed value of your options. It works only if you have ONLY long options in your combined commodity. Any future or short option position will break this rule even if it is relatively small.
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    IB /Intraday Margin Gone!

    You are welcome.
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    IB /Intraday Margin Gone!

    OK. Let me correct my statement. The futures margin table here http://individuals.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/marginRequirements/margin.php?ib_entity=llc brings a correct picture.
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